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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.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Oscar Coggins competing during the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021. He says he will have to be on his “A” game to qualify for Hong Kong’s National Games team. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong Sports Institute

Hong Kong triathlete Oscar Coggins sets ‘big goal’ for 2025 National Games

Tokyo Olympian says city’s triathlon squad is strongest he has known, reveals training changes in bid for peak performance.

Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games

Rejuvenated Hong Kong triathlon star Coggins setting Los Angeles Olympic goals

GB Olympic gold mastermind backs Hong Kong to develop ‘world-class’ triathlete

2025 National Games

Hong Kong triathletes told to reach ‘whole new level’ for National Games glory

City team claims relay bronze in China national championships, but coach Andrew Wright says next year’s Games will be ‘a different ball game’.

Hong Kong’s relay team finished third at the China national championships. Photo: HKTA
Hong Kong Sports Institute

Hong Kong Elg retains Asia U23 triathlon crown, warning for Choi after World Cup

Triathlon relays set for Saudi Arabia on Sunday, two Hongkongers claim podium spots in Saturday’s races.

Hong Kong Sports Institute

Choi alone in Japan, with Hong Kong triathletes on last legs after ‘brutal’ 2024

Head coach Wright reveals National Games of China will be focus for 2025, says he ‘grilled’ Coggins after athlete suffered calf problem.

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Hong Kong Sports Institute

Coggins in battle to race again in 2024 after Korea World Cup injury setback

Four Hongkongers set for final World Triathlon Cup leg in Japan next month, but Coggins eyeing China race after injury wrecks Korean venture.

Oscar Coggins retains hopes of competing again in 2024, says coach Andrew Wright, possibly at the China National Championships in three weeks. Photo: Facebook/Oscar Coggins
Hong Kong Sports Institute

Hong Kong Olympian set for Ironman World Championship debut at age of 60

Michael Tse rowed for the city at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and was formerly a coach at Hong Kong Institute of Sport.

Hong Kong Sports Institute

Coggins to shoulder Hong Kong’s World Triathlon Cup hopes, illness hits Brown, Yu

This year’s penultimate cup race will be staged in the South Korean city of Tongyeong on Saturday.

Hong Kong Sports Institute

Hong Kong’s Ng felt ‘lost’ after Olympic woe, will take break from triathlon

Fifth place in Hong Kong-hosted Asia Triathlon Cup race masks deeper concerns for Jason Ng, who vows to ‘get back my desire’.

Jason Ng endured a disappointing Olympic triathlon race in Paris. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong Sports Institute

Hongkonger sets new goals after beating fears at Ironman World Championship

Ruby Cheng’s much-improved bicycle leg in a monumental 12-hour effort in France saw her beat her debut triathlon world championship showing.

Ruby Cheng raises her arms in triumph after coming home in 12 hours, one minute and 51 seconds for 282nd place. Photo: Ruby Cheng
Hong Kong Sports Institute

Hong Kong triathlon star Coggins takes ‘positive step’, more gold for Yee

Bailee Brown edges closer to belonging in elite company, after tiny margin separates Hongkonger from ‘huge breakthrough race’ during event in Weihai.

Hong Kong Sports Institute

Rejuvenated Hong Kong star Coggins set for ‘Olympic-level’ test in China triathlon

Coach Andrew Wright says city’s triathletes will find it tough in Weihai but is confident they will be competitive at 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Hong Kong star wants to tame ‘fears’ and inspire at Ironman World Championship

Ruby Cheng seeking to ‘empower women’ on return to ironman global stage in Nice, 12 months after competition debut.

Ruby Cheng, seen here at Happy Valley, will be out to exorcise the ghosts of 2019, when she finished 176th in her age category at the half-ironman World Championship on the Cote d’Azur. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Asia’s standards not good enough for Olympics, Japan triathlete Nener says

‘Bashfest’ swim in Seine hurt his prospects during men’s race, but he says there is a huge gap between Asia and rest of world.

Kenji Nener believes triathlon in Asia has a long way to go to match standards elsewhere. Photo: Reuters.
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Ng unsure he can call himself ‘Olympian’ after being unable to finish triathlon

The Hongkonger said he had made a good start in the swim leg before his wetsuit was grabbed at and torn, making him feel he was ‘swimming with a parachute’.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Paris Olympics day 5: bronze for Haughey, world record for Pan – as it happened

Pan Zhanle smashes world best in men’s 100m freestyle, after the women’s version sees Siobhan Haughey beaten to gold.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Triathlon races to go ahead at Paris Olympics, governing body says

In a brief Facebook post, World Triathlon publishes a picture of the River Seine with a simple message ‘we will swim’.

Facebook post hinting that triathlon races would go ahead. Photo: Facebook/World Triathlon
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Duathlon a ‘50-50’, says Hong Kong coach, as triathlon fiasco continues in Paris

Scheduled to be held on Tuesday morning in Paris, the men’s event has been postponed by a day and is now scheduled to run straight after the women’s edition.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Backed by family posse, triathlete Ng ‘very motivated’ for Olympics, says coach

In rowing, Chiu Hin-chun is looking to make history when he competes just after 4pm (HKT) in the quarter-finals of the men’s single sculls.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Triathlete Ng not worried after swim training hit by River Seine pollution fears

Persistent rain in French capital has hit the city’s water system, but officials confident races will go ahead as planned later this week.

People with umbrellas depicting Paris landmarks walk down a road along the River Seine. Photo: AP
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

US medal prospect Kasper hails Hong Kong’s role in securing her Olympic spot

Triathlete Kirsten Kasper says compatriots and Olympic medallists Gwen Jorgensen and Katie Zaferes changed her view over longevity in sport.

Kirsten Kasper riding in the Hong Kong leg of the World Triathlon Cup. Photo: Elson Li
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Hong Kong Olympian Ng’s family will outnumber some countries’ athletes in Paris

Ng is the city’s only triathlete competing at the Games, but he will be backed up by a small army of relatives travelling from far and wide.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Triathlon coach eyes cultural shift ahead of Paris Olympics, LA success the goal

Andrew Wright says Hong Kong triathlete Jason Ng will not challenge for medals in Paris, with the 2028 Games in America ‘the big one for him’.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Explainer | Will the River Seine be suitable for swimming during the Paris Olympic Games?

The iconic river will hold the opening ceremony and two events, but pollution levels in the waterway have raised health concerns for athletes so close to the event.

People sit along the Seine River with stands installed on its banks. The river will host the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony on July 26. Photo: AP
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Australia athletes to decide on swimming in dirty River Seine at Paris Olympics

Australian officials leaving options open as regular testing raises questions over quality of water.

Triathletes dive into the Seine during the men’s 2023 World Triathlon Olympic Games Test Event in Paris last August. Photo: AFP
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Hong Kong triathlete Ng wins race for Olympic spot, teammate gets hypothermia

Swimming leg in Kazakhstan should have been cancelled because of ice-cold water temperature, coach says, but Jason Ng beats Kazakh rival Ayan Beisenbayev to place in France.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Team tactics set to dominate as Ng, Beisenbayev fight for Olympics triathlon spot

With Hongkonger Ng slightly ahead in the standings, the Kazakh’s team has stacked the field with his teammates to try to gain an advantage.

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