Tokyo Olympics: gold medal fever grips Hong Kong as Siobhan Haughey chases glory in the pool
- ‘It’s really exciting. Coming into the Olympics, I wanted to make the finals in at least one event. I am really happy,’ she says ahead of 200m freestyle final
- Cycling star Sarah Lee raises expectations even higher by saying, ‘I am ready to win medals’ before boarding a plane for Games
Haughey raised expectations sky high when she finished second fastest after the two semi-finals of the women’s 200m freestyle on Tuesday. She led right until the finish when Australia’s 400m gold medallist Ariarne Titmus grabbed her at the wall.
The 23-year-old will now start as one of the favourites in the final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, starting at 9:41am Hong Kong time.
Cheung ignited an Olympic flame in Hong Kong when he ended a 25-year wait for the city’s second Olympic gold, after Lee Lai-shan’s historic triumph in windsurfing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
The 24-year-old Cheung carved his place in history by beating Olympic champion Daniele Garozzo, of Italy, winning the first medal of any colour in fencing for Hong Kong and only the fourth for the city in Games history.
