Hongkongers shine at para National Games with golds in swimming, table tennis
Lau Chiu-yee swims to gold while Wong Hon-lam and Winnie Pang win table tennis honours in National Games for Persons with Disabilities
Hong Kong’s para athletes won four medals at the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday, topping the podium in swimming and table tennis.
In the pool in Shenzhen, Lau Chiu-yee struck gold in the women’s S14 200 metres freestyle, winning in two minutes, 13.50 seconds to set an all-China national record.
The 17-year-old, who took up swimming aged eight and first represented Hong Kong at 12, touched the wall just ahead of teammate Chan Yui-lam, who claimed silver only 0.1 seconds behind.
Ng Cheuk-yan, 15, added a bronze in the women’s SM7 200m individual medley, sharing the podium with Guangdong’s Li Gege, who finished joint third.
But Ng, who last year in Paris became Hong Kong’s youngest-ever Paralympic medallist, said there was more to come after reaching the podium via one of her less favoured races on her Games debut.