林衍聰

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Lam Hin Chung (born 4 November 1986), also known as Antonio Lam, is a retired Hong Kong sabre fencer, long nicknamed the territory's leading men's sabre exponent; his younger sister Lam Hin-wai was also a fencer. He represented Hong Kong internationally from 2001 and for many years held the top Hong Kong ranking in men's sabre. At the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou he won several bouts to reach the quarter-finals of the individual sabre. In 2012 he qualified for the London Olympics, becoming the first Hong Kong male sabre fencer to compete at the Games. At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon he won bronze in both the individual and team sabre events, a key contributor to Hong Kong's fencing squad. He announced his retirement in 2020 after nearly two decades as a competitor. After retiring he became a coach and opened a fencing school, has travelled with the Hong Kong, China team at the Asian Games and the Olympic Games, including Hangzhou 2023 and Paris 2024, and serves as honorary secretary of the Hong Kong Fencing Association. He was named one of Hong Kong's Ten Outstanding Young Persons in 2023, and he heads the sabre-focused "Little Sword God" development programme that identifies and trains young local fencers.