Asian Games 2023: Siobhan Haughey is happy to ‘bring glory to Hong Kong’ after another golden performance
- Swimming superstar breaks her own continental record to claim Asian Games gold in the 100m freestyle final
- Haughey dominates field in Hangzhou to add second gold after 200m freestyle glory – and she is hungry for more
Siobhan Haughey said she was thrilled to “bring glory to Hong Kong” after she emphatically claimed her second Asian Games gold medal in Hangzhou on Tuesday.
The city’s leading swimmer romped to victory in the 100 metres freestyle, breaking her own Asian record as she lowered the personal best she had set when winning silver at the Tokyo Olympic Games two years ago.
Haughey touched home in 52.17 seconds, with clear water and 0.94 seconds separating her from Chinese silver medallist Yang Junxuan.
Fellow Hongkonger Tam Hoi-lam came home in eighth position after finishing in 55.74.
The 200m freestyle gold Haughey had won on Monday – her first major long-course gold medal – had served to raise expectations for a repeat in the 100m, heightened further when she qualified fastest for the final.
And the 25-year-old wore her favourites’ tag lightly, swimming with confidence and control to open a comfortable advantage by the turn, before racing away from the field in a show of dominance.