Hong Kong swimmers win silver and bronze at Asian Para Games
Hong Kong swimmers Lau Siu-yi and Wong Hon-yin won silver and bronze in the S14 200m freestyle at the Asian Para Games, finishing second and third respectively.
Hong Kong's swimming team added two more medals at the Asian Para Games on 19 October, with Lau Siu-yi and Wong Hon-yin claiming silver and bronze in the women's and men's S14 200-metre freestyle events, respectively.
In the women's S14 200-metre freestyle final, three Hong Kong swimmers — Lau Siu-yi, Chan Yui-lam and Cheung Ho-ying — qualified for the race. Lau held second place throughout and finished with a time of 2 minutes 12.04 seconds to take silver. Chan placed fifth and Cheung sixth. Gold went to Japanese swimmer Kino Ayara.
In the men's S14 200-metre freestyle final, Hong Kong's Wong Hon-yin touched the wall third in a time of 1 minute 59.15 seconds, earning bronze. Teammate Cheung Chun-nok finished fourth, less than 0.1 seconds behind. Gold and silver were both won by Thai swimmers.