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2018 Asian Para Games: Hong Kong Captures 2 More Gold Medals in Swimming and Lawn Bowls

10 October 2018

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Hong Kong won a total of 14 medals, comprising 2 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze, on the fifth day of competition.

Swimmer Chan Yui-lam clinched a gold medal in the women’s 100m butterfly S14, while lawn bowls player Tang Shun-yee won the title in the mixed singles B3 event. The lawn bowls team also contributed 3 silver and 2 bronze medals on the day. The silvers came from Li Chi-ming, Wu Man-ying and Kwok-wing in the mixed singles B2, women’s singles B7 and mixed singles B4, while Tang Mei-yi and Yim Man-ching took bronze in the women’s singles B8 and the mixed singles B2 respectively.

There were also outstanding performances from other sports, including 2 silver medals won by table tennis players Ko Hang-yee and Choi Siu-hung in the men’s doubles TT2-3, and Chen Silu and Lee Ming-yip in the men’s doubles TT6-7. In athletics, runner Yu Chun-lai finished second in women’s 100m T36 with her season's best time. Wheelchair fencers captured 2 bronze medals, by Yu Chui-yee in the women’s epee individual category A and Tong Nga-ting in the women’s epee individual category B respectively. There were also bronze medals for boccia players Yeung Hiu-lam in the mixed BC2 individual and Ho Yuen-kei in the BC3 category.

Event Athletes Position
Athletics ATHLETICS
Women's 100m T36 Yu Chun-lai 2nd
Boccia BOCCIA
Mixed Individual BC2 Yeung Hiu-lam 3rdnd
Mixed Individual BC3 Ho Yuen-kei 3rdnd
Boccia LAWN BOWLS
Mixed Singles B3 Tang Shun-yee* 1st
Women's Singles B7 Wu Man-ying 2nd
Mixed Singles B2 Li Chi-ming Rockey 2nd
Mixed Singles B4 Kwok Wing 2nd
Women’s Singles B8 Tang Mei-yi 3rd
Mixed Singles B2 Yim Man-ching 3rd
Swimming SWIMMING
Women's 100m Butterfly S14 Chan Yui-lam 1st
Table Tennis TABLE TENNIS
Men's Doubles TT2-3 Choi Siu-hung
Ko Hang-yee
2nd
Men's Doubles TT6-7 Chen Silu
Lee Ming-yip
2nd
Wheelchair Fencing  WHEELCHAIR FENCING
Women's Epee Individual - Category A Yu Chui-yee 3rd
Women's Epee Individual - Category B Tong Nga-ting 3rd