Stephanie Au delights home crowd with World Cup medal
Less than a week after competing in the Asian Indoor Games, Hong Kong favourite is back in action and doesn’t disappoint as she wins bronze at Victoria Park
Less than a week after competing in the Asian Indoor Games in Ashgabat, home favourite Stephanie Au Hoi-shun showed she still had something up her sleeve as she gave home fans something to cheer about by winning bronze in the women’s 50m backstroke at the World Cup on Saturday night.
Au smashed her own record set three years ago in Doha as she sliced through the water in a new time of 26.95 seconds that was good enough for bronze in the Hong Kong leg of the World Cup series at Victoria Park. Her previous best time of 27.04 was recorded at the World Championships (short course) in the Qatar capital.
Au credited her bronze medal to her coach and a loyal Hong Kong following, who cheered her every stroke.
“It makes a difference when you’re racing at home as they are cheering loudly for you,” said Au. “And when I finished the race, there was a big roar from the crowd. At that moment, I knew I did well.”
