Hong Kong judoka Wong Ka-lee on Saturday bowed out from the Olympics, losing 10-0 to Austrian Katharina Tanzer.

Wong was eliminated in the women’s 48-kilogramme competition by Tanzer, who is 17 places higher than her in the world rankings.

She said she was disappointed with her performance.

"I could have performed better, because I thought I had a chance after the draw. I hope I could do better next time.

"I would like to thank [my coach and my younger brother] for encouraging me all the time... I was very nervous before the match, but they tried to help me relax."

Wong, 26, was competing in the Games for the first time and marked the return of a Hong Kong judoka in the Olympics after 12 years.

Separately, the quartet of Camille Cheng, Stephanie Au, Karen Tam and Natalie Kan, came second last in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay with a time of 3 minutes and 42.42 seconds.

The Hong Kong, China team remained in last place for most of the race, before overcoming Ireland to claim seventh.

Au – who's taking part in her fifth Olympics – said the team had put in "100 percent of hard work" to prepare for the Games.

On competing in the future, the swimmer said: "I just wanted to swim well this time, simply focus on doing well in the competition, and think about the rest later."
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Last updated: 2024-07-27 HKT 21:33