33? Not too old – I’ll make it, says Hong Kong cycling ace Sarah Lee as she begins Tokyo 2020 campaign next month
After her record-breaking gold medal success at the Asian Games, the 31-year-old ace turns her attention to Olympic qualifying starting in Paris
Buoyed by Hong Kong’s gold medal winning success at the Asian Games in Jakarta, track heroine Sarah Lee Wai-sze is convinced the city has enough firepower to compete against the world’s best in the women’s team sprint at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
By that time, the 2012 London Games bronze medallist will be 33 but she will get more support than ever as the Hong Kong women attempt to qualify for the Olympic team sprint for the first time with Paris the first leg of a long road to qualifying next month.
In years gone by, the 31-year-old, who won two Asian Games gold medals in Jakarta, fought a lone battle as head and shoulders the best Hong Kong rider.
But Lee is chuffed that Hong Kong riders have improved in leaps and bounds and could be a major force in the women’s team sprint in addition to the individual competitions. Hong Kong won three gold and four silver medals in Indonesia but the local women really stood out with cycling clearly the best performing squad among the 587-member Hong Kong delegation in Jakarta.
