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Triathlon

Triathlon
A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over Sprint, Olympic and Ironman distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the disciplines included.
Hong Kong has picked a 580-strong squad to go to this month’s Asian Games in Japan. Photo: SF&OC
Hong Kong Sports Institute

Hong Kong sport ‘sets bar low’, enables mediocrity with cash handouts: coach

Triathlon coach Andrew Wright laments lack of ‘high-performance thinking’, as city sports institute asks to be judged on more than medals.

Asian Games 2026

Triathlete Brown ready for Asian Games, questions remain over Elg’s fitness

Hong Kong Sports Institute

Hong Kong Olympian’s call for more amateur athlete heart checks and safer events

Andrew Wright

Asian Games: Hong Kong triathlon duo told greatness achievable, on one condition

City squad braced for Yunnan altitude camp following Canada races, as preparations for Japan medal quest accelerate.

Tallulah Wright, here competing in this year’s Asia U23 Championships, is poised for her Asian Games debut in September. Photo: Karma Lo
Asian Games 2026

Hong Kong triathletes battling for ‘survival of our sport’ face World Cup test

With an Asian Games medal essential to guarantee top-tier funding, city’s triathletes head to Canada for last warm-up race.

Asian Games 2026

Asian Games: Brown, Elg injuries leave Hong Kong’s triathlon medal hopes in doubt

Head coach Andrew Wright says he has named strongest squad ever for a Games, but time is running out for senior duo to prove their fitness.

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Oscar Coggins

Asian Games: Hong Kong triathlete learns fate after China trial race

Oscar Coggins claims bronze from Asia Triathlon Super Sprint Elite championship, coach set to finalise six-strong squad.

Hong Kong’s Oscar Coggins, here at the National Games last year, claimed bronze at the Asia Triathlon Super Sprint Elite championship in China. Photo: Eugene Lee
Swimming

China event slammed after displaying photos of swimmer’s wardrobe malfunction

The images were on an official public platform for the race in Shanghai that had more than 10,000 active viewers at the time.

Hong Kong Sports Institute

Hong Kong triathletes’ performances ‘nothing to write home about’ at Asia Cup

Top city pair, Oscar Coggins and Bailee Brown, finished 12th and ninth, respectively, after health issues in qualifier event for Asian Games.

Hong Kong Sports Institute

Hong Kong triathletes told to ‘step up’ in Asian Games qualifying hunt in China

City squad poised for continental cup leg in Lianyungang, podium finish could seal spot at Games while Olympic points also up for grabs.

Oscar Coggins, here at the National Games last year, was laid low by illness for a week after the Chengdu World Cup, but barring any setbacks he will be on the start line in Lianyungang. Photo: Eugene Lee
Oscar Coggins

Hong Kong triathletes’ World Cup efforts provide Asian Games boost

Oscar Coggins in career-best form, while Bailee Brown and Tallulah Wright showed ‘night-and-day progress’.

Oscar Coggins had Hong Kong coach Andrew Wright in a good mood after his performance in Chengdu. Photo: Eugene Lee
Oscar Coggins

Hong Kong triathlon star following blueprint for success in Asian Games quest

Oscar Coggins sticking to ploy that delivered National Games medal as he eyes defining Triathlon World Cup performance in Chengdu.

Coach queries relevance of Hong Kong’s first 2026 Asian Beach Games medal

Aquathlon mixed relay quartet of Bailee Brown, Wong Tsz-to, Hilda Choi Yan-yin and Mark Yu Shing-him take silver behind China.

Robin Elg

Hong Kong’s Oscar Coggins’ World Cup effort sends message to Asian Games rivals

City athlete comes home 15th out of 56 starters in loaded Hainan Island field, as Robin Elg makes encouraging return to competition.

Oscar Coggins, here in action during last year’s National Games relay, delivered an “outstanding” display on Hainan Island. Photo: Eugene Lee
Andrew Wright

Hong Kong triathlete set to withdraw during World Cup race in China

Robin Elg will pull out of Haikou event after swim and bike legs, as coach calls for signs of progress from squad following altitude camp.

Robin Elg (right) emerges from the water during the National Games individual race last November. Photo: Eugene Lee
Andrew Wright

Hong Kong’s triathlete association ‘found out’ by poor junior results, coach says

Senior team head coach Andrew Wright wants policy change after under-23 and junior squad return one medal from Asian Championships.

Cade Wright

Hong Kong triathlon quartet claim Asia bronze as teenage gem confirms potential

Junior Andy Wong joins Cade Wright, Tallulah Wright and Nick Yip to help city team reach podium; Japan win gold and silver goes to China.

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Tallulah Wright

Hong Kong draw Asia triathlon blank as star laments ‘pretty mediocre result’

Cade Wright delivers honest verdict despite delivering best city finish, while Nick Yip was sixth in men’s race after rivals’ late burst.

Cade Wright tries to make up ground on the closing run before coming home fifth. Photo: Elson Li
Tallulah Wright

Hong Kong triathlon star aiming for Asian glory as dissertation deadline looms

Tallulah Wright juggling closing months of international relations degree with quest to improve on Asian under-23 silver she won last year.

City’s triathletes out to make home advantage count in race to Youth Olympics

Hong Kong will stage the Asia Triathlon Junior and Under-23 Championships next weekend, with 2026 Games qualification points on the line.

Robin Elg

Hong Kong triathletes served early Olympic warning, as Bailee Brown hits form

Head coach satisfied with ‘good hit out’ to start year, but Putrajaya event serves as reminder over Los Angeles 2028 qualifying challenge.

Bailee Brown, here in action during the National Games, finished fourth in Malaysia. Photo: Eugene Lee
Wellness

How people like 70-year-old Chow Yun-fat keep pushing their endurance limits

Chow ran a half-marathon last year, while silver stars like Natalie Grabow, Jeannie Rice and Hiromu Inada are breaking records. Here’s how.

Actor Chow Yun-fat (middle) runs in the 10km event at the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2026. The 70-year-old is part of a growing number of older people competing in endurance races. Photo: Eugene Lee
Andrew Wright

Hong Kong squad warned Asia Triathlon Cup is ‘as serious as they come’

Head coach Andrew Wright tells triathletes they owe it to taxpayers to take their ‘A’ games to Malaysia, as launch pad to 2028 Olympics.

Siobhan Haughey

Hong Kong triathlon seeing National Games legacy benefits, rules out Haughey move

Sport introduced to school programmes and competitor numbers increase, but head coach Andrew Wright issues note of caution.

Andrew Wright

Hong Kong triathlon coach to lay down key Olympics message, signpost LA route

Andrew Wright urges talented city squad to take advantage while going is good – ‘we don’t know what future looks like’.

Cade Wright hands over to Robin Elg after her outstanding leg in the National Games relay. Photo: Eugene Lee
2025 National Games

Hong Kong triathlete’s ‘insane’ nerves before city team’s National Games silver

Bailee Brown helps hosts to second spot after engrossing duel with favourites Shandong, validating head coach Andrew Wright’s methods.

Bailee Brown (righjt) stays focused as Yang Yifan spills her bike in the final transition area. Photo: Eugene Lee
2025 National Games

Hong Kong triathletes hungry for more National Games joy after Coggins’ bronze

City quartet aiming high for mixed relay on Sunday, after Olympian Coggins claims first major Games medal.

2025 National Games

National Games, day 6: fencer Ho wins historic sabre silver, Hsieh épée bronze

Aaron Ho equals the best finish of any Hong Kong fencer at a National Games and is the city’s first sabreist to win a medal.

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