Hong Kong's World No.1 Liu Moqing Advances to Karate Final at Nagoya Asian Games
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong's world No.1 karate athlete Liu Moqing advanced to the women's individual kata final at the Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, defeating Chinese Taipei's Jian Huixuan 5-0 in the semifinal . Earlier in the quarterfinals, Liu had also beaten Iran's Sadeghi Dastak 5-0 to secure her spot in the medal round . The reigning world champion will face Japan's Ono Maho for the gold medal . Hong Kong also qualified for the women's 4x100m freestyle relay final in swimming, finishing fourth in the heats with a time of 3 minutes 45.39 seconds . In other Hong Kong results, cyclist Lee Sze-wing placed fourth in the women's road race individual time trial, while wushu athletes posted results in tai chi and chang quan events .
Key Points
- Liu Moqing defeated Jian Huixuan of Chinese Taipei 5-0 in the women's individual kata semifinal at 10:37
- In the quarterfinals at 10:25, Liu beat Iran's Sadeghi Dastak 5-0 to reach the semifinal
- The final will be contested between Liu Moqing and Japan's Ono Maho
- Hong Kong's women's 4x100m freestyle relay team (Wang Xintong, Jian Chuotong, Li Xinyao, Ma Ziling) qualified fourth in 3:45.39
- Cyclist Lee Sze-wing finished fourth in the women's individual time trial with 38:00.87
Why It Matters
This marks Liu Moqing's third Asian Games appearance, having won bronze medals in the previous two editions, and the gold medal final represents her opportunity to achieve Hong Kong's first-ever Asian Games karate title . Her advancement keeps Hong Kong's hopes alive for its first gold of these Games, following near-misses from the triathlon team earlier in the day .
This marks Liu Moqing's third Asian Games appearance, having won bronze medals in the previous two editions, and the gold medal final represents her opportunity to achieve Hong Kong's first-ever Asian Games karate title . Her advancement keeps Hong Kong's hopes alive for its first gold of these Games, following near-misses from the triathlon team earlier in the day .