HK sails to two golds at Asian Games

Hong Kong, China's sailing squad on Friday put on a show at the Asian Games, capturing two gold medals and a silver. Junior duo Ethan Kiu and Louis Polson delivered a near-flawless performance in the boys' skiff to secure gold with 11 net points. Singapore came second and Malaysia third. Meanwhile, Chloe Kong and McCarley Wong reigned supreme in the girls' skiff on 14 net points, seeing off hosts Japan. Malaysia took bronze. Olympian Nicholas Halliday clinched silver in the men’s ILCA 7 dinghy with 11 net points, two behind South Korean gold medallist Ha Jee-min. In the women's dinghy, Stephanie Norton narrowly missed out on bronze, after tying with third-placed India on net points and losing the tie-break on final race placement. The SAR has now won seven gold medals at this year's Games. Edited by Edmond Fong