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AU Sin Ying
NOC Hong Kong, China   
GenderWomen
Born 08 Jan 1989 in Tai Po, HKG
Height1.69 m
Weight 63 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Hong Kong, China
Occupation Athlete, Student
Languages Cantonese, English
Higher education Sport Management - Hong Kong Baptist University: Hong Kong, China
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at secondary school.
Why this sport? "At first, I just went to the fencing hall for exercise. Then I fell in love with the sport, and the coach told me that I had talent and advised me to carry on training."
Handedness Right
General Interest
Nicknames Glasses Swordsman (sina.com.hk, 19 Nov 2010)
Awards and honours She was chosen to carry the torch in the lead-up to the 2011 University Games in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. (163.com, 11 Aug 2011)

She received a Hong Kong Sports Stars Award in 2010. (hkbu.edu.hk, 24 Feb 2011)
Other information TERROR ATTACK
In January 2016 she was in Istanbul, Turkey, when a suspected suicide bombing killed 10 people. She had just finished competing at a tournament in the city and was doing some sightseeing. "I was a few hundred metres away. I was taking photos and clearly heard the explosion. My heart jumped out and my brain went blank." (scmp.com, 13 Jan 2016)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Asian Championships
2017 4 Team Sabre Hong Kong, China
2015 4 Team Sabre Singapore, Singapore
2011 5 Team Sabre Seoul, Korea
2010 3 Team Sabre Seoul, Korea