Hong Kong triathletes Oscar Coggins and Bailee Brown failed to secure Asian Games qualification at the Lianyungang Asia Triathlon Cup. Coggins finished 12th and Brown ninth, with head coach Andrew Wright attributing their performance to fatigue and illness.
Hong Kong's triathletes must achieve podium finishes at the Lianyungang Asia Triathlon Cup in China to qualify for the Asian Games. Head coach Andrew Wright emphasized the "responsibility to step up" for auto-qualification, with the event also offering 2028 Olympic points.
No Hong Kong athlete managed to secure Asian Games selection but there was more to like than not from a trio of encouraging World Triathlon Cup performances in Chengdu on Saturday. Oscar Coggins delivered the best swim and run legs of his career but had to settle for 41st despite finishing just 66 seconds behind winner Luke Willian. In the women’s race, Bailee Brown was also 41st, with Tallulah Wright seven places back; efforts that Andrew Wright, the head coach, said showed the pair had made...
Hong Kong won silver in the aquathlon team event at the Asian Beach Games in Sanya, Hainan Island, with a time of 1:02:35. The quartet of Bailee Brown, Wong Tsz-to, Hilda Choi Yan-yin and Mark Yu Shing-him finished behind China (1:01:44) with Japan taking bronze (1:03:54). Head coach Andrew Wright acknowledged the achievement despite noting lack of significant funding for the sport.
