Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Rosanna Law today congratulated Hong Kong athletes on winning one gold, two silver and six bronze medals at the 5th Asian Para Games in swimming, fencing, table tennis and badminton.
Swimmer Chan Yui-lam bagged a gold medal in the Women’s 100m Butterfly S14 event, securing the second gold medal for the Hong Kong, China delegation at the Games. Miss Law praised her for successfully defending her title and winning gold at the Asian Para Games for the third consecutive time, demonstrating her top-tier strength.
In other swimming events, Lau Chiu-yee secured a bronze medal in the Women’s 100m Butterfly S14, while the quartet of Cheung Tsun-lok, Wong Hon-yin, Chan Yui-lam and Lau Chiu-yee clinched a bronze medal in the Mixed 4x100m Freestyle S14.
Fencers Fan Pui-shan, Lam Ka-man, Tong Nga-ting and Yu Chui-yee claimed a silver medal in the Women’s Epee Team event. Miss Law noted that the team gave their all and fought to the very end.
Hong Kong, China athletes had a great day in table tennis, with Miss Law highly commending the team’s stellar performances in the mixed doubles events.
Lam Yan-yu and Wong Hon-lam won a silver medal in the Mixed Doubles Class XD20, while Tong Chi-ming and Wong Yue-ching took bronze in the Mixed Doubles Class XD14. Meanwhile, the pairings of Yuen King-shing and Wong Ting-ting, alongside Wan Wai-lok and Wong Pui-kei, captured two bronze medals in the Mixed Doubles Class XD22.
Miss Law commended the players for demonstrating superb skills and tenacity to secure a total of four medals – one silver and three bronze – in a single day.
In badminton, Chu Man-kai won a bronze medal in the Men’s Singles SH6. Miss Law applauded his hard-fought performance against his opponent to secure the medal for the badminton team.