Siobhan Haughey, in the 200m freestyle swimming finals, won gold with a time of 1:54.85 in Shenzhen on Thursday night.
Haughey, who started in the fifth lane against eight rivals at 7.13pm today, started off great with a lead from the beginning and finished with a time of 1:54.85 and obtained her first gold medal in the National Games, which is also Hong Kong's first gold medal in swimming in the games.
With her newest addition to the gold medal haul, this brings the local representatives' total gold medal tally to three, which breaks an over two-decade-long record.
The Hong Kong team obtained two gold medals in the 2001, 2009, 2017, and 2021 editions of the games.
Under the Jockey Club Athlete Incentive Awards Scheme, Haughey will receive HK$750,000 for her achievement.
She will return to the pool on Friday for the women’s 100-meter freestyle heats.
(Updated at 8.55pm)
