BEYOND LIMITS

Daniel Chan Ho-yuen, who secured a silver medal at Paris 2024, has consistently ranked among the world’s best para-badminton players since 2011. Now retired from international competition, he aims to inspire the next generation of para-athletes

By Andrea Lo.

Daniel Chan Ho-yuen is Hong Kong’s only professional para-badminton athlete. He has been in the top four in the world rankings for para-badminton since 2011 and today ranks second. At the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, the first-time that para-badminton formed part of the games’ programme, Chan won bronze; and at Paris 2024, he won silver. Chan was already a passionate badminton player when he got into a car accident at the age of 22, in which he lost his left leg. He was released from hospital after 11 months, and began playing badminton in a wheelchair. It was then he realised para-badminton didn’t exist as a professional sport in Hong Kong. “There were no coaches, sparring partners or role models.” He thought that if he wanted to play professionally, he’d have…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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