Hong Kong has got used to its athletes making history at major sporting events in the past, but even by those lofty standards, Saturday at the National Games was something to behold.

Siobhan Haughey won her second gold medal in the space of 48 hours, becoming the first Hongkonger to win two at a single China Games and taking the city’s tally to five.

If that was not enough, Aaron Ho Sze-long’s silver in the men’s sabre on Saturday was the first medal of any colour the city’s fencers have won in that event.

Adam Mak Sai-ting, meanwhile, took bronze in the 200 metres breaststroke, becoming the first Hongkonger to ever win a men’s swimming medal at the Games. Just for good measure, he set a city record of two minutes, 9.93 seconds doing it.

There was bronze too for triathlete Oscar Coggins in the men’s individual race and fencer Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan in the women’s épée. In all, Hong Kong’s athletes have so far won medals in six sports, double the number they did in Shaanxi four years ago.

In terms of golds won, this is already the most successful Games the city has ever managed, and Sunday could bring more, with Olympic fencing champion Cheung Ka-long competing in the men’s foil, the men’s golf team within touching distance of their own triumph, and cyclist Ceci Lee Sze-wing returning to the track in the women’s Madison.