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Kwok Ho-ting and Jamie Wong bag golds at International Track Cup meeting

Mainland rivals gang up on Olympic star Sarah Lee Wai-sze on final day of action at Tseung Kwan O velodrome

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(From left) Hong Kong's Kwok Ho-ting, Cheung King-wai, Cheung King-lok and Leung Chun-wing join the men elite group's match of  Hong Kong International Track Cup. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Kwok Ho-ting saved the best for last as he won the men's scratch race on the final day of the Hong Kong International Track Cup, but Sarah Lee Wai-sze was again denied a gold by mainland rivals in the women's keirin final.

Rejoining the Hong Kong team only last month, Kwok, the 2011 world champion in the same event, had to dig deep to win the 15-kilometre, 60-lap race at the UCI Class I event in Tseung Kwan O on Sunday.

"I was only 70 per cent of my best. It was tough," said Kwok. "I tried my best to hang in there in the closing stages, which reminded me of some of the best moments I had when I won the world title a couple of years ago.

"Nonetheless, the victory will give me confidence when I kick off my first World Cup campaign of the season in Mexico next week."

Hong Kong's Jamie Wong waves to her home fans after winning her third gold medal, in the points race, at the International Track Cup meeting at the Tseung Kwan O velodrome on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong's Jamie Wong waves to her home fans after winning her third gold medal, in the points race, at the International Track Cup meeting at the Tseung Kwan O velodrome on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua

Fellow Hong Kong team member Jamie Wong Wan-yiu claimed her third gold medal of the three-day event with victory in the women's points race. The 27-year-old, currently third in the world standings, should now return to the top of the rankings, at least temporarily.

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