Sarah Lee confident of another victory
Hong Kong's world-class rider stays on course for a second gold medal in the women's sprint competition, hoping to add to her keirin title
Hong Kong's golden girl Sarah Lee Wai-sze stayed on track for her second gold medal in Incheon after making a convincing start in the women's sprint on Tuesday.
On a day when Hong Kong swept to their second medal of the Games in cycling after Cheung King-lok clinched bronze in the men's omnium, Lee reached the quarter-finals of the sprint, eager to add to the gold she won in the keirin at the weekend.
Lee finished second in qualifying, just behind her main rival Zhong Tianshi of China, and has a good chance of another gold after clocking 10.831 seconds in the 200-metre race, already her best time so far in Incheon.
[Sarah Lee] loves a challenge and will be out to win her second gold. She did very well in qualifying
However, the 2012 London Olympic bronze medallist will face a fight against Zhong after the mainlander set a new Games record of 10.78 seconds.
Lee will meet Takako Ishii of Japan in Wednesday's quarter-finals, a formality before she gets her first real test in meeting China's Lin Junhong in the next round and then a possible showdown against Zhong in the final.
"Lee will need to beat the two mainlanders before she can win a gold medal," said Hong Kong coach Shen Jinkang.
"She loves a challenge and will be out to win her second gold. She did very well in qualifying and she's confident of achieving a good result, especially after capturing gold in the keirin."
Meanwhile, Cheung lapped the peloton twice in the omnium race to earn 40 points and scored another 31 sprint points on his way to bronze.