Beijing 2022: Hong Kong set to send largest-ever squad for Winter Olympics – three athletes
- Two skiers and a short-track speed skater have reached the qualifying standards to compete in Beijing, though the names have yet to be confirmed
- Hong Kong were represented by two short-track speed skaters in their 2002 Winter Games debut in Salt Lake City
Hong Kong are set to send their largest-ever squad to the Winter Olympics after being given a short-track speedskating slot for the Beijing 2022 Games.
On Thursday, the International Skating Union confirmed all quotas for the Beijing Games, with one spot allocated to Hong Kong in the men’s 500 metres short-track speedskating event.
The speed-skater, who has yet to be chosen, is eligible to join two skiers at the Beijing Winter Olympics from February 4-20. The skiers have met the minimum standards for Alpine skiing, giving Hong Kong a total of three places in Beijing.
Last month, star skater Sui Xin set a Hong Kong record of 41.004 seconds in the World Cup series in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, finishing in 12th place.
His performance came after three other appearances in the series in Beijing, Nagoya and Debrecen, with Sui finishing 21st overall based on his three best results. He did enough to earn Hong Kong one of the 32 tickets available for the event at the Winter Games.