{"id":81325,"date":"2026-09-01T18:44:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=81325"},"modified":"2026-09-01T18:44:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:44:03","slug":"hong-kong-born-weightlifting-champion-tammy-wong-on-strength-fear-and-femininity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=81325","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong-born weightlifting champion Tammy Wong on strength, fear and femininity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Fresh off the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, Hong Kong-born Tammy Wong is still buzzing \u2013 and not just from the adrenaline.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The 30-year-old weightlifter, who represented England in the women\u2019s 48kg category, finished with a combined total of 160kg (352lbs), just 7kg shy of a podium finish, and five off her own personal best.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">A three-time champion of British Weight Lifting\u2019s British Championships, Wong played hockey as a child, continuing through university while going to the gym on the side. During the Covid-19 pandemic, she watched women doing <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">CrossFit<\/span> and weightlifting and thought to herself: \u201cOh my God \u2013 these women are chucking such heavy weights above their heads! I want to do that!\u201d<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cI got really strong really quickly,\u201d Wong says. \u201cNext thing you know, I was competing at a national level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">She made her international debut at the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-d3pq8q e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wong competes during the women\u2019s 48kg weightlifting final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 26, 2026. Photo: SNS Group via Getty Images\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/08\/31\/099355df-2d4d-4aa4-83ad-c86593db4e47_265fbc95.jpg\" title=\"Wong competes during the women\u2019s 48kg weightlifting final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 26, 2026. Photo: SNS Group via Getty Images\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">Wong competes during the women\u2019s 48kg weightlifting final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 26, 2026. Photo: SNS Group via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 type=\"h3\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-17x7qa9 e1pqa4re1\">A sport about both physical and mental strength<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/health-wellness\/article\/3365834\/hong-kong-born-weightlifting-champion-tammy-wong-strength-fear-and-femininity?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh off the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, Hong Kong-born Tammy Wong is still buzzing \u2013 and not just from the adrenaline. 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