Hong Kong cycling star Sarah Lee commits to 2020 Olympics in Tokyo after months of uncertainty
The 30-year-old says age is not a concern and she is confident she can challenge for a medal in Japan
Sarah Lee Wai-sze has performed a U-turn on her career, saying she will compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after all, much to the relief of the Hong Kong camp.
Breaking months of silence after there were suggestions she might not commit herself to another gruelling build-up, Hong Kong’s most successful cyclist has decided to go for her third Olympics.
The 30-year-old has kept the media guessing as to her long-term future, with the Hong Kong camp fearing she was ready to pack it in after clinching a bronze medal at last year’s World Championships in Hong Kong.
“My next event will be the World Cup series in Minsk [Belarus] this month which means I will also continue for the next three years,” said Lee, who easily won the women’s sprint at the Hong Kong Championships at the Tseung Kwan O velodrome on Saturday.
It was her first event since she took part in the Asian Indoor Games in September in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
