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  "id": 11412256,
  "title": "Ceci Lee gets bronze in women's omnium",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ceci-lee-gets-bronze-in-womens-omnium",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T09:30:52.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1872445-20261002.htm"
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  "account": "Ceci Lee, the cyclist from Hong Kong, secured a bronze medal in the women's omnium at the Asian Games on Friday. She amassed 124 points, just nine points shy of Kazakhstan's Rinata Sultanova, who clinched silver. Yumi Kajihara from Japan reclaimed the gold title after winning it in the Hangzhou Games three years ago. The omnium challenges riders across four distinct races in one day, with the highest overall score declaring the victor. Lee had placed second with 112 points after the scratch, tempo, and elimination races, trailing Kajihara by four points. In the final 80-lap points race, Sultanova made a surprise late charge, earning 27 points and overtaking Lee to claim silver. Lee secured 12 points, just enough to edge out China's Chen Ning for the bronze. The 25-year-old, who earned a silver medal in the same event during the Hangzhou Games, had chosen to omit the road races this time to concentrate solely on track events. In a post-race interview, Lee expressed disappointment, stating that her stamina faltered during the final stretch. \"This is not the first time I have encountered this situation, and once again, I failed to overcome it,\" she revealed. Lee wrapped up the Games with two medals – a silver in the Madison race and a bronze in the omnium. The cycling team concluded the Games with three silver and two bronze medals.",
  "summary": "Hong Kong, China cyclist Ceci Lee added another medal to her Asian Games campaign on Friday, taking bronze in the women’s omnium. Lee finished with 124 points, nine behind Kazakhstan’s Rinata Sultanova, who took silver. Yumi Kajihara of host nation Japan reclaimed the title from the Hangzhou Games three years ago by taking gold. The event tests riders across four different races in a single day,…",
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        "title": "Ceci Lee gets bronze in women's omnium",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ceci-lee-gets-bronze-in-womens-omnium-11413142",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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