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Sarah Lee Wai-sze

Sarah Lee Wai-sze
Sarah Lee Wai-sze
Sarah Lee Wai-sze is a professional racing cyclist, one of Hong Kong’s most successful athletes. She won a bronze medal at the London Olympics in 2012 in the keirin and was world champion in the 500m time-trial after winning in Belarus in 2013. She has won three Asian Games gold medals, in the 500m time-trial at Guangzhou 2010 and the keirin and sprint at Incheon 2014.
Born
12 May 1987
Industry
Sport
Job Title
Cyclist, Olympian
Lee Lai-shan raises her fist in triumph after winning a gold medal in the Olympic women’s windsurfing competition on July 29, 1996. Photo: David Wong
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On This Day | Windsurfer wins Hong Kong’s first Olympic gold in 1996 – SCMP archive

On this day 30 years ago, Hong Kong won its first Olympic gold. It would take almost exactly 25 years to win another one.

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Hong Kong documentary pulled from cinemas 3 years ago to be screened in Italy

To My Nineteen-year-old Self will be shown at Far East Film Festival after withdrawal in 2023 over lack of consent from interviewees.

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Hong Kong cyclists make flying World Cup start as Ceci Lee claims landmark medal

The 24-year-old claims first global podium finish in elimination race in Perth, as city men’s team pursuit quartet secure silver.

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Hong Kong cyclist overcomes fears for grand prix medal, targets Olympics

Yvonne Ching shrugs off National Games disappointment to claim bronze, praises coach for ‘changing my life’.

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2025 National Games

Diary of a champion: Ceci Lee eyeing Asian Games, knows she must work harder

Three-gold National Games cyclist says she has learned there is much room for improvement, and that ‘I need to trust and believe in myself’.

Hong Kong’s Ceci Lee pumps the air in triumph after winning the omnium for her third gold medal at the National Games. Photo: Karma Lo
2025 National Games

Golden haul has Ceci Lee ready to take on world, but only after ‘eating a lot’

Cyclist joins ranks of city’s elite after becoming first Hong Kong athlete to win three golds in one edition of the National Games.

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National Games: high praise as Hong Kong cyclist Ceci Lee strikes gold again

Lee defended her title in Zhuhai, becoming only the third Hongkonger to win a gold medal more than once at the National Games level.

2025 National Games

Dagorne rebuilds Hong Kong cycling from the ground up after medal era ends

With stars like Sarah Lee Wai-sze retired, the head coach is nurturing a fearless new generation for the city’s next podium push at major Games.

Herve Dagorne is leading Ceci Lee Sze-wing and her Hong Kong teammates into a new era. Photo: Jonathan Wong
2025 National Games

Diary of a champion: KOLs, cheesecake and beating the men in training races

Hong Kong cyclist Ceci Lee is in Australia with her teammates preparing for the National Games. Here she talks about food as fuel and reward.

Ceci Lee takes a moment during training at Hong Kong’s base in Australia. Photo: Ceci Lee
2025 National Games

Profile | National Games could see a new Lee crowned ‘Queen of Hong Kong cycling’

Ceci Lee has come from positions of weakness again and again to become one of the city’s strongest medal hopes next month.

2025 National Games

National Games: the cyclists tasked with continuing Hong Kong’s proud record

Ceci Lee will lead the charge at Hong Kong Velodrome in the city’s most successful Games sport.

2025 National Games

Ceci Lee the new face of Hong Kong cycling at National Games

An Olympian in her own right, she is ready to step out of Sarah Lee’s shadow in the Greater Bay Area next month.

Hong Kong’s cycling squad in training at the city’s Velodrome. Photo: Jonathan Wong
2025 National Games

Public urged to ‘push Hong Kong to victory’ at National Games

Local support could make the difference, coaches and bosses say as they predict ‘unforgettable atmosphere’.

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2025 National Games

Hong Kong cycling queen Sarah Lee hoping an heir is crowned at National Games

Retired two-time Olympic medallist tipping new era to begin this year – ‘my story has gone on too long’.

2025 National Games

Hong Kong cycling in transition and can make a breakthrough, says legend Wong

Fellow Asian Games gold medallist Leung Chun-wing, who is now a coach at HKSI, backs city’s cyclists to step up at next year’s National Games.

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Hong Kong Cyclothon an amazing experience, Tour de France winner Froome says

‘This really is an event for everyone,’ the Briton says, while former Hong Kong cyclist Sarah Lee hails ‘wonderful’ day.

Cyclists pass the harbourfront in Tsim Sha Tsui during the Hong Kong Cyclothon. Photo: Elson Li

Video | Olympic medallist Sarah Lee on life off the bike

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Letters | Sarah Lee will continue to inspire Hong Kong even in retirement

Readers discuss the traits that make the Olympic medallist an icon, the proposed legislation requiring mandatory reporting of child abuse, and the government’s call for organ donors.

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Editorial | Final lap of honour for Hong Kong’s Sarah Lee

Olympic cycling star may have announced her retirement, but she still has much to offer the sport and the city.

Hong Kong cycling star Sarah Lee (left), shown in action during the 2019 Hong Kong Track Cycling World Cup, confirmed her retirement from the sport on Monday. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong Sports Institute

Sarah Lee set for Sports Institute coaching role, signalling end of career

Hong Kong’s two-time Olympic track cycling medallist will join elite training centre as a sprint coach in July, source says.

Hong Kong’s Sarah Lee Wai-sze celebrates after winning bronze in the women’s track cycling sprint finals ahead of Germany’s Emma Hinze during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong to host 11 teams for International Cup, but star cyclist Lee won’t race

City’s track cycling squad readies for Asian Championships and Asian Games with questions still surrounding Sarah Lee’s future.

Hong Kong Sports Institute

Olympian Sarah Lee dropped as elite athlete, will not race at Asian Games

Sources at Hong Kong Cycling Association say double Olympic bronze medallist has effectively retired and is now concentrating on her degree at Baptist University.

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Sarah Lee left out of track cycling Nations Cup

Prospect of Olympic bronze medallist retiring comes into focus again with Hong Kong cycling chief admitting ‘we haven’t heard from her for a while’.

Wai Sze Lee of Team Hong Kong reacts to winning the bronze medal during the track cycling women’s sprint race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Hong Kong Cyclothon organisers confident international races will return

Organisers of the Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Cyclothon on Sunday believe international races could return to the city next year, after the showpiece event was staged for the first time since 2018.

Riders battle it out in the men’s open race, one of six events in the biggest outdoor sporting competition of the year. Photo: Elson Li

Cyclist Yeung Cho falls short at World Championships debut in Paris

Germany and France take the lead at the UCI Worlds in Paris as debuting Hong Kong cyclist Yeung Cho knocked out in the early stage of competition.

Surging track cyclist Yeung to make World Championships debut in Paris

The 21-year-old plans to make use of the opportunity as she targets a place in the squad for the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023.

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