Paris Olympics: Hong Kong sprinter Felix Diu to make final cut at expense of Tiffany Yue
- The 100-metre specialist would become the third athlete from the city to benefit from the wild card entry
Hong Kong sprinter Felix Diu Chun-hei is expected to become the newest member of the city’s Olympic delegation this week, thanks to a universality spot from World Athletics.
Diu’s gain would come at the expense of long jumper Tiffany Yue Nga-yan, who has fallen down the world rankings in recent weeks, and is likely to be just below the 32nd spot when Olympic qualification closes on Sunday.
The 100-metre specialist would become the third athlete from the city to benefit from the wild card entry, after long jumper Theo Chan Ming-tai, who competed in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, and 110m hurdler Arenas Chan Chung-wang, who ran at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Racewalker Ching Siu-nga and distance runner Christy Yiu Kit-ching qualified via their world rankings in 2021 and 2016, respectively.
Olympic qualification for the 100m is 10.00 seconds, with Diu’s fastest time of the year 10.33. On Friday, Kishane Thompson ran a world-leading 9.77 to win the 100m at the Jamaican Olympic trials.
Kwan Kee, president of the Hong Kong Association of Athletics Affiliates (HKAAA), said Diu was expected to be allocated the place in Paris, unless Yue’s circumstances changed over the next two days.
