Hong Kong on Tuesday brought home two more gold medals at the Asian Games, with swimmer Siobhan Haughey and the men’s rugby sevens team reaching the top of the podium.
Star swimmer Siobhan Haughey set a new Asian record of 52.17 seconds in the women’s 1srcsrc-metre freestyle final, beating China’s Yang Junxuan by almost a full second.
It is her second gold medal in Hangzhou, where she has also won two bronzes.
The swimmer told HOY TV that she is satisfied she managed to achieve her best time in the race, something Haughey said she has not done in two years.
“I didn’t think too much [about setting a new Asian record]. I know I’m capable of swimming my best time, and I managed to do it in the end so I was happy.”
On the rugby pitch, the men’s sevens team managed to defend their Asian Games title, defeating Sou
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