On song Sarah Lee Wai-sze reaches 500m time trial final at Track World Championships
Home favourite posts second best time of her career in qualifying on Saturday to reach the eight-rider final this evening at Tseung Kwan O Velodrome
Hong Kong’s Sarah Lee Wai-sze recorded one of her best results in the women’s 500m time trial on Saturday to earn a place in the final, but winning a gold medal will require a much better effort at the UCI Track World Championships.
The home favourite finished the two-lap qualifier in 33.647 seconds, putting her in the fourth place to reach the eight-rider final on Saturday evening.
The result is her second best time to date and beats the 33.736 seconds she clocked as she clinched a silver medal in the same event in London last year.
Lee’s best time of 33.296 seconds was recorded in a the World Cup series meeting at altitude in Mexico in 2013.
But defending champion Anastasiia Voinova of Russia, who won the team spirit at the Tseung Kwan O Velodrome on Wednesday, topped the timesheets in 33.325 seconds, followed by team spirit partner Daria Shmeleva in 33.419 seconds
Former world record holder, Miriam Welte of Germany, finished third with a time of 33.45 seconds.