Race 4 of the 2011 Aquathon Series, which was originally scheduled for August 21, was held last Sunday in Discovery Bay.
Several elite junior athletes chose to pull out as the new date clashed with another prestigious event held on the same day at the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park at 6am.
Yet competitiveness remained high with two top boy triathletes - Timmy Law Leong-tim and Jason Ng Ka-lok - both on the start list even though they had competed in the earlier event at the park.
The race in the Boys' Elite Junior category started at 10am.
Timmy was ahead in the first 2.5km run and 250m swim, but Jason managed to gain ground on him in the final 2.5km run.
The duo from the Hong Kong junior team were going head to head until the last 800m of the race. Jason managed to muster up some extra strength as he crossed the finish line first. He clocked 22 minutes and 17 seconds against Timmy's 22 minutes and 33 seconds.