Grace Lau wins silver at Asian Games
Hong Kong, China's karateka Grace Lau took home a silver medal at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya in Japan on Sunday. Delivering the SAR’s first medal of the Games, Lau, currently ranked World No. 1 in the individual kata event, advanced to the semi-final by defeating Iran’s Fatemeh Sadeghi Dastak in 5-0. She then headed into the final by beating Chinese Taipei’s Chien Hui-hsuan 5-0.…
Grace Lau, Hong Kong's karateka, has won a silver medal at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. According to RTHK English and RTHK News, Lau, currently ranked World No. 1 in the individual kata event, advanced to the semi-final by defeating Iran's Fatemeh Sadeghi Dastak 5-0 and then beat Chinese Taipei's Chien Hui-hsuan 5-0 to enter the final. However, she lost 0-5 to Japan's Maho Ono, who is ranked No. 2 in the world.
Lau's silver medal is Hong Kong's first medal of the Games. She had previously claimed bronze at the last Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2023.
In other news, Sri Lanka has reached the women's cricket final at the Asian Games, beating Pakistan by eight wickets in the semi-final. Pakistan will now play for the bronze medal.
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