Siobhan Haughey won Hong Kong's first Olympic swimming medal by taking silver in the 200m freestyle on Wednesday and said she hoped her achievement in Tokyo would inspire the next generation of Olympians back home.
The 23-year-old psychology major, already the first swimmer from Hong Kong to reach an Olympic final, looked set for gold before Australia's Ariarne Titmus chased her down.
Shopping malls opened early to live stream the event, which took place at 9.40 a.m. local time, while some restaurants opened for breakfast to let diners watch before going to work. Amateur swimmers celebrated her performance during morning training, brandishing posters of her name while others hit the city's bar district to watch and cheer with Hong Kong flags.
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