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Sarah Lee Wai-szei

Sarah Lee Wai-sze is a professional racing cyclist, one of Hong Kong’s most successful athletes. She won a bronze medal at the London Olympics in 2012 in the keirin and was world champion in the 500m time-trial after winning in Belarus in 2013. She has won three Asian Games gold medals, in the 500m time-trial at Guangzhou 2010 and the keirin and sprint at Incheon 2014.

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Sources at Hong Kong Cycling Association say double Olympic bronze medallist has effectively retired and is now concentrating on her degree at Baptist University.

Prospect of Olympic bronze medallist retiring comes into focus again with Hong Kong cycling chief admitting ‘we haven’t heard from her for a while’.

Organisers of the Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Cyclothon on Sunday believe international races could return to the city next year, after the showpiece event was staged for the first time since 2018.

Post puts the big issues to city’s sporting elite: how pandemic has changed them, the importance of staging events in Hong Kong – and the impact of axing them.

Hongkonger wins two events at JICF International Track Cup in Japan, following comments suggesting she has not ruled out competing in 2024 Games after all.

Sarah Lee bows out early at the UCI Nations Cup in Colombia, beaten in the last-16 by eventual bronze medallist Ellesse Andrews, but will look for redemption in the keirin.

Hong Kong cycling chief cites safety fears after opting to forego trip to India, but Lee Sze-wing says ‘no place is a guarantee you will not get Covid-19’.

Double Olympic bronze medallist still with Hong Kong team after celebrating 35th birthday, but Hangzhou plans on hold until ‘there is a clearer idea of new dates’.

Cyclist Sarah Lee is a motivational speaker and inspiration to the young generation while Lamsam is dedicated to raising awareness about hearing impairment.

The 34-year-old Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist is happy with third place in keirin after winning gold in the women’s sprint the previous day in Luoyang.

Leung finishes just five points behind champion from Beijing and national team in closely contested race as Sarah Lee gets ready to clinch more medals.

Two-time Olympic bronze medallist improves her qualifying time from Tokyo as she looks to repeat her gold medal feat achieved at the 2013 Liaoning Games.

Edgar Cheung heads Hong Kong’s 169-strong team but 21-day quarantine means only full-time athletes considered this year, while swimmers are also absent at ‘Mini Olympics’.