The 17-year-old will take medal-winning form in 100 and 200 metres from Asian and Chinese championships to the Games in Guangzhou
The past six months for local sprinter Jasper Koo Cheuk-fung have felt like life in the fast lane as the teenager stormed to a series of national and regional medals while smashing his personal bests. His next stop: China’s National Games.
From winning gold and bronze medals on his Asian Under-18 Championships debut in Saudi Arabia in April to doing the same at the Chinese Under-18 Championships two months later, Koo said he was enjoying a boom in his athletics career.
“Yes, I do think I have improved over the past six months, in terms of both my strength and mechanics,” the Diocesan Boys’ School pupil said.
The 17-year-old’s recent journey began in the Saudi city of Dammam, where he clocked 20.95 seconds over 200 metres, beating Hong Kong’s under-18 record by a massive 0.32 seconds and just 0.03 seconds shy of Magnus Johannsson’s city record.
