Hong Kong rowers add silvers as Siobhan Haughey advances
SingTao · 6 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong athletes collected more medals on Thursday morning at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, led by two rowing silvers and a silver in wushu sanda. In the pool, Siobhan Haughey (何詩蓓) qualified second overall for the women’s 50m freestyle final, with teammate Lee Sum-yiu (李芯瑤／李心瑤) also advancing in seventh. The rowing squad continued its strong campaign after placing seven boats into finals, with Hung Wing-yan (洪詠甄) finally reaching the Asian Games podium at her third appearance. Attention later in the day was set to turn to Chiu Hin-chun (趙顯臻), who was due to race in the men’s lightweight single sculls final in pursuit of a medal at a third straight Asian Games.
Key Points
- Hung Wing-yan took silver in the women’s lightweight single sculls in 7:28.54 after leading the first 1,000 metres before being passed by Iran late on.
- The medal was Hung’s first at the Asian Games after previous appearances in 2018 and 2023 in different rowing events
- Cheung Wun-shan and Leung Wing-on finished second in the women’s lightweight double sculls final in 6:59.24, about five seconds behind the Iranian winners.
- Wushu sanda fighter Leung Yu-hong lost the men’s 60kg final 0-2 to China’s Tang Sishuo and secured a silver medal
- Haughey clocked 24.70 to win her heat and qualify second overall for the women’s 50m freestyle final, while Lee Sum-yiu advanced seventh in 25.31.
Why It Matters
The morning results strengthened Hong Kong’s medal return in Nagoya and showed the rowing team converting multiple final berths into podium finishes. For local readers, Haughey’s progress in the 50m freestyle also kept alive the prospect of a third individual gold at these Games, adding momentum to Hong Kong’s strongest medal hopes later in the day.