Hong Kong’s Michael Cheng wraps up ‘excellent’ windsurfing campaign with third-place finish in medal race

Michael Cheng Chun-leung finished his Olympic windsurfing campaign with an impressive third-place finish in the medal race.

Unfortunately, damage done earlier in the week in the 12-race qualifying series meant he was never in contention for a medal – indeed, gold and silver had been sewn up before the medal race even began – but he did improve his position to eighth overall.

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“His coach Yu Wing-ho and I are happy with Michael’s performance as it is difficult for all sailors to perform well under stress, especially in the medal race,” said coach Chan Ying-kin.

“With his performance of today, I would say he did excellent throughout the Olympics.

“He did an incredible job in dealing with stress, excellent board speed and always stayed focus with a strong and positive mind.”