Winning streak
As Olympic fever sweeps across the city, we ask four of Hong Kong’s fit and fabulous sport fans who they think will take home gold
Boxing Lázaro Álvarez Claressa Shield
“One boxer to watch out for is Cuba’s Lázaro Álvarez in the men’s lightweight division. Álvarez’s style is so beautiful to watch. However, the most fierce competition will be in the women’s lightweight division between Ireland’s Katie Taylor, France’s Estelle Mossely and Azerbaijan’s Yana Alekseevna. Claressa Shield is definitely the one to watch in the women’s middleweight division.” Belinda Koo PETER Cheung “Novak has the strongest chance of winning the gold. He’s the undisputed number one player, the fittest at the moment compared to Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray, and his early exit at Wimbledon this year will no doubt fuel his desire to redeem himself. For the women, after Wimbledon I bet Serena Williams will take the gold in the singles, and possibly the doubles too with her sister Venus.” “I’m a big fan of Michael Phelps and Nathan Adrian. Nathan is my UC Berkeley fellow alum and both have a high chance of winning at least two golds and possibly one more in the relay.” esther ma Women’s Road Cycling Lizzie Armitstead Anna van der Breggen
“Lizzie Armitstead is in strong form on the back of her win a few months ago at the Tour of Flanders and is my pick to take the gold in Rio. However, I believe fierce competition will also come from Marianne Vos’ teammate Anna van der Breggen, who I hear is the bookies’ favourite.”