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South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Running, swimming are ‘meditative' for Hong Kong triathlete and open-water swim organiser
Sophia Lai Chi-lok is among Hong Kong's most accomplished amateur triathletes. The 41-year-old investment banker has trained with the Hong Kong Triathlon National Squad and made the podium at 10km (6.2-mile) running races, triathlons and aquathlons – which comprise a swim and a run. She was the second woman across the finish line in the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 10km race in 2022, and the 2023 Hong Kong Aquathlon Championship women's champion. That year, she also took part in the Asia Triathlon Cup Hong Kong, and was the top woman overall in the sprint event. Many of the people she competes against are half her age. Petite at just 1.51 metres (4ft 11in), Lai's sports career only took off in 2014, when she was in her early thirties and working in Hong Kong; an evening of drinking games with friends in nightlife district Lan Kwai Fong was the unlikely catalyst for it. They made a friendly wager: at the end of the evening, whoever had lost the most games would have to take part in an athletic competition. Lai was the loser, and signed up for her first aquathlon, at Kowloon Tsai Park. To her surprise, even though she did not specifically train for it, she finished as the top female overall.
Malay Mail
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Malay Mail
PM praises national sepak takraw squad after narrow Asian Cup loss: ‘Defeat is not failure'
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — The National sepak takraw squad displayed a commendable performance and showed extraordinary achievement in the final match of the 2025 Asian Cup Sepak Takraw Championship which ended yesterday. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that despite Malaysia's defeat to Thailand, he remains confident that the national squad can rise and achieve success in the future. 'Today's defeat does not mean permanent failure. The national regu will surely rise stronger and more solid in future championships. Thank you for the high fighting spirit and tireless efforts to bring glory to Malaysia,' he said in his Facebook yesterday. Malaysia had to be satisfied with the runner-up position in the team regu event after losing 0-2 to Thailand in the Asian Cup final which took place at the Titiwangsa Stadium here today while India and South Korea shared third position as losing semifinalists. The nation's first regu comprising Amirul Zazwan Amir (feeder), Mohammad Syahir Mohd Rosdi (tekong) and Mohamad Azlan Alias (killer), lost 11-15 in the first set, before rallying to win 15-12 but ultimately succumbed 15-17 in a thrilling deciding battle. Meanwhile, the second regu consisting of Farhan Adam, Muhammad Haziq Hairul Nizam and Muhammad Noraizat Mohd Nordin, managed to win the first set 15-13, before going down 13-15 in the second and 4-15 in the deciding set to Thai trio, Sittipong Kamchan, Tanaphon Sapyen and Sirisak Anuloon. — Bernama
