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South China Morning Post
14-06-2025
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Bailee Brown makes comeback as Hong Kong triathletes compete in Taizhou race
Bailee Brown made a determined return at the Asia Triathlon Cup in Taizhou on Saturday in her first race since a serious finger injury last October, but was forced to withdraw late in the run. Advertisement Brown kept pace early, finishing the opening 1.5 kilometres swim just three seconds behind eventual winner Huang Anqi. On the bike leg, Brown rode with fellow Hong Kong athlete Cade Wright in a group of three before dehydration forced her to stop 3km from the finish of the 10km run. 'It was a step in the right direction, I was impressed she got out there and got stuck in,' Hong Kong head coach Andrew Wright said. 'She's just not sharp enough yet, her race fitness isn't quite there. She pushed herself to the limit and crumbled with 3km to go. She had wobbly legs and dehydration, and couldn't finish. Cade Wright delivered a 'great swim' on the way to a ninth-place finish on the mainland. Photo: Eugene Lee 'She was upset and disappointed because she needs to prove her fitness, but I think she'll quickly come around and see lots of positives to take from her performance.'
South China Morning Post
13-06-2025
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- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong triathlete Bailee Brown set to return from injury ordeal in mainland China race
Bailee Brown has been cleared to return from her injury nightmare and join a 16-strong Hong Kong contingent at the Asia Triathlon Cup in Taizhou on Saturday. While the men's big three of Jason Ng Tai-long, Oscar Coggins and Robin Elg will skip the event, some of their teammates competing on the mainland this weekend have been warned they were fighting for their international futures. The luckless Brown needed three operations since badly damaging a finger in December. However, head coach Andrew Wright said the 25-year-old was in rude health following an unbroken four-week training block. 'Cream always rises to the top, and people who are talented bounce back from anything,' he added. 'She's as fit as she was before the injury, although not as fit or as fast as she'd have been without it. She'll be nearly there by the National Games [in November].' Wright said being able to train and fulfil her potential had significantly lifted Brown's mood. 'When you're stopped from doing what you're passionate about, it's a bit depressing,' he added. Oscar Coggins (left) is focusing on the National Championships. Photo: Jonathan Wong Coggins, Ng and Elg, along with Hilda Choi Yan-yin, are focusing on the China National Championships, which happen in a fortnight. Last time out, in Chengdu five weeks ago, Coggins' heartbeat dropped alarmingly, before he faded during the closing run. The 25-year-old had been disappointed with his performance at April's Asia Sprint Championships, too.
South China Morning Post
19-04-2025
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- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong pair's ‘chronic' Asia Triathlon Cup swims leave coach with National Games fear
Cade Wright and Hilda Choi Yan-yin paid for delivering 'chronic' swimming performances, as the Hong Kong pair finished 10th and 12th, respectively, in the Asia Triathlon Cup in Dexing on Saturday. Advertisement Of the city's five men, Wong Tsz-to delivered the best effort to finish 12th. While Wong and his colleagues are fighting to retain their Hong Kong Sports Institute full-time status, head coach Andrew Wright said the need for Cade Wright and Choi to improve in the water was growing urgent. 'Their swims were chronic – losing two minutes is poor,' coach Wright added. 'There's still time to fix it … if we can't, there's no point entering the National Games individual race [in November].' Advertisement The duo, who were racing in Dexing primarily to work on their swimming legs, emerged from the water more than two minutes down on the leading group. Huang Anqi of China won the race in two hours, one minute and two seconds. Cade Wright came home in 2:06.52, while Choi finished in 2:07.40.
South China Morning Post
17-04-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong triathlete Hilda Choi looks to Asia Cup in National Games quest
While most leading Hong Kong competitors skip the Asia Triathlon Cup in Dexing on Saturday, Hilda Choi Yan-yin has opted to compete in a bid to boost her National Games medal chances. Advertisement The 2018 Asian Games bronze medallist will join Cade Wright in a skeleton women's city team in mainland China this weekend. A five-strong men's quota will not feature any of top trio Oscar Coggins, Robin Elg or Jason Ng Tai-long, who are all being held back for a World Cup race in Chengdu next month. 'Racing would not be conducive to them delivering their best World Cup performance,' head coach Andrew Wright said. 'They need a consistent training block, with no travel, tapering or recovery.' After a continental sprint championships a fortnight ago in which Choi, 31, finished 24th in the individual race and struggled on her relay leg, Wright said his athlete 'had a bit of a shocker'. Cade Wright in action during this month's Asia Triathlon Sprint Championships in Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee 'She executes swims well in sessions, but not in races,' Wright said. 'It's productive to send her to every race where the swim is going to be fast. Advertisement 'For her and Cade, the biggest gap to the best National Games athletes is the swim. If they close it, they'll be in the race on the bike, then the run takes care of itself.'
South China Morning Post
03-03-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong triathletes Hilda Choi, Jason Ng rediscover passion after Olympic and injury woe
Two of Hong Kong's best triathletes, Hilda Choi Yan-yin and Jason Ng Tai-long, said during the weekend's National Games test event that they had recovered their passion and motivation after surviving significant setbacks. Advertisement Choi needed emergency surgery to save a finger on the eve of the delayed Asian Games in September 2023, after jamming the digit while reaching down to try to fix a part on her bike. She missed seven months, before returning for nine races last year. She began her 2025 with eighth place in the Asia Triathlon Cup in Malaysia last week, before coming sixth in Saturday's individual test event at Hong Kong's Central Harbourfront. The 31-year-old acknowledged her injury ordeal had been 'upsetting', but said she would now be retired if she had competed at her third Asian Games. '[The injury] was part of my journey and showed me what I want, and what I am passionate for,' Choi said. Jason Ng leads Shandong's eventual second-placed finisher Zhang Chi in Saturday's test race. Photo: Elson Li 'I'm mentally ready to challenge myself again and want to reach my full potential before I say I am done.
