After decent World Cup, Hong Kong triathlon head coach Andrew Wright expects medals from his squad at 2025 National Games
- Wright says several of his team had ‘very good’ races at the recent World Cup, which he says was one of the best
- He is confident that Hong Kong’s depth means that with a full team that is fit, ‘we will have a very good medal hope’ next year
Hong Kong head coach Andrew Wright is backing his squad to bring home a medal or two at next year’s National Games, after watching his charges hold their own at the city’s World Triathlon Cup race.
Two-time Asian Games medallist Bailee Brown finished 40th among a field of elite athletes despite a “substandard” swim, while Robin Elg starred in Sunday’s first-ever World Cup in town, coming home 23rd in the men’s event to become the city’s top performer.
Wright was convinced Elg’s position would be have been better had the World Cup debutant not been carrying a shin injury.
“Mark [Yu Shing-him] and Nicholas [Tsang Cheung-shing] had very good races, too,” he said. “So, in terms of the future of Hong Kong, it’s going to come together at some point where all of our team is fit and healthy.
“We will have a very strong team and we’re aiming to do that. If we have our full team, fit, men and women, we will have a very good medal hope for the National Games next year.”
Yu and Tsang finished with respectable positions in 29th and 38th, respectively, both less than three minutes adrift of race winner Alberto Gonzalez Garcia of Spain.
