Tang Wai-lok wins Hong Kong’s first gold medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio in the men’s S14 200m freestyle.
Swimming in the same pool where the Olympic Games were held a month ago. Tang took the lead just before the hundred metres mark and was on world record pace for much of the race, just missing out by five hundredths of a second, winning the gold medal in a new Paralympic Games record time of 1:56.32. Thomas Hamer (Great Britain) and Daniel Fox (Australia) took the silver and bronze medals in 1:56.58 and 1:56.69 respectively.
The race itself starts at around 3:30 of the youtube video.
The sixth Victoria Harbour Race takes place on the 16th October from Lei Yue Mun Sam Ka Tsuen Public Pier to Quarry Bay Park Public Pier.
The race comprises two groups, Racing and Leisure, which have respective quotas of 600 and 2,400 swimmers. There are seven categories in the Racing Group: Youth (aged 12 to 16), Open A (aged 17 to 34), Open B (aged 35 to 49), Open C (aged 50 or above), International (aged 14 or above), the Invitation Cup and the School category. The Leisure Group is open to all eligible swimmers aged 12 or above.
Online entry registration starts at www.hkharbourrace.com on the 8th June with the number of entries increased to 3000 this year.
Victoria Harbour Race 2016 Date: 8:30am, 16 October, 2016 Venue: Victoria Harbour Tickets: Online registration starts on 8 June 2016 at www.hkharbourrace.com
