Rower Fenella Ng Gar-loc will put a troubled buildup behind her and attempt to claim Hong Kong's fourth gold medal of the Asian Games when she takes to the water for this morning's lightweight singles final.
Ng's preparations since arriving in Thailand with the rest of the Hong Kong rowing squad were summed up in one word by national coach Chris Perry yesterday: terrible.
Bad weather and stormy waters wreaked havoc with training schedules and of eight practice sessions planned at the Mabprachan Reservoir venue, only three went ahead as scheduled.
Among all the teams taking part in the rowing events, a total of 10 boats were sunk by waves and choppy weather during training.
Perry was yesterday keeping his fingers firmly crossed that the fine weather of the past 48 hours continues for the remainder of the week.
'If the weather stays fine then she has got a very good chance of a medal in both the lightweight and heavyweight categories,' Perry said.