Published: 17:35, September 21, 2026
‘Flying fish’ Haughey clinches second gold for HKSAR in Nagoya
By Stacy Shi in Hong Kong
Gold medalist Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong celebrates on the podium after the women's 200-meter freestyle final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Sept 21, 2026. (PHOTO/AP)

Star winner “Flying Fish” Siobhan Haughey on Monday won a second gold medal for the Hong Kong in the women’s 200-meter freestyle event at the 20th Asian Games being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

Haughey – Asia’s record holder for the event -- led throughout the race, finishing in one minute, 54.96 seconds, more than a body length ahead of the runner-up swimmer Li Jiaping from China.

Haughey said although her time wasn’t as fast as she had hoped, she had given it her all and was satisfied with the result.

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Her victory took the Hong Kong team’s medals tally in the tournament to six so far -- two golds, two silvers and two bronzes.

 

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