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South China Morning Post
29-06-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong triathlon big guns condemned to nervous National Games selection wait
One of Hong Kong's best triathletes will not make the city's squad for the National Games, and head coach Andrew Wright said they only had themselves to blame. While Wong Tsz-to and Bailee Brown secured automatic qualification at this weekend's China National Triathlon Championships, Jason Ng Tai-long, Oscar Coggins and Robin Elg all failed to meet the required standard. That leaves Wright having to decide who to take in a six-strong squad of three men and three women for the competition in November. In the women's race in Xuzhou on Saturday, Brown finished fifth to claim her place in the squad, and while she, Cade Wright, Wong and Elg combined for second in Sunday's relay, the head coach said that would not be good enough for a medal at the Games. While no Hong Kong athlete achieved automatic individual Games qualification in the opening two selection races, in April and May, Wong ticked every box on Saturday. Hong Kong head coach Andrew Wright has a tough decision to make. Photo: Dickson Lee He was the first Hongkonger across the line, his ninth position was inside the requisite top 20, and the 26-year-old's time of one hour, 51 minutes and 29 seconds was within 5 per cent of winner Zhang Xiriu's 1:46.49.
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.
