Asian Para Games: swimmer Chan Yui-lam smashes record twice en route to gold for Hong Kong
- The city takes its medal tally to 30 after day four, led by Paralympian Chan, who collects her second gold in the 100 metres butterfly S14
- In badminton, Chu Man-kai ousts compatriot Wong Chun-yim to reach men’s singles gold-medal match, but they team up to win through to doubles final
Hong Kong’s athletes have continued to shine at the Asian Para Games, reaching 30 medals in total after the fourth full day of competition in Hangzhou.
The city had accumulated five golds, nine silvers and 16 bronzes as of Thursday – ranking 11th in the medals table – and leading the charge was Paralympic swimmer Chan Yui-lam, who topped the podium for a second time in three days.
Chan smashed the Games record twice in the women’s 100 metres butterfly S14 at the Hangzhou Sports Centres Aquatics Arena, continuing the form that had already brought her 100m backstroke gold and 100m breaststroke silver.
The 20-year-old broke the mark in qualifying fastest from the morning heats before improving it by a further 1.54 seconds in the evening’s final with her winning time of one minute, 4.73 seconds.
Japanese duo Aira Kinoshita and Mami Inoue took silver and bronze respectively, while Hongkonger Cheung Ho-ying finished fifth.
