Ready for Rio: Sarah Lee scoops her fourth gold medal in Melbourne
Hong Kong’s queen of cycling gives herself a huge psychological boost ahead of the Rio Olympics in six weeks as she shines once again at the conclusion of the International Track Series
Hong Kong ‘s golden girl Sarah Lee Wai-sze collected her fourth gold medal at the International Track Series in Melbourne on Sunday to put herself in perfect form ahead of this summer’s Rio Olympics.
Lee won a bronze in the keirin at the 2012 London Games and she gave every indication that she will be a major force in Rio with her latest success at the DISC velodrome.
Her latest win came in the women’s keirin and although she didn’t have to face major Aussie rivals Anna Meares and Stephanie Morton, the 29-year-old Lee still proved too strong for fellow Australian riders Kaarle McCulloch and Caitlin Ward and mainland sprinters Han Jin, Liu Lili and Zhang Linyin.
Hong Kong’s top sprinter easily won her heat of six riders to reach the final where she stamped her authority with her fourth gold at the meet.
But Lee would be slightly disappointed that she wasn’t able to gauge her fitness against China’s Rio Olympic representatives in the sprinting events – Zhong Tianshi and Gong Jinjie – who didn’t travel to Melbourne as they opted to compete in the China national championships. Zhong was crowned the sprint champion at the World Championships in London in March.
