Hong Kong’s Leung Yuk-wing to join likes of Lionel Messi and Usain Bolt at Laureus Sports Awards
Boccia player rose to world number one this year
Hong Kong’s paralympics gold medallist Leung Yuk-wing has been nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards for the second year in a row.
The boccia player, who won gold at Athens 2004, rose to world No.1 in the individual BC4 category, helping Hong Kong to do the same in pairs.
Leung has finished in the medals in all four boccia World Opens in which he has competed, in the bowls-like sport.
In 2014 he was World Champion and Asian Games gold medallist, while last year he won two gold medals and a bronze medal at the BISFed World Open in Korea and Colombia
Two thousand journalists vote for nominees in seven categories at the annual awards.
“I am pleased and honoured to be nominated for the second time,” said Leung. “I want to thank BISFed (Boccia International University Sports Federation) on my nomination, also want to thank the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Disabled , coaches and teammates, without their help, I could not get such results and nomination.”
