Team Macau has pulled off an historical best Asian Games this year with a gold medal, three silver and two bronze.
On the last match day, the Karate-do team garnered a silver medal. Additionally, the artistic swimming team finished the same day in seventh place, with a total of 487.4853 points.
Karate-do athlete Fong Man Wai ended her journey in the quarterfinal of the Women’s Kumite – 50kg event.
Team Macau consisted of 183 athletes, who competed in 21 events in this Asian Games.
Li Yi and Cai Feilong from Wushu or Martial Arts secured a gold and a silver medal respectively. Moreover, Karate-do athlete Kuok Kin Hang secured a silver medal, while Kuok alongside Fong Man Hou and Cheang Pei Lok won another silver as a team. Martial Art athletes Song Chi Kuan and Huang Junhua secured two bronze medals.
When ranked by the number of gold medals, Macau is in 25th place.
What is also worth noting is that great progress has been made by local athletes in a number of sports, despite not having won any medals.
Swimmers Terence Chao, Chen Pui Lam and Cheang Weng Chi have broken Macau records for Men’s 50m and 100m breaststroke, as well as Women’s 50m breaststroke and 400m mixed.
Meanwhile, golfer Si Ngai’s eighth place and cyclist Au Hoi Ian 12th in road race were the best results to date.
In light of the results, both Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng and Beijing’s Liaison Office in Macau have issued congratulatory letters.
In his letter, Ho described the results as “elating.” He pledged that resources will continue to be invested to enhance training facilities and support the development of competitive sports in Macau.
The Liaison Office, meanwhile, congratulated Macau athletes for their exceptional performances and subsequent results.
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