Dream fulfilled for Hong Kong – now for the medals
City hosts the UCI Track World Championships for the first time as more than 300 riders from across the globe compete for honour with Sarah Lee the sole medal hope for the hosts
Hong Kong has fulfilled its dream of hosting the UCI Track World Championships, which spins into action at the Tseung Kwan O Velodrome on Wednesday. The dream could even be sweeter if Hong Kong riders win medals on one of the biggest stages in world track cycling.
The Worlds come to the city three-and-a-half years after the HK$600 million Tseung Kwan facility first opened, providing a venue for Hong Kong’s top riders such as Sarah Lee Wai-sze to showcase their skills around the 250-metre track.
“Our riders have been racing very well on the track and it’s a big recognition to have the World event come to Hong Kong for the first time,” said Cycling Association chairman Leung Hung-tak.
The HK$15 million UCI Track World Championships are being held in Asia for only the second time in history after Maebashi, Japan last hosted it in 1990, such is the prestige of the event.
With the stage set for five days of pulsating action at Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong’s greatest track cyclist will be hoping to finish among the medal winners as she reacquaints with some of the riders who were in action at the Rio Olympics Games last year.
