Sarah Lee Wai-sze of Hong Kong and Katy Marchant of Great Britain compete during the track cycling women's sprint race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug 7, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (CHRISTOPHER ENA/AP)
HONG KONG – Hong Kong's star cyclist Sarah Lee Wai-sze advanced to the semifinals of the women's sprint at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.
The 34-year-old defeated Katy Marchant of Great Britain 2-0 in their best-of-three quarterfinal at Izu Velodrome to keep alive her hopes of winning a medal at the Tokyo Games.
Earlier on Saturday, Lee edged Mathilde Gros of France by a mere 0.019 seconds in heat 4 of the 1/8th finals to enter the quarterfinals.
Lee, who won the bronze medal in the keirin during the London 2012 Olympics, will next race in the semifinals, which start at 9:18 am Hong Kong time on Sunday.
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