Wong Sok I: the karateka who fought Macau onto the Asian Games podium

A karateka for Macau, China, born in 1993 and competing in the women's kumite 55 kg division. She won bronze in women's kumite 55 kg at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games and bronze again in the same division at the 2019 Tashkent Asian Karate Championships, and is a senior mainstay of Macau's karate team.

In a Macau medal history dominated by wushu forms, Wong Sok I used the strikes of kumite to fight the small city onto the Asian Games karate podium.

Wong Sok I is a karateka for Macau, China, competing in the women's kumite 55 kg division. At the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games she won bronze in women's kumite 55 kg, taking an Asian Games medal for Macau in karate.

Profile

• Chinese Name: 黃淑怡
• English Name: Wong Sok I
• Born: 1993
• Represents: Macau, China
• Domain: Sport
• Discipline: Karate (women's kumite 55 kg)
• Subject type: Athlete

Background

Born in 1993, Wong Sok I competes in the women's kumite (sparring) 55 kg division. She is one of Macau's full-time karate athletes — a backbone of the team alongside teammates such as Kuok Kin Hang and Lou Wai Kit — and a senior member who leads its younger competitors. Little is documented publicly about how she began in the sport.

Career

I. Bronze at the Asian Games and Asian Championships

Wong Sok I's two main international medals both came in women's kumite 55 kg: at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games she beat a Malaysian opponent 3–2 in the bronze-medal bout, and at the 2019 Tashkent Asian Karate Championships she took bronze in the same division.

II. A seasoned campaigner

Beyond the medals she has been a regular at top events: the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games (held in 2023), and the 2023 Budapest World Karate Championships. According to the Macao Sports Bureau, she was also runner-up at the 2016 East Asian Karate Championships.

Defining Moment

An Asian Games karate bronze (2018)

At the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, Wong Sok I won the women's kumite 55 kg bronze-medal bout to take an Asian Games medal for Macau in karate. In a Macau medal history dominated by wushu forms, this medal — won in a full-contact combat sport — widened the city's competitive footprint in martial combat.

Key Achievements

• 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, women's kumite 55 kg bronze
• 2019 Tashkent Asian Karate Championships, women's kumite 55 kg bronze
• 2016 East Asian Karate Championships, women's kumite runner-up