GOLDEN GIRLS

Hong Kong is not known for athletic excellence. When “San San” Lee Lai-san won Hong Kong’s first and only Olympic gold medal, for windsurfing at the 1996 Olympic Games, she criticised Hong Kong for not supporting sports. More than 20 years later, winds of change are blowing. Four female athletes are hotly tipped for the Tokyo Games (if it goes ahead): Sarah Lee Wai-sze in track cycling, swimmer Siobhan Haughey, Grace Lau Mo-sheung in karate and fencer Vivian Kong Man-wai. If they do well, their success stands to shape the way sport is viewed and promoted in the city, inspiring the next generation of athletes, particularly women.