Hong Kong's Olympic medal-winning track cyclist Sarah Lee Wai-sze took gold in the women's individual sprint Thursday in a dramatic third-race decider against Chinese rival Zhong Tianshi. Zhong just edged the first race and looked to have won the second but was then relegated for entering the sprinter's lane when Lee was already there. The third race saw 23-year-old Zhong pull ahead with half-a-lap to go but this time Lee, 27, managed to stay with her and push through to take her second gold of the competition.
Lee had already beaten Zhong into bronze in the keirin earlier in the competition. "I feel very excited - on the first day I was very nervous. This is like a dream for me," said an emotional Lee, clutching her medal.
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