https://www.scmp.com/rss/316011/feed Sarah Lee Wai-sze is a professional racing cyclist, one of Hong Kong’s most successful athletes. She won a bronze medal at the London Olympics in 2012 in the keirin and was world champion in the 500m time-trial after winning in Belarus in 2013. She has won three Asian Games gold medals, in the 500m time-trial at Guangzhou 2010 and the keirin and sprint at Incheon 2014. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Danny Mok Danny Mok Clashes over the screening of a controversial, award-winning Hong Kong coming-of-age documentary at an Italian film festival have escalated, with the director accusing the secondary school at the centre of the dispute of “blatantly lying” about the arrangement for the showing. Acclaimed filmmaker Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting slammed Ying Wa Girls’ School over the documentary’s screening in Udine, expressing shock and “intolerable” disappointment after her alma mater distanced itself from To My... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3349580/filmmaker-accuses-school-blatantly-lying-row-over-documentary-screening?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3349580/filmmaker-accuses-school-blatantly-lying-row-over-documentary-screening?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:51:56 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen A student who featured in a controversial Hong Kong documentary has said she did not give her consent to it being shown at an Italian film festival, reiterating her objection to it being screened publicly. Ah Ling, one of six students who featured in the coming-of-age documentary To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self, said she was only notified by Ying Wa Girls’ School on Friday that the film would be screened at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, this month. The school also did not address her... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3349052/student-controversial-hong-kong-documentary-hits-out-planned-italian-screening?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3349052/student-controversial-hong-kong-documentary-hits-out-planned-italian-screening?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:57:43 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin An award-winning documentary capturing the lives of six girls over 10 years by Hong Kong director Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting will be screened at a film festival in Italy, three years after it was pulled from local cinemas due to a lack of consent from interviewees. To My Nineteen-year-old Self, which centres on Ying Wa Girls’ School, was one of the four special screenings revealed in the Far East Film Festival’s line-up on Thursday. The film festival, to be held between April 24 and May 2 in Udine,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3348981/hong-kong-documentary-pulled-cinemas-3-years-ago-set-be-screened?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3348981/hong-kong-documentary-pulled-cinemas-3-years-ago-set-be-screened?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:43:40 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Ceci Lee Sze-wing announced her arrival on the world stage after claiming a landmark bronze, and Hong Kong made a tremendous start to the UCI Track World Cup in Perth on Friday. The winner of three National Games golds last year, and an Asian Road Cycling Championships mixed relay time trial champion last month, the 24-year-old Lee’s elimination race medal in Australia was her first from a global competition. There was more good news for the city squad when the men’s team pursuit quartet of Ng... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3345784/hong-kong-cyclists-make-flying-world-cup-start-ceci-lee-claims-landmark-medal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3345784/hong-kong-cyclists-make-flying-world-cup-start-ceci-lee-claims-landmark-medal?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:54:06 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After banishing her fear of keirin racing and teaming up with a coach she says changed her life, Yvonne Ching Yin-shan has targeted a watershed new year for her young career. Ching claimed an unexpected keirin bronze at last weekend’s New Zealand Grand Prix, as she got back on the bike following a personally disappointing National Games. “I told myself to have fun … I wasn’t as stressed as before the National Games and just hoped to gain experience,” Ching said. “Previously, I was scared of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335899/hong-kong-cyclist-overcomes-racing-fears-win-grand-prix-medal-targets-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335899/hong-kong-cyclist-overcomes-racing-fears-win-grand-prix-medal-targets-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:30:11 +0000 Ceci Lee Sze-wing Ceci Lee Sze-wing I really enjoyed the few minutes after I won the omnium for my third National Games gold on Monday, riding slowly around the track and seeing the Hong Kong people cheering and so excited. I found my family in the crowd and had a selfie with them, which was a special moment. But as I climbed off my bike to walk across for my medal ceremony, with the fans still making lots of noise, I could feel my own joy beginning to soften. My mind was already turning to the Asian Games in September next year.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333575/diary-champion-ceci-lee-already-eyeing-asian-games-tells-coach-she-must-work-harder?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333575/diary-champion-ceci-lee-already-eyeing-asian-games-tells-coach-she-must-work-harder?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:23 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong crowned a new sporting superstar on Monday as the brilliant Ceci Lee Sze-wing won her third gold medal of a personally phenomenal National Games. Already the road race and Madison champion, cyclist Lee kept her cool in a frenzied Hong Kong Velodrome to claim the blue-riband omnium prize. Also the road race champion from 2021, Lee became the first Hongkonger to own four China Games golds and the first athlete from the city to win three in a single edition. With the newest additions to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333157/hong-kongs-ceci-lee-ready-take-world-after-golden-haul-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333157/hong-kongs-ceci-lee-ready-take-world-after-golden-haul-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:13:33 +0000 Wynna Wong Wynna Wong Congratulations poured in for cyclist Ceci Lee Sze-wing on Sunday following her second gold medal win at a Chinese National Games, with government officials hailing her for bringing “glory to Hong Kong”. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui praised Lee following her title defence in the women’s road race cycling in Zhuhai earlier in the day. “I am thrilled and excited,” Law said. “[Lee] has once again brought glory to Hong Kong following her gold medal at the last... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332119/national-games-high-praise-hong-kong-cyclist-ceci-lee-strikes-gold-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332119/national-games-high-praise-hong-kong-cyclist-ceci-lee-strikes-gold-again?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Nov 2025 16:29:21 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara When he was named the city’s cycling head coach in March last year, Herve Dagorne briefly paused to consider that “all the guys who brought medals to Hong Kong had retired”. In their place were young, enthusiastic and willing riders, but no one who could yet hold a candle to Sarah Lee Wai-sze, Leung Chun-wing, Cheung King-lok, Pang Yao, Leung Ka-yu, Ko Siu-wai, or reaching further back, the inimitable Wong Kam-po. “I had to start with a new generation, there were no leaders, they had been the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330432/dagorne-rebuilds-hong-kong-cycling-ground-after-medal-era-ends?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330432/dagorne-rebuilds-hong-kong-cycling-ground-after-medal-era-ends?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:09 +0000 Ceci Lee Sze-wing Ceci Lee Sze-wing I am sharing a room here in Perth with three of my teammates and when we get back after training, we rarely talk about cycling. The main topics of conversation are the latest key opinion leaders on YouTube and Instagram, and what we are going to eat. A lot of athletes are very enthusiastic about food. Firstly, what we put in our bodies is so closely aligned to our performance and recovery, but eating is one of our biggest pleasures too. My diet does not change too much during a training block... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330419/diary-champion-instagram-influencers-cheesecake-and-beating-men-training-races?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330419/diary-champion-instagram-influencers-cheesecake-and-beating-men-training-races?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Oct 2025 04:30:16 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong has the father of Ceci Lee Sze-wing to thank for the city producing a potential successor to two-time Olympic bronze medal cycling star Sarah Lee Wai-sze. Ceci Lee began her sporting life as a triathlete, where her performances were undermined by her one weak suit: cycling. “I just wasn’t good at it,” she said. “My dad wanted me to improve my results, so I focused more on my cycling.” She enrolled on the local association’s Stars of Tomorrow programme and “started to enjoy the speed... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328933/national-games-could-see-new-lee-crowned-queen-hong-kong-cycling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328933/national-games-could-see-new-lee-crowned-queen-hong-kong-cycling?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:10 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong cycling chiefs have revealed the riders they have charged with living up to the city’s proud National Games history. With 23 medals since Hong Kong began competing in 1997, cycling is the city’s most successful Games sport. Wong Kam-po, who claimed five Games medals, won road race gold for Hong Kong’s only prize on their Shanghai debut 28 years ago. At the 2021 edition in Shaanxi, cycling accounted for four of Hong Kong’s seven medals. One of those was individual road race gold for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328590/national-games-cyclists-tasked-continuing-hong-kongs-proud-record?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328590/national-games-cyclists-tasked-continuing-hong-kongs-proud-record?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 23:00:07 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan The last time Ceci Lee Sze-wing competed at the National Games, she was able to mostly operate in the shadow of Hong Kong Olympian Sarah Lee Wai-sze – not any more. Both women won gold in Shaanxi in 2021, but while the latter has retired, Ceci Lee is now an Olympian in her own right and will be the face of her city’s cycling challenge on the road and track when the Games come to the Greater Bay Area next month. Still, while admitting to finding the expectations surrounding her and the team... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3327674/ceci-lee-new-face-hong-kong-cycling-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3327674/ceci-lee-new-face-hong-kong-cycling-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Oct 2025 23:00:14 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hongkongers have been urged to unite behind the city’s athletes and “cheer them to greatness” in this year’s National Games. Eight events are being staged in the city as it jointly hosts the 15th edition of the Games along with Guangdong and Macau. With excitement mounting as the November 9 start date speeds into view, leading figures from cycling and triathlon said fervent support from the locals would “make all the difference” in their hunt for medals. More than 300,000 tickets are set to be... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3322033/hong-kong-public-urged-come-and-cheer-city-national-games-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3322033/hong-kong-public-urged-come-and-cheer-city-national-games-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:55:48 +0000 Four years after claiming her second Olympic medal, Sarah Lee Wai-sze has challenged Hong Kong’s emerging riders to usher in a new era of cycling success for the city. With bronzes from the London 2012 Games and Tokyo in 2021, Lee can legitimately claim to be Hong Kong’s greatest cyclist. Now 37, and two years into her retirement, she told the Post: “My story has gone on too long, it is time for a new name.” Ceci Lee Sze-wing, long tipped as the heiress to Sarah Lee’s throne, has delivered a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3307329/hong-kong-cycling-queen-sarah-lee-hoping-heir-crowned-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3307329/hong-kong-cycling-queen-sarah-lee-hoping-heir-crowned-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Apr 2025 23:45:07 +0000 Hong Kong cycling is in a transition period and building up for a “slow breakthrough”, two of the city’s best athletes to ever mount a bike have said. Three-time Asian Games gold medallist Wong Kam-po said Hong Kong cycling was at a turning point as some of the city’s best moved away from competing and into coaching. “It’s a turning point now, and I hope they can make a breakthrough,” Wong said. “I think, at this stage, we need to slowly break through. The results [in the past] have been very... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3287089/hong-kong-cycling-transition-will-step-say-legends-wong-kam-po-leung-chun-wing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3287089/hong-kong-cycling-transition-will-step-say-legends-wong-kam-po-leung-chun-wing?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Nov 2024 02:00:22 +0000 Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome was among 6,000 early risers who took part in the Hong Kong Cyclothon on Sunday, and the Briton was full of praise for his maiden experience of riding in the city. Finishing the 50km (31-mile) ride in 80 minutes among the first batch of riders, Froome said they had cycled routes “very different to what we do in Europe”, before hinting he may return for future events. “It’s an amazing way to start the day, seeing Hong Kong by bike on all the main... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3282180/hong-kong-cyclothon-amazing-experience-tour-de-france-winner-chris-froome-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3282180/hong-kong-cyclothon-amazing-experience-tour-de-france-winner-chris-froome-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Oct 2024 09:34:35 +0000 Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification. Sarah Lee Wai-sze, Hong Kong’s beloved home-grown sporting icon, has finally retired from competitive cycling and is expected to soon take up a coaching role at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3223418/sarah-lee-will-continue-inspire-hong-kong-even-after-retiring-competitive-sport?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3223418/sarah-lee-will-continue-inspire-hong-kong-even-after-retiring-competitive-sport?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Jun 2023 03:30:16 +0000 The retirement of Hong Kong cycling star Sarah Lee Wai-sze is not a surprise, but it will still take the city time to come to terms with her absence from elite events. She has enjoyed a glittering career and will be a hard act to follow. Lee, 36, effectively confirmed her retirement on Monday by referring to the “end of my cycling life” in a speech at a Baptist University graduation ceremony, after studying there for a master’s degree. The cyclist, the only Hong Kong athlete to have won medals... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3223316/final-lap-honour-hong-kongs-sarah-lee?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3223316/final-lap-honour-hong-kongs-sarah-lee?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Jun 2023 22:15:10 +0000 The questions surrounding the future of two-time Olympic medallist Sarah Lee Wai-sze appear to have been answered, with the star track cyclist set to join the Hong Kong Sports Institute as a sprint coach ahead of the Hangzhou Asian Games. A source told the Post that Lee would become part of the coaching set up at the elite training centre in Fo Tan once she has acquired the necessary qualification, which is expected to be next month. “She will join the Institute as a coach in July at the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3222449/hong-kongs-star-cyclist-sarah-lee-set-sports-institute-coaching-role-signalling-official-end?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3222449/hong-kongs-star-cyclist-sarah-lee-set-sports-institute-coaching-role-signalling-official-end?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 May 2023 09:45:15 +0000 Hong Kong’s cyclists hope to make the most of home advantage at next month’s International Cup, as the squad prepares for two major regional events later this year. Head coach Shen Jinkang said he would send more than 20 top riders for the three-day event at Tseung Kwan O velodrome, but double Olympic bronze medallist Sarah Lee Wai-sze would not be among them. With the Asian Championships in June, and the Asian Games in September, Shen said the competition over May 25-28 was an early chance to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3218607/hong-kong-cycling-star-sarah-lee-miss-international-cup-next-month-city-squad-readies-asian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3218607/hong-kong-cycling-star-sarah-lee-miss-international-cup-next-month-city-squad-readies-asian?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Apr 2023 11:11:16 +0000 Sarah Lee Wai-sze has been dropped from Hong Kong’s list of elite athletes amid rumours the 35-year-old Olympian has finally decided to retire. The track cycling star, who won bronze medals at the London and Tokyo Olympics, will also not compete at the Asian Games later this year. Despite not responding to multiple requests to confirm her retirement, sources said Lee’s decision not to have any races on her calendar and focus on her degree at Baptist University pointed to the end of a glittering... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3216986/asian-games-hong-kong-olympian-sarah-lee-dropped-elite-athlete-retirement-rumours-swirl-will-not?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3216986/asian-games-hong-kong-olympian-sarah-lee-dropped-elite-athlete-retirement-rumours-swirl-will-not?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Apr 2023 23:00:14 +0000 The prospect of track cycling star Sarah Lee Wai-sze retiring has come into focus again after she was left off Hong Kong’s team list for the first leg of the Nations Cup in Jakarta, which begins on Thursday. The event offers qualification points for the UCI Track World Championships and the Paris Olympics, with Hong Kong sending only a small team to Indonesia – three men and three women – including omnium riders Leung Chun-wing and Lee Sze-wing. Hong Kong’s cycling chief also revealed Olympic... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211104/sarah-lee-left-out-track-cycling-nations-cup-prospect-retirement-comes-focus-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211104/sarah-lee-left-out-track-cycling-nations-cup-prospect-retirement-comes-focus-again?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:19:39 +0000 Organisers of the Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Cyclothon on Sunday believe international races could return to the city next year, after the showpiece event was staged for the first time since 2018. On the coldest day of 2022 so far, about 4,000 local riders took part in six races, ranging from a 50-kilometre non-competitive ride to a team time trial of 18.5 kilometres. The scale also made it the biggest outdoor sports event of the year, and the city’s Tourism Board hopes overseas... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203797/cyclothon-organisers-want-international-races-back-next-year-less-quarantine-restrictions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203797/cyclothon-organisers-want-international-races-back-next-year-less-quarantine-restrictions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Dec 2022 05:31:08 +0000 While Hong Kong cyclist ace Sarah Lee Wai-sze is focusing on her university studies, her rivals Germany and France stole the show at the UCI Worlds at the National Velodrome in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines with impressive performances in the sprint events. Just two days after winning gold in the team sprint by breaking world record, the German team moved on to the individual sprint, with two of the cyclists, Lea Friedrich and Emma Hinze, reaching the semi-finals on Friday. France’s Mathilde Gros... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3196091/hong-kong-cyclist-yeung-cho-falls-short-world-championships-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3196091/hong-kong-cyclist-yeung-cho-falls-short-world-championships-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Oct 2022 10:49:11 +0000 Track cyclist Yeung Cho-yiu will make her international debut at this week’s World Championships in Paris, with the youngster widely tipped as a future star for the Hong Kong team. The 21-year-old will be the sole representative in the two individual sprinting events, replacing veteran Sarah Lee Wai-sze, as Hong Kong sends a squad of five riders – including youngsters Lee Sze-wing, Leung Po-yee, Yang Qianyu and Pang Yao – across four disciplines Three riders have qualified for Hong Kong in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3195412/hong-kongs-surging-track-cyclist-yeung-cho-make-world-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3195412/hong-kongs-surging-track-cyclist-yeung-cho-make-world-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:45:09 +0000 Leading athletes from Hong Kong have discussed the impact Covid-19 has had on their careers and expressed hope that it will become easier to stage top-class sport in the city. Winners from the recent Cathay 2021 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards – including Olympic medallists in swimmer Siobhan Haughey, fencer Cheung Ka-long, table tennis player Doo Hoi-kem and cyclist Sarah Lee Wai-sze – were asked by the Post about how the pandemic had affected them. They also talked about the struggle to organise... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3192209/hong-kong-covid-19-rulings-leave-athletes-concerned-no-one-will?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3192209/hong-kong-covid-19-rulings-leave-athletes-concerned-no-one-will?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Sep 2022 08:45:24 +0000 After the cream of Hong Kong’s sporting crop were honoured at the recent Cathay 2021 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards, the Post gathered them to discuss some of the burning questions of the day. Giving their thoughts were the city’s very finest: world champion swimmer and double Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Siobhan Haughey; Olympic champion Cheung Ka-long; his fellow fencer and world bronze medallist Vivian Kong Man-wai; the two-time Olympic bronze medal-winning cyclist Sarah Lee Wai-sze; and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3192155/covid-19-and-hong-kongs-cancelled-sports-events-siobhan-haughey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3192155/covid-19-and-hong-kongs-cancelled-sports-events-siobhan-haughey?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:30:18 +0000 Veteran track cyclist Sarah Lee Wai-sze still has her sights set on competing at the Hangzhou Asian Games, despite the regional multi-sport event being postponed until 2023. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, who turns 36 next year, believes she still has a role to play for team Hong Kong in the sprinting events. “My plan is to focus on finishing my university studies this year before taking to the track early next year in preparation for the Hangzhou Games,” Lee said. “My original plan... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3189902/veteran-cyclist-sarah-lee-remains-focused-asian-games-she-earns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3189902/veteran-cyclist-sarah-lee-remains-focused-asian-games-she-earns?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:02:58 +0000 Hong Kong’s Sarah Lee Wai-sze won two events at the weekend’s JICF International Track Cup in Japan – after the city’s leading cyclist left open the possibility of prolonging her glittering career until the Paris Olympics. The two-time Olympic bronze medallist, 35, had previously hinted that she might bow out after this year’s now-postponed Asian Games, but admitted this month in an Instagram Live that she had not ruled out racing in Paris in two years’ time. “A lot of people want me to keep... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3188034/paris-olympics-cyclist-sarah-lee-back-winning-ways-after-2024-hint?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3188034/paris-olympics-cyclist-sarah-lee-back-winning-ways-after-2024-hint?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Aug 2022 13:58:26 +0000 Cycling star Sarah Lee Wai-sze brushed off questions about her age on Sunday, after storming the field to clinch gold in the women’s keirin at the Japan Cup II. As the two Japan Cups concluded at the Izu Velodrome, the site of the Tokyo Olympics, the 35-year-old Lee won the keirin first round comfortably while fellow Hong Kong rider Yeung Cho-yiu finished third. The finals, however, was a dramatically different affair. With six finalists from Hong Kong, South Korea, and the host country Japan in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3187221/cycling-star-sarah-lee-brushes-aside-age-concerns-claim-gold-japan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3187221/cycling-star-sarah-lee-brushes-aside-age-concerns-claim-gold-japan?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Jul 2022 12:48:14 +0000 Hong Kong cycling ace Sarah Lee Wai-sze proved a point to the detractors questioning her age as she set her best time of the year in Saturday’s Japan Cup II sprint, boosting her hopes of winning gold in the keirin on Sunday. The 35-year-old clocked a time of 10.752 seconds to finish second in the qualifying race, before beating Taiwan’s Wang Tzu-Chun 2-0, and then getting a measure of revenge with a 2-1 victory over Fuko Umekawa, who beat her in Thursday’s Japan Cup I final. Lee was beaten 2-0... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3187162/japan-cup-ii-sarah-lee-proves-age-just-number-blistering-seasonal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3187162/japan-cup-ii-sarah-lee-proves-age-just-number-blistering-seasonal?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Jul 2022 11:21:03 +0000 Cycling ace Sarah Lee Wai-sze has a keirin race on Sunday to make up for an early exit in the individual sprint at the UCI Nations Cup in Colombia on Friday. After missing the tour for more than 10 months, the Asia record holder was unable to deliver her best performance in the sprint she set in 2019, clocking a time of 10.931 seconds in the flying start to place her 12th in the qualifying race. Lee gained momentum in the first knockout round by defeating Helena Casas Roige of Spain, but was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3184738/hong-kong-cycling-star-sarah-lee-seeks-redemption-after-early?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3184738/hong-kong-cycling-star-sarah-lee-seeks-redemption-after-early?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Jul 2022 12:45:20 +0000 A “nervous” Sarah Lee Wai-sze returns to competition at the UCI Nations Cup in Colombia this week, and after more than 10 months on the sidelines has admitted her “form isn’t good”. The double Olympic bronze medallist leaves for the event in Cali on Monday night as part of a 11-strong Hong Kong squad, and will compete in the women’s team sprint, the individual sprint and keirin. Lee’s first race will be in the team event on Thursday, alongside Yeung Cho-yiu and Ng Sze-wing, with the competition... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3184029/hong-kong-track-cycling-star-admits-form-isnt-good-she-returns-10?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3184029/hong-kong-track-cycling-star-admits-form-isnt-good-she-returns-10?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Jul 2022 07:00:13 +0000 Rising star Lee Sze-wing has questioned Hong Kong’s decision not to send a team to the Asian Track Cycling Championships in India over Covid-19 safety fears. The city had named a squad of 30 cyclists for the New Delhi event between June 18 and 22, including National Games champion Lee, and double Olympic bronze medallist Sarah Lee Wai-sze. But head coach Shen Jinkang and the city’s Cycling Association decided at a meeting on Monday to withdraw from the event and forego the trip, out of fear... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3180760/hong-kong-cycling-star-lee-sze-wing-odds-officials-over-asian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3180760/hong-kong-cycling-star-lee-sze-wing-odds-officials-over-asian?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:30:23 +0000 Hong Kong’s cycling team have set their sights on the track World Championships in October after the postponement of Asian Games, with star rider Sarah Lee Wai-sze still included in their plans – for now. With China delaying September’s Hangzhou Games because of a rise in Covid-19 cases, cycling head coach Shen Jinkang and his charges will now compete in a series of international competitions building up to the track Worlds in Paris. “We will need to find other competitions to keep the momentum... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3178213/sarah-lee-wai-szes-asian-games-status-air-hong-kong-cycling-team?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3178213/sarah-lee-wai-szes-asian-games-status-air-hong-kong-cycling-team?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 May 2022 11:30:18 +0000 Hong Kong cycling bosses have been left scrambling to fill their Asian Games spots after the retirement of sprinter Jessica Lee Hoi-yan. Lee, who represented the city at the Tokyo Olympics last summer, had been expected to compete in the individual cycling events in Hangzhou in September. But her “difficult decision” to retire means the Hong Kong Cycling Association will have to look elsewhere, because Sarah Lee Wai-sze, who won bronze in Tokyo has said she will only compete in team events. “It... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3166536/hong-kong-cyclist-jessica-lee-retires-leaving-bosses-scrambling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3166536/hong-kong-cyclist-jessica-lee-retires-leaving-bosses-scrambling?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:15:12 +0000 Double Olympic medallist cyclist Sarah Lee Wai-sze and pioneering swimmer Robyn Lamsam have made the list of Prestige Hong Kong magazine’s “Women of Power” for 2021. The duo are among three sports-linked women – including high-jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai – on the list of 72, published on Wednesday, though their achievements and influence go beyond the field of play. They join other women across industries such as fashion, the arts and finance, including renown filmmaker Ann Hui and influencer... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3158260/women-power-cyclist-sarah-lee-and-former-swimmer-robyn-lamsam-make?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3158260/women-power-cyclist-sarah-lee-and-former-swimmer-robyn-lamsam-make?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Dec 2021 02:14:50 +0000 As the curtain falls on the 2021 edition of the National Games of China at the Olympics Sports Centre in Xian on Monday night, the Hong Kong delegation will feel relieved to depart the mainland after a disappointing return from its seventh appearance at the Games since unification in 1997. Shortly after achieving its best ever medal haul at the Olympic Games in Tokyo last month, where Hong Kong athletes claimed one gold, two silver and three bronze medals, the city might have been expected to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3150276/national-games-medal-shortfall-hong-kong-after-massive-olympic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3150276/national-games-medal-shortfall-hong-kong-after-massive-olympic?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:10:34 +0000 Track cycling star Sarah Lee Wai-sze would not rule out participating in next year’s Asian Games, although she is still pondering her future after returning home from a successful two-month overseas campaign, which included medal wins at the Tokyo Olympic and the National Games. The 34-year-old, who completed her third Olympics in Tokyo and fourth National Games in Luoyang, refused to give a definite answer on her plans. “I won’t set my sights on any multi-sport games, but if I decide to take... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3148920/olympic-heroine-sarah-lee-says-asian-games-2022-still-possibility?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3148920/olympic-heroine-sarah-lee-says-asian-games-2022-still-possibility?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Sep 2021 02:13:22 +0000 Star track rider Sarah Lee Wai-sze wrapped up possibly her last National Games with a bronze medal after finishing third in the keirin in Luoyang to complete an arduous campaign that fully tested her abilities on Tuesday. Despite winning gold in another sprinting event – the women’s sprint on Monday – the 34-year-old was still happy clinching another medal to complete an almost two-month campaign that included the Tokyo Olympics, where she captured bronze in the sprint. Lee won both her heat and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3148720/track-cycling-star-sarah-lee-wraps-national-games-campaign-keirin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3148720/track-cycling-star-sarah-lee-wraps-national-games-campaign-keirin?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:45:46 +0000 Track cyclist Sarah Lee Wai-sze clinched the first gold medal for Hong Kong and proved she is still the best sprint racer in Asia after her victory in the women’s sprint at the National Games of China on Monday. It was a second gold for the 34-year-old in her fourth National Games when she defeated long-time rival Zhong Tianshi of Shanghai in the final. Lee won both races in the best-of-three tie as she came from behind on both occasions to overcome her rival with a powerful dash to the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3148593/china-national-games-track-cycling-star-sarah-lee-clinches-first?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3148593/china-national-games-track-cycling-star-sarah-lee-clinches-first?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:32:00 +0000 Track cyclist Leung Ka-yu won the first medal for Hong Kong at the 14th National Games after finishing third in the men’s omnium, an event which won by Hong Kong in Tianjin four years ago. Replacing compatriot and the defending champion Leung Chun-wing, Leung finished the gruelling four-discipline event which was completed in one day with 123 points. In fact, the three medallists finished very closely together, with silver medallist Jiang Zhihui of Liaoning, scoring 127 while the gold medal went... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3148479/track-cyclist-leung-ka-yu-wins-first-medal-hong-kong-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3148479/track-cyclist-leung-ka-yu-wins-first-medal-hong-kong-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Sep 2021 11:51:05 +0000 Track cyclist Sarah Lee Wai-sze stayed on course for a medal at the National Games, after reaching the round of 16 in the women’s sprint, the same event that saw her grab bronze at the Tokyo Olympics last month. After a mediocre performance in the team sprint the previous day with youngster Yeung Cho-yiu, Lee returned to the track to finish third in the sprint qualifiers before beating Hebei’s Lin Tianzi after three laps to progress to the last 16. The 34-year-old Hong Kong ace clocked 10.514... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3148424/sarah-lee-stays-course-first-national-games-medal-after-reaching?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3148424/sarah-lee-stays-course-first-national-games-medal-after-reaching?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Sep 2021 12:33:59 +0000 The Covid-19 pandemic remains the biggest obstacle as Hong Kong sends its 169-athlete delegation to the National Games of China, which will officially open its 14th edition in Xian Olympic Sports Complex in Shaanxi province on Wednesday. Athletes from the city, headed by the newly crowned Olympic men’s individual foil champion fencer Edgar Cheung Ka-long, will take part in 18 sports out of a total 35, mainly Olympic programmes. It’s the seventh time Hong Kong attends the biggest multi-sport... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3148399/china-quarantine-forces-hong-kong-reduce-national-games-delegation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3148399/china-quarantine-forces-hong-kong-reduce-national-games-delegation?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Sep 2021 05:57:25 +0000 Men’s cyclist Leung Chun-wing is ready to put the disappointment of his absence from the Tokyo Olympics behind him as he kicks off his National Games campaign in Shaanxi on Friday to maintain Hong Kong’s perfect gold medal record in every Games since its debut in 1997. Hong Kong has never missed out on a gold medal in cycling since Wong Kam-po won the men’s individual road race at the Shanghai Games, three months after the handover of sovereignty to the mainland. Leung was the omnium champion on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3148006/hong-kong-cyclists-out-maintain-perfect-medal-record-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3148006/hong-kong-cyclists-out-maintain-perfect-medal-record-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Sep 2021 09:28:54 +0000 Cycling officials want Hong Kong medal winner Sarah Lee Wai-sze to lead the team at next year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou after the veteran proved at the Tokyo Olympics that she was still competitive at the highest level. At 34, Lee collected her second Olympic medal on Sunday at the Izu Velodrome after finishing third in the women’s sprint, nine years after she won keirin bronze at the London Olympics. “Her experience and international exposure is second to none,” said Cycling Association... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3144366/cycling-chief-wants-sarah-lee-lead-hong-kongs-charge-2022-asian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3144366/cycling-chief-wants-sarah-lee-lead-hong-kongs-charge-2022-asian?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Aug 2021 07:51:34 +0000 A Hong Kong property tycoon has pledged an additional HK$4 million (US$514,075) to a local sports technology initiative that designed the suit worn by Olympic track cycling medallist Sarah Lee Wai-sze in the hope of kick-starting innovation in the development of other kinds of gear. Lee beat Germany’s Emma Hinze to bring the city its sixth Olympic medal on Sunday, wrapping up Hong Kong’s most successful Games ever. Her win prompted Sun Hung Kai Properties executive director Adam Kwok Kai-fai to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3144283/hong-kong-property-tycoon-gives-another-hk4-million-tech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3144283/hong-kong-property-tycoon-gives-another-hk4-million-tech?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Aug 2021 08:59:20 +0000 Sarah Lee Wai-sze dashed into the quarter-final of the sprint event at Tokyo 2020 on Saturday after catching up-and-coming star Mathilde Gros in a late dash for the line. It was an assured, tactically on-point showing from the 34-year-old who has endured a tricky Tokyo 2020 campaign so far, catching the Frenchwoman with a last-ditch lunge for the line after a competitive last-16 heat. Hong Kong’s Lee, a bronze medallist in keirin at the London 2012 Games, has had to make her progress the hard... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3144219/tokyo-olympics-sarah-lee-remains-medal-hunt-after-moving-sprint?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3144219/tokyo-olympics-sarah-lee-remains-medal-hunt-after-moving-sprint?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Aug 2021 07:17:50 +0000 Sarah Lee Wai-sze’s remarkable rise to cycling’s elite tier goes beyond the awards and silverware. From struggling with anaemia as a child, to nearly giving up the sport after a nasty collision as a teen, to the sudden loss of her coach and personal starter, to learning her friend and rival was confined to a wheelchair after a training crash – Lee has been through it all, and would be the first to tell you she is still going. The 34-year-old has repeatedly swatted aside talk of age leading up to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3144168/tokyo-olympics-who-sarah-lee-wai-sze-anaemic-housing-estate-youth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3144168/tokyo-olympics-who-sarah-lee-wai-sze-anaemic-housing-estate-youth?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Aug 2021 02:00:16 +0000