NOVEMBER 14, 20 DAILY PAGE 3 ASIAD TOP PERFORMER ’s Lee upsets Guo for time trial gold CHINESE STAR RIDER STUNNED IN FIRST MEDAL EVENT AFTER A POOR START IN FINAL

GUANGZHOU — of in Sharjah this year, fi nished 0.207 off Hong Kong pulled off an upset in the the pace for silver, with Hsiao Mei-yu opening event of the of Chinese Taipei taking bronze, 1.495 , snatching victory in the behind Lee. 500m time trial from defending cham- Guo insisted, however, that she had pion and favorite not been put off by Lee’s record-break- . ing ride. The 29-year-old “I wasn’t aff ected by her breaking the Lee, the top-ranked record,” the 24-year-old said. “Anyway, CYCLING track cyclist in the I can only control my performance, I time trial, indi- cannot control what others do. vidual , and “I was a little slow in the fi rst lap, but disciplines, set an Asian record of it didn’t have much infl uence (on the 33.945 seconds at the Guangzhou result).” velodrome. Bronze medalist Hsiao said she was “I have been longing for this medal,” delighted with having set a personal said Lee. “I have been turning in good best, but was slightly put out given performances on a daily basis in train- how well the track had raced. ing.” “I didn’t let my coach down. I’m Lee’s coach, Shen Jinkang, said that happy to get a medal,” she said. Guo endured an off day in the saddle. “Th e fi rst time I saw my result, I was “She didn’t perform well in the fi rst a little bit disappointed. But aft er see- half of the fi rst lap,” said the coach. ing Kim Wong-yeong’s result (35.801), “If she had put in her normal per- I thought I might be able to get a dif- formance she would have got gold, ferent medal.” not Lee.” Th ere was disappointment for Japa- From a standing start on her aero- nese teenager Kayono Maeda, ranked dynamically streamlined bike, Lee third in the world in the discipline by powered through the two laps of the the sport’s governing body, the UCI, as track to pile the pressure on Guo, who she clocked in at 36.033. started last of the 10 competitors. There are nine more gold medals It proved to be too much for the up for grabs, with men going in six home favorite, who won Olympic disciplines (sprint, team sprint, indi- bronze in the sprint at the Beijing vidual pursuit, team pursuit, Keirin, Games aft er the time trial was scrapped point race) and the women in three to make way for BMX. others (sprint, individual pursuit, BOBBY YIP / REUTERS The Chinese rider, who trumped point race). Hong Kong’s Lee Wai Sze rides to victory in the women’s 500m time trial fi nal at the Asian Games on Lee for the Asian Championships title AGENCE FRANCEPRESSE Saturday. Lee set an Asian record of 33.945 seconds.

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