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RTHK
29-06-2025
- Sport
- RTHK
Silver for HK in mixed triathlon relay
Silver for HK in mixed triathlon relay Team Hong Kong delivered a determined performance, finishing second only to the Shandong team. Photo courtesy of the Triathlon Association of Hong Kong China Team Hong Kong surged to a silver medal in the mixed relay event on the final day of the China National Triathlon Championships in Xuzhou on Sunday. The quartet of Cade Wright, Wong Tsz-to, Bailee Brown and Robin Elg delivered a determined performance, finishing second only to the Shandong team. Wright kicked off the race at a fierce pace. After a 300m swim, a 6.77km bike race and a 2km run, she was locked in the lead with the Shandong team. Wong then took over and kept Hong Kong in front before a sudden thunderstorm forced a temporary suspension of the race. When competition resumed, Brown resumed the race with a valiant effort but fell back to third position. Robin Elg then finished off the race with impressive times in both the swimming and cycling races to power past the Sichuan team to clinch silver for Hong Kong. Outside of the elite category, Hong Kong's U15 teams claimed gold and silver in the mixed relay team event, with the team of Cydnee Chung, Edison Wong, Ng Yuet-hei and Ian Chung finishing first. This capped a highly successful campaign for team Hong Kong, who bring home an impressive total of three gold, three silver, and two bronze medals.
South China Morning Post
15-06-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong claim relay bronze at Asia Triathlon Cup, but the coach says the race is not significant.
Hong Kong claimed an unexpected mixed-relay bronze at the Asia Triathlon Cup in Taizhou on Sunday. The quartet of Wong Tsz-to, Nick Tsang Cheung-sing, and Cade and Tallulah Wright thought they were going to have to settle for fourth after they crossed the line behind Shandong, Liaoning and Sichuan in one hour, 37 minutes and 33 seconds. However, Sichuan were later disqualified after they failed to serve an in-race penalty. With Wong, Tsang and the Wright sisters all competing in the individual events on Saturday, head coach Andrew Wright said the relay was 'not really a significant race'. 'We didn't have our strongest team and some of the provinces had fresh athletes who didn't race in the individual events,' he added. Cade Wright, Wong Tsz-to, Tallulah Wright and Nick Tsang on the podium in Taizhou. Photo: Handout Bailee Brown and Mark Yu Shing-him would have been first picks for the relay, but they had suffered extreme fatigue and dehydration that forced them to withdraw close to the end of their individual races.
South China Morning Post
14-06-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
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
07-05-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong triathletes put friendships on hold as National Games selection gets serious
As Hong Kong's triathletes prepare to suspend friendships in the name of a National Games selection fight, head coach Andrew Wright admitted on Wednesday that it was not ideal for them to be 'training under one roof'. Advertisement The city team will have eight men and three women in Saturday's Chengdu World Triathlon Cup, which is doubling as a selection race for November's Games. While Cade and Tallulah Wright have travelled to the mainland from Edinburgh, where they had university exams, the rest of the squad have been preparing cheek-by-jowl at the Hong Kong Sports Institute. Wright said he had not noticed relationships growing frosty, but acknowledged 'there are some disadvantages' to them being in such proximity. 'Part of that is they get to see each other's training, which can be strange,' Wright said. Advertisement 'They're teammates, so they have to get on and create a good environment, but it's an individual sport and they have to beat each other, so that's pretty hard.
South China Morning Post
19-04-2025
- Sport
- 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.
