HK’s Adam Mak takes fifth in National Games 50m breaststroke final

Hong Kong swimmer Adam Mak Sai-ting powered to fifth place in the men’s 50-meter breaststroke final Thursday night at the 15th National Games, clocking 27.71 seconds from lane eight as Shanghai’s Zheng Yinghao stormed to gold.

Zheng claimed the top spot, with Hubei’s Yan Zibei securing silver and teammate Sun Jiajun snagging bronze after Shanghai’s Qin Haiyang, who initially touched third, was disqualified. 

The result bumped Sun onto the podium in a dramatic finish.