Don’t compare young gun Leung Chun-wing and I, says Wong Kam-po as Hong Kong get set for Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
The up-and-coming cyclist is in form at the National Games in Tianjin and gets another chance to prove himself in Turkmenistan later this month
Promising Leung Chun-wing is primed to be Hong Kong’s next star cyclist but he will never be another Wong Kam-po, according to the legend himself.
Leung collected one gold and one silver medal on the velodrome at the National Games in Tianjin, helping Hong Kong to their best performance so far in the event. With the road race starting on Wednesday, the 23-year-old former world junior champion could bag even more.
“I don’t think he would like to be called Wong Kam-po the second and it is also not fair to compare me and him as we are two different riders with different backgrounds and characters,” said Wong, who recently started working as an executive under the Olympic Committee’s sports legacy programme after leaving the Sports Institute as its cycling coach.
“And Leung has already established himself as a major force in the Hong Kong team following his performance in Tianjin and he still has plenty of room for improvement at international level.
“We are happy there are new faces coming through the ranks to make Hong Kong cycling stronger and better so that they can remain competitive at the highest level.”
Leung will not have to wait too long to get another chance to prove himself on the international stage. He is among the 119-strong Hong Kong delegation for the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, which kick off in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in a fortnight, with the Hong Kong delegation honoured at a flag presentation at the Harbour Grand Hotel on Tuesday.