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Sarah Lee named Hong Kong Outstanding Athlete
06 Apr 2018
Sarah Lee (Creative and Professional Writing, Year 2) won Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards 2017 and clinched medals in several international competitions.
This was the sixth time Sarah won the award. She expressed her sincere thanks to the people of Hong Kong for their valuable support and to HKBU teachers for their support and thoughtfulness. She said that the award has boosted her motivation to continue to earn glory for Hong Kong with her excellent performance in cycling competitions.
In 2017, Sarah said that her most memorable experience was winning a gold medal, together with teammates, in the Asian Indoor Games. Sarah said she also hopes to strike a good balance between her multiple roles as athlete, coach and student in the coming years.
In addition, Sarah won three gold medals in the recent Hong Kong International Track Cup, including Elite Time Trial, Elite Sprint and Elite Keirin, at which she assumed the role of coach assistant for the first time to help young athletes improve their competition performance.