ɐ sˈiːnjɚ spˈoːɹts əfˈɪʃəl ˈɔːlsoʊ kˈɑːmɛntᵻd ænd tˈoʊld ˌɛssˌiːˌɛmpˈiː ðæt hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ ʃˌʊd ɐdˈɑːpt ɐ mˈoːɹ "mˈɛdəlˈoːɹiəntᵻd stɹˈæɾədʒi" ænd ðæt ˌeɪtʃkˌeɪˌɛsˈaɪ ʃˌʊd fˈoʊkəs ˌɔn fˈʌndɪŋ spˈoːɹts wˌɪtʃ ˈeɪʒənz hæv ɛksˈɛld æt, stˈeɪɾɪŋ "ɪf wiː lˈʊk æt ðə spˈoːɹts wˈʌn baɪ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈeɪʒən kˈaʊntɚpˌɑːɹts ɪnðə tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ ɡˈeɪmz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ʃˈuːɾɪŋ, ˈɑːɹtʃɚɹi ɔːɹ ðoʊz wɪð ɐ wˈeɪt kˈæɾɪɡɚɹi sˈʌtʃ ɐz dʒˈuːdoʊ, wˈeɪtlɪftɪŋ, kɚɹˈɑːɾi ɔːɹ tiːkwˈʌndoʊ ðiːz ɑːɹ spˈoːɹts ɪnwˌɪtʃ ˈeɪʒənz ɑːɹ nˌɑːt æɾə dˌɪsɐdvˈæntɪdʒ tə stɹˈɔŋɡɚ, bˈɪɡɚ wˈɛstɚnɚz.
A senior sports official also commented and told SCMP that Hong Kong should adopt a more "medal-oriented strategy" and that HKSI should focus on funding sports which Asians have excelled at, stating "If we look at the sports won by our Asian counterparts in the Tokyo Games - such as shooting, archery or those with a weight category such as judo, weightlifting, karate or taekwondo - these are sports in which Asians are not at a disadvantage to stronger, bigger Westerners.