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Jonathan White

Hong Kong’s boccia bowlers have guaranteed at least a silver at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after a storming win over Portugal in their BC4 pairs semi-final.
The duo of Vivian Lau Wan-yai and Leung Yuk-wing were favourites after topping their group with a 100 per cent record and they lived up to their billing at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre.
Portugal took a 1-0 lead after the first end but the experienced Hong Kong pair fired right back with an unanswered three points in the next end to lead 3-1 at halfway.
While the Portuguese duo of Carla Oliveira and Manuel Cruz pulled back a point in the third end, the Hongkongers added a fourth and some gloss to the win in the fourth and final end to win 4-2.

That takes the pair – and the unused Wong Kwan-hang – to this afternoon’s gold medal match where they will face Slovakia who toppled the Russian Paralympic Committee 5-2, coming back from 2-1 down at halfway.
Like Hong Kong, Slovakia topped their group winning all four games. The pairs meet in the final at 2.20pm (Hong Kong time).
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In the Hong Kong’s other semi-final in the BC3 event, the pair of Ho Yuen-kei and Tse Tak-wah lost out to the South Korean pairs team.
It ended 5-2 to the Korean duo of Jeong Ho-won and Choi Ye-jin, who pulled away with three points in the third end with the scores level at the halfway stage. Both teams added another point in the fourth end.
Hong Kong now play Greece for bronze later this morning.


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Hong Kong's Vivian Lau Wai-yan in action at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Lau and BC4 pairs partner Leung Yuk-wing are in the gold medal match. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee

Hong Kong bowler Ho Yuen-kei in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games boccia pairs BC3 pool game at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo in Japan in August. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee

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Hong Kong's boccia bowlers in action during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games pairs event. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee

Hong Kong's Ho Yuen-kei in action during the boccia pairs event. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee

Hong Kong's Tse Tak-wah in action during the boccia pairs event. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee

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Hong Kong's Leung Yuk-wing in his Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games mixed individual BC4 bronze medal play-off game at the Tokyo Gymnastics Centre in Japan in August. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee

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Hong Kong bowlers Leung Yuk-wing and Vivian Lau Wai-yan in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games boccia pairs BC4 pool game at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee

Hong Kong bowler Tse Tak-wah in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games boccia pairs BC3 pool game at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo in Japan in August. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee

Hong Kong bowlers Leung Yuk-wing in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games boccia pairs BC4 pool game at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo in Japan in August. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee

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BC4 pair Vivian Lau Wan-yai and Leung Yuk-wing guarantee silver after 4-1 semi-final win over Portuguese duo
It will be bronze at best for Hong Kong’s BC3 pair after South Korea prove too strong in semi-final in Tokyo



BC4 pair Vivian Lau Wan-yai and Leung Yuk-wing guarantee silver after 4-1 semi-final win over Portuguese duo but it will be bronze at best for Hong Kong’s BC3 pair after South Korea prove too strong.


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