王嘉莉

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Wong Ka Lee (王嘉莉), born on 3 June 1998, is a Hong Kong women's judoka about 1.62 metres tall who competes in the under-48 kg category and has become one of the mainstays of the Hong Kong, China team. The under-48 kg class is one of the lightest in women's judo and rewards speed, explosiveness and technical precision. She rose through local junior competition to the senior ranks and built experience in local and international events: in 2022 she placed ninth in the under-48 kg category at the Asian Judo Championships in Kazakhstan. In 2023 she won bronze in the same category at the Judo World Cup in Taipei, and was named in the Hong Kong, China delegation for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. In 2024 she qualified for the Paris Olympics, competing in the women's under-48 kg event and exiting in the round of 32, a major milestone in her career; Olympic places at under-48 kg must be earned through world ranking and qualifying events, so qualification itself is no small feat. In 2025 she won gold in the under-48 kg category at an international judo open, beating teammate Ho Lok Yee in an all-Hong Kong final. She has also competed at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, reaching the quarter-finals at under-48 kg. Through regular appearances at the Olympics, Asian Games and World Cups, she has become one of Hong Kong's leading light-weight women judoka.