Hong Kong wins first gold at Asian Para Games in boccia
Hong Kong won its first gold at the Asian Para Games, with Lau Wai-yan defeating teammate Cheung Yuen in the women's BC4 individual boccia event. Hong Kong also took silver in the women's BC2, men's BC4 and bronze in the men's BC1.
Hong Kong secured its first gold medal of the Asian Para Games on 21 October, as boccia athlete Lau Wai-yan beat teammate Cheung Yuen in the women's BC4 individual final.
Lau took a 3-0 lead in the first set and added two points in each of the next two sets to lead 7-0 heading into the final set. She ultimately won 7-2, while Cheung claimed a silver medal for Hong Kong.
In the women's BC2 individual final, Hong Kong's Yeung Hiu-lam narrowly lost 5-6 to an Indonesian opponent, settling for silver.
On the men's side, Hong Kong's Leung Yuk-wing took silver in the BC4 individual final, losing 3-5 to a Thai competitor. In the men's BC1 individual bronze-medal match, Lung Tsz-kin beat an Indonesian player 6-5 to earn a bronze medal for Hong Kong.