Medal bonanza puts wind in sails of HK chase
Hong Kong, China's sailing squad have bagged two gold, two silver and a bronze medal at the Asian Games on Saturday. In the girls' windsurfing iQFoil event, Cheung Tsz-yuet sailed to gold by finishing with nine net points and first in a majority of the 11 races. Japan's Akari Oshima took silver, followed by Thailand's Chanatkan Charoensuk. In the boy's event, Wong Tsz-ho also also won a majority…
Hong Kong's sailing team achieved an impressive medal haul at the Asian Games, capturing two gold, three silver and two bronze medals. In the girls' windsurfing iQFoil event, Cheung Tsz-yuet emerged victorious with nine net points and first place in most of the 11 races. She was followed by Japan's Akari Oshima in silver, and Thailand's Chanatkan Charoensuk in bronze.
Wong Tsz-ho dominated the boys' event, winning a majority of his races and topping the podium with 13 net points. Japan secured second place, and Singapore rounded out the top three. Ma Kwan-ching claimed silver for the women's side, with Tiago Cheng De Villemor Salgado taking silver in the boys' ILCA 4 dinghy. South Korea claimed gold, and Singapore silver in that category.
Huang Zixi secured silver for the girls' category, edging out Thailand's Pinchanok Klaysomboon. South Korean Lee Songha completed the podium. The SAR team's success resulted in a total of two golds, three silvers and two bronze medals at the Games.
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