(From left) Germany's Lea Sophie Friedrich, Hong Kong's Sara Lee Wai-sze, Russia's Daria Shmeleva and South Africa's Charlene Du Preez compete in first round heats of the women's track cycling keirin event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Izu Velodrome in Izu, Japan, on August 4, 2021. (ODD ANDERSEN / AFP)
HONG KONG – Hong Kong's track cycling star Sarah Lee Wai-sze qualified on Wednesday afternoon for the quarterfinals of the keirin event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Lee secured a quarterfinals slot after she finished first in her repechage race. She had ended up in third palce in her opening race.
Only the top two cyclists in the first-round heat and the repechage qualify automatically for the next round.
Lee’s teammate, Jessica Lee Hoi-yan, failed to qualify after she finished fourth in her opening and repechage race.
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Sarah Lee won the bronze medal in the keirin during the London 2012 Olympics.