Hong Kong win World Rowing Coastal Championship gold, as they ‘aim high’ with new combination
- Women’s fours finish first at the event in Victoria Harbour, despite having never raced together before
Hong Kong’s women took gold in the quad race at the World Rowing Coastal Championship on Sunday at Victoria Harbour.
Wong Sheung-yee, Leung Wing-wun, Hung Wing-yan-winne, Leung King-wan and cox Tse Yan-man had never raced as a team before, but set lofty goals nonetheless.
“There were only little points we had to try and synchronise,” Wong said. “Getting the gold medal was our target – we can only go faster if we aim high.
“When it came to the race, in some moments we didn't think we could do it, but we tried our best and in the end it a little bit of a surprise to win.”
More than 500 rowers from around the world have descended on Hong Kong for the competition, which has never been held in Asia before. The first rounds of heats were held on Friday and Saturday, and the finals on Sunday. There are categories for solos, pairs and quads.