Paris Olympics: cyclist Sarah Lee back to winning ways after 2024 hint
- Hong Kong track star wins two events at JICF International Track Cup in Japan as she regains some of her old form
- Her comments on Instagram suggest she has not ruled out competing in 2024 Games after all
Hong Kong’s Sarah Lee Wai-sze won two events at the weekend’s JICF International Track Cup in Japan – after the city’s leading cyclist left open the possibility of prolonging her glittering career until the Paris Olympics.
The two-time Olympic bronze medallist, 35, had previously hinted that she might bow out after this year’s now-postponed Asian Games, but admitted this month in an Instagram Live that she had not ruled out racing in Paris in two years’ time.
“A lot of people want me to keep competing or to compete in Paris 2024, but that’s a bit far away for me,” Lee said. “I haven’t thought about it yet, so if you want to know my answer now, there isn’t one, but I’m really positive, whether it’s cycling or my studies [at Baptist University in Hong Kong].”
That appeared to leave the door ajar to the three-time world champion representing Hong Kong in both a rescheduled Asian Games next year and the 2024 Olympics, despite her intention to prioritise finishing her studies.
And she showed signs of what she can offer at the JICF (Japan Intercollegiate Cycling Federation) International Track Cup in Chiba at the weekend, winning the keirin on Saturday and the sprint on Sunday.
“I have a timetable for when I will be a coach,” she said. “I postponed my studies for two years [for the Tokyo Olympics], and if I postpone again this year due to the postponement of the Asian Games, my life will be delayed for another year.
