Hong Kong's Grace Lau eyes World Games karate medal, asks for ‘positive energy'
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The Hongkonger, who three years ago won bronze at the last edition of the Games in Birmingham, Alabama, was set to compete against Iran's Fatemeh Sadeghi Dastak in the semi-finals on Friday afternoon.
'We secured the No 1 spot in the pool and have earned our place in the semi-finals!' Lau said in a post on social media.
'We will be competing again in just a few hours, and after that, it will be the final.
'I'd like to ask everyone for your prayers and positive energy. Let's do this together one more time!'
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