Lydia Sham (wushu)

Lydia Sham
Sham in 2024
Personal information
Born (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000
Hong Kong
EducationHong Kong Polytechnic University[1]
OccupationsMartial artist, athlete
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
SportWushu
Events
Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu
TeamHong Kong Wushu Team
Coached byGeng Xiaoling
Medal record
Women's Wushu Taolu
Representing  Hong Kong
World Games
Gold medal – first place2025 ChengduCQ All-around
World Games Series
Gold medal – first place2024 Hong KongCQ All-around
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2024 YokohamaQiangshu
Silver medal – second place2024 YokohamaJianshu
Bronze medal – third place2024 YokohamaDuilian
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Fort WorthDuilian
Gold medal – first place2025 BrasíliaChangquan
Silver medal – second place2023 Fort WorthJianshu
Bronze medal – third place2025 BrasíliaDuilian
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place2025 SongyuanDuilian
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 MacauJianshu
Silver medal – second place2024 MacauDuilian
Bronze medal – third place2016 TaoyuanDuilian
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place2021 ChengduQiangshu
World University Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 SamsunJianshu
Gold medal – first place2022 SamsunQiangshu
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 AntalyaDaoshu B
Gold medal – first place2018 BrasíliaChangquan A
Gold medal – first place2018 BrasíliaQiangshu A
Silver medal – second place2012 MacauQiangshu C
Bronze medal – third place2018 BrasíliaDuilian A

Lydia Sham Hui Yu (Chinese: 沈曉榆; pinyin: shěnxiǎoyú; Jyutping: Sam2 Hiu2 Jyu4; born 4 August 2000) is a wushu taolu athlete from Hong Kong.

Career

Sham's international junior debut was at the 2012 World Junior Wushu Championships where she won a silver medal in qiangshu.[2] At the 2014 championships, she won won a gold medal in daoshu.[3] She later won a bronze medal in duilian at the 2016 Asian Wushu Championships with Yuen Ka Ying and He Jianxin.[4] Two years later, she competed in the 2018 Asian Games and finished sixth in women's jianshu and qiangshu combined.[5] The same year, she became the world junior champion in changquan and qiangshu and a bronze medalist in duilian at the 2018 World Junior Wushu Championships.[6]

After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, her first competition was at the 2021 Summer World University Games (held in 2022) where she won a bronze medal in qiangshu.[7] A year later, she competed in the 2022 Asian Games (held in 2023) and finished sixth again in women's jianshu and qiangshu combined.[8] Shortly after, she won the gold medal in duilian with He Jianxin and Michelle Yeung and the silver medal in jianshu at the 2023 World Wushu Championships.[9][10] Her high placements qualified her for the 2024 Taolu World Cup where she won medals of all colors in qiangshu, jianshu, and duilian.[11] The same year, she also won two silver medals in jianshu and duilian at the 2024 Asian Wushu Championships[12] and the gold medal in women's all-around at the 2024 World Games Series.[13][14]

At the 2025 World Games, Sham won the gold medal in women's changquan, jianshu, and qiangshu all-around.[15][16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "體壇快訊：港武術隊世大搏擊奪7金3銀". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "4th World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "The 5th World Junior Wushu Championships" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "第９回アジア武術選手権大会" [9th Asian Wushu Championships] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Wushu Technical Handbook" (PDF). Jakarta: Asian Games 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "7th World Junior Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Wushu-Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games". www.2021chengdu.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). HAGOC. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "HYX 16th World Wushu Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Wushu Team Takes 9 Medals at World Champs". Hong Kong Sports Institute. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "The 3rd Taolu World Cup Results Book" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "SJM 10th Asian Wushu Championships - Results" (PDF). Wushu Federation of Asia. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "TWGS2024 HKG Results". The World Games. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  14. ↑ Chan, Mike (13 October 2024). "World Games Series in Hong Kong: city's wushu athletes earn spots at Chengdu 2025". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "World Games: Lydia Sham grabs Hong Kong's third gold in Chengdu with second win for wushu". South China Morning Post. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  16. ↑ Limbu, Prashan (9 August 2025). "Lydia Sham nabs HK's third gold at Chengdu World Games". The Standard. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  17. ↑ Muk, Iris; Chiu, Gary (10 August 2025). "Three golds, one bronze: HK secures another World Games medal". China Daily. Hong Kong. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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