Head coach Andrew Wright said he was living on his nerves as Hong Kong’s leading triathletes tackled a treacherous course in the Asia Triathlon Cup in Japan on Saturday. The sprint race in Gamagori, which doubled as a test event for next year’s Asian Games, was the city team’s last run-out before they head for…
Hong Kong’s triathletes put in a “heroic effort” on Saturday to secure the best finish ever by the men at an Asia Championships, and “fired warning shots” at their mainland rivals ahead of the National Games. Oscar Coggins, the Tokyo Olympian, finished fourth in Istanbul, with Robin Elg one place behind. Mainland China’s Zhang Xiriu,…
Andrew Wright has told Hong Kong’s triathletes that “the pressure is on” to deliver at this weekend’s Asia Championships in Istanbul. The city squad are assembling in the Turkish city after around six weeks scattered at various training bases, with Oscar Coggins and Robin Elg last to arrive on Thursday from their altitude camp in…
Asian under-23 triathlon champion Robin Elg has said training alongside British and Japanese rivals will help him reach his potential at China’s National Games in November. Elg has overcome numerous health issues, including a worrying heart problem that was detected in 2022, to become Hong Kong’s brightest young prospect. And ahead of a season-defining three…
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”. The city team will have eight men and three women in Saturday’s Chengdu World Triathlon Cup, which is…
Hong Kong triathlon head coach Andrew Wright has challenged his athletes to grab their places on the National Games squad when the city hosts the Asian Sprint Championships next month. Those who finish among the top five in the men’s and women’s individual races will earn automatic selection to the Games squad, limited to three…