https://www.scmp.com/rss/519385/feed The latest news on Jason Ng Tai-long, Hong Kong Olympic triathlete, including competition news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Robin Elg will have to bury his competitive spirit on Saturday when he withdraws from the World Triathlon Cup leg in Haikou after the swim and bike legs. Returning to competition following a stress reaction in his shin, Elg is set to compete for the first time since November’s National Games, where he was part of the city squad’s mixed relay silver medal quartet. But Andrew Wright, the head coach, is loath to rush an athlete who is expected to vie for honours at this year’s Asian Games, so Elg... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3347235/hong-kong-triathlete-returns-action-set-withdraw-during-world-cup-race-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3347235/hong-kong-triathlete-returns-action-set-withdraw-during-world-cup-race-china?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:00:13 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong’s triathletes were served an early warning over the scale of their Olympic qualifying task at an unusually competitive Asia Triathlon Cup in Malaysia on Saturday. Bailee Brown came home fourth in a women’s race won by Lin Xinyu, the silver medallist from last year’s National Games and a top-30 finisher at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Hilda Choi Yan-yin was 10th. In the men’s event, Oscar Coggins had to settle for seventh despite delivering a quick closing run leg. He crossed 25 seconds... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342750/hong-kong-triathletes-served-early-olympic-warning-bailee-brown-hits-form-malaysia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342750/hong-kong-triathletes-served-early-olympic-warning-bailee-brown-hits-form-malaysia?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Feb 2026 06:30:09 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Asia Triathlon Cup races might inhabit the lowest rung of the competitive ladder, but Andrew Wright has told his Hong Kong squad that Saturday’s event in Malaysia is “as serious as they come”. Oscar Coggins and Bailee Brown will lead the city’s charge in Putrajaya, as the pair begin working towards an Asian Games in September that could shape their 2028 Olympic hopes. Wright’s athletes will have a sterner test at next month’s World Cup leg on Hainan Island, but the head coach said: “Any race... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342491/hong-kong-squad-warned-asia-triathlon-cup-races-are-serious-they-come?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342491/hong-kong-squad-warned-asia-triathlon-cup-races-are-serious-they-come?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 01:00:15 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Andrew Wright has said Hong Kong triathlon would be revolutionised overnight if the effort that went into staging the National Games races was now invested in wider development. Head coach Wright was satisfied that medals for Oscar Coggins and the city’s mixed relay team have shown the standard in Hong Kong had never been as high. “Previously it was always one athlete carrying the programme,” he said. Also referencing some promising recent youth and junior international performances, Wright said... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333092/hong-kong-triathlon-coach-spies-potential-overnight-revolution-after-games-double-joy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333092/hong-kong-triathlon-coach-spies-potential-overnight-revolution-after-games-double-joy?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:18 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong’s triathletes have returned from a pre-National Games training camp in “great shape” and with head coach Andrew Wright bullish about their prospects. The team – Oscar Coggins, Robin Elg, Wong Tsz-to, Baille Brown, Hilda Choi Yan-yin and Cade Wright – spent five weeks at high altitude in Yunnan, in southwestern China, working on their endurance and getting ready to take on the country’s best. And Andrew Wright, who is no relation to Cade Wright, said over the past six months his team... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3331941/twists-and-turns-bike-leg-could-decide-national-games-triathlon-hong-kongs-wright-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3331941/twists-and-turns-bike-leg-could-decide-national-games-triathlon-hong-kongs-wright-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Nov 2025 23:00:15 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Where National Games triathlon medals were once “not exceptionally hard to get”, a change in mindset in mainland China has significantly raised the bar for the Hong Kong athletes who will compete on Central Harbourfront in November. And whereas before the country had “two or three good athletes in total”, Andrew Wright, the Hong Kong head coach, now expects every province to come armed with three high-calibre men and women. According to Wright, an ailing China Triathlon Sports Association was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328681/2025-national-games-politics-performance-leaves-hong-kong-danger-triathlon-failure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328681/2025-national-games-politics-performance-leaves-hong-kong-danger-triathlon-failure?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Oct 2025 23:00:13 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Head coach Andrew Wright said he was living on his nerves as Hong Kong’s leading triathletes tackled a treacherous course in the Asia Triathlon Cup in Japan on Saturday. The sprint race in Gamagori, which doubled as a test event for next year’s Asian Games, was the city team’s last run-out before they head for a five-week altitude camp in Yunnan to prepare for the National Games in November. After falling off her bike in last month’s Asia Championships in Istanbul, Bailee Brown survived the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3326242/asia-triathlon-cup-hong-kongs-national-games-squad-survives-tricky-japanese-test?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3326242/asia-triathlon-cup-hong-kongs-national-games-squad-survives-tricky-japanese-test?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Sep 2025 07:02:15 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong’s triathletes are poised to relocate to rival territory to apply the finishing touches to their bid for National Games glory. The city’s head coach Andrew Wright began accelerating preparations after Hong Kong’s six-strong squad for November’s Games was confirmed on Tuesday, with the southwestern mainland province of Yunnan central to those plans. The head coach said the headline omission of Paris Olympian Jason Ng Tai-long, in favour of Oscar Coggins and Robin Elg, showed that “we... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3325043/why-chinas-yunnan-province-key-hong-kong-triathletes-bid-national-games-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3325043/why-chinas-yunnan-province-key-hong-kong-triathletes-bid-national-games-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:33:07 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Jason Ng Tai-long has been omitted from Hong Kong’s National Games squad barely one year after he was the city’s sole Paris Olympic Games triathlon representative. The 25-year-old Ng appears to have paid for finishing down in 18th at last month’s Asia Championships in Istanbul. Oscar Coggins and Robin Elg, who finished fourth and fifth in that race respectively, have been chosen to join Wong Tsz-to in the men’s team for the Central Harbourfront race on November 15. Wong secured automatic... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3324920/paris-olympian-excluded-hong-kong-triathlon-squad-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3324920/paris-olympian-excluded-hong-kong-triathlon-squad-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:35:17 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Oscar Coggins believes Hong Kong’s best Asia Triathlon Championships performance has established the blueprint for delivering home National Games joy in November. The Tokyo Olympian overcame numerous setbacks on the 50-kilometre Istanbul course to finish fourth on Saturday, one position ahead of teammate Robin Elg. Neither has automatically qualified for their city’s Games team, but Coggins said he was “pretty confident” the pair would get the nod over Jason Ng Tai-long to join Wong Tsz-to in a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3324172/hong-kong-olympian-oscar-coggins-says-he-has-formula-national-games-success?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3324172/hong-kong-olympian-oscar-coggins-says-he-has-formula-national-games-success?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:30:09 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong’s triathletes put in a “heroic effort” on Saturday to secure the best finish ever by the men at an Asia Championships, and “fired warning shots” at their mainland rivals ahead of the National Games. Oscar Coggins, the Tokyo Olympian, finished fourth in Istanbul, with Robin Elg one place behind. Mainland China’s Zhang Xiriu, who won the Games test event in Hong Kong in March, was second, behind winner Takumi Hojo of Japan. Uzbekistan’s Jeremy Quindos came third. It was a tougher day for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3323807/hong-kong-triathletes-fire-national-games-warning-shots-asia-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3323807/hong-kong-triathletes-fire-national-games-warning-shots-asia-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Aug 2025 07:08:06 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Andrew Wright has told Hong Kong’s triathletes that “the pressure is on” to deliver at this weekend’s Asia Championships in Istanbul. The city squad are assembling in the Turkish city after around six weeks scattered at various training bases, with Oscar Coggins and Robin Elg last to arrive on Thursday from their altitude camp in France. Wright described his athletes’ overseas training blocks as “a breath of fresh air”, but said results were typically bad “between days four and eight after... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3323592/asia-triathlon-championships-pressure-squad-perform-hong-kong-coach-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3323592/asia-triathlon-championships-pressure-squad-perform-hong-kong-coach-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 23:00:10 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong head coach Andrew Wright has hailed an “awesome” development after his athletes were granted unlimited access to a high-performance altitude centre in the mainland Chinese province of Yunnan. Wright’s bosses this week penned a memorandum of understanding with the Yuxi Municipal Education and Sports Bureau, which established a training site roughly 1,630 metres (5,350 feet) above sea level for Hong Kong. Chau Chiu-nam, president of the Triathlon Association of Hong Kong, China, said... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3321272/hong-kong-link-mainland-chinese-province-chase-games-triathlon-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3321272/hong-kong-link-mainland-chinese-province-chase-games-triathlon-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Aug 2025 00:30:08 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Asian under-23 triathlon champion Robin Elg has said training alongside British and Japanese rivals will help him reach his potential at China’s National Games in November. Elg has overcome numerous health issues, including a worrying heart problem that was detected in 2022, to become Hong Kong’s brightest young prospect. And ahead of a season-defining three months, he has set up an “insanely good” base at altitude in Font-Romeu, alongside rivals from Great Britain including 2024 Olympic... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3320965/british-japanese-rivals-key-hong-kong-triathletes-national-games-quest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3320965/british-japanese-rivals-key-hong-kong-triathletes-national-games-quest?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Aug 2025 23:00:08 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara One of Hong Kong’s best triathletes will not make the city’s squad for the National Games, and head coach Andrew Wright said they only had themselves to blame. While Wong Tsz-to and Bailee Brown secured automatic qualification at this weekend’s China National Triathlon Championships, Jason Ng Tai-long, Oscar Coggins and Robin Elg all failed to meet the required standard. That leaves Wright having to decide who to take in a six-strong squad of three men and three women for the competition in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3316262/hong-kong-triathlon-big-guns-condemned-nervous-national-games-selection-wait?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3316262/hong-kong-triathlon-big-guns-condemned-nervous-national-games-selection-wait?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Jun 2025 08:00:15 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong’s triathletes have been told to prepare for a stern test of their National Games medal credentials when they face the cream of the mainland crop in this weekend’s China National Championships. Andrew Wright, the city’s head coach, said he expected “all the top Chinese” to be in a crowded field in Xuzhou. And he warned his athletes that their rivals would be more fired up than they were for a Games test event in Hong Kong in March, when the city’s contenders trailed in the wake of their... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3315533/hong-kong-triathletes-set-national-games-rehearsal-chinese-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3315533/hong-kong-triathletes-set-national-games-rehearsal-chinese-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:30:13 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Bailee Brown has been cleared to return from her injury nightmare and join a 16-strong Hong Kong contingent at the Asia Triathlon Cup in Taizhou on Saturday. While the men’s big three of Jason Ng Tai-long, Oscar Coggins and Robin Elg will skip the event, some of their teammates competing on the mainland this weekend have been warned they are fighting for their international futures. The luckless Brown needed three operations since badly damaging a finger in December. However, head coach Andrew... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3314302/hong-kong-triathlete-bailee-brown-set-return-injury-ordeal-mainland-china-race?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3314302/hong-kong-triathlete-bailee-brown-set-return-injury-ordeal-mainland-china-race?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Jun 2025 07:28:47 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Head coach Andrew Wright has warned Hong Kong’s male triathletes that they have six months to make significant running improvements or risk waving goodbye to National Games glory. None of the city’s men or women met the Games selection criteria at Saturday’s Chengdu World Triathlon Cup, where Jason Ng Tai-long’s 26th place was the best of it for Hong Kong. Wright said he would investigate why Oscar Coggins was off-colour, after the Tokyo Olympian recorded a heart-rate 30 beats per minute lower... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3309897/hong-kong-triathletes-set-national-games-glory-target-china-show-run-power?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3309897/hong-kong-triathletes-set-national-games-glory-target-china-show-run-power?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 May 2025 07:00:22 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara As Hong Kong’s triathletes prepare to suspend friendships in the name of a National Games selection fight, head coach Andrew Wright admitted on Wednesday that it was not ideal for them to be “training under one roof”. The city team will have eight men and three women in Saturday’s Chengdu World Triathlon Cup, which is doubling as a selection race for November’s Games. While Cade and Tallulah Wright have travelled to the mainland from Edinburgh, where they had university exams, the rest of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3309444/hong-kong-triathletes-put-friendships-hold-national-games-selection-gets-serious?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3309444/hong-kong-triathletes-put-friendships-hold-national-games-selection-gets-serious?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 May 2025 23:30:08 +0000 Head coach Andrew Wright said Hong Kong’s triathlon performances were not justifying the vast amounts of taxpayer money the government pumped into the sport. Jason Ng Tai-long, the city’s lone triathlete at the 2024 Olympics, did not even get to finish the race, withdrawing on the bike leg as he was about to be lapped by the leaders. A ripped swimsuit early in the 1,500m swim cost Ng any chance of keeping pace with an elite field. Regardless of the ill-fortune that befell his athlete, Wright... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272856/hong-kong-triathlon-needs-its-game-after-olympic-failure-says-head-coach?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272856/hong-kong-triathlon-needs-its-game-after-olympic-failure-says-head-coach?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Aug 2024 03:00:16 +0000 An angry, mad, sad, frustrated Jason Ng Tai-long questioned whether he could still call himself an Olympian after not being able to finish his race at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. The Hongkonger said he had a good start in the water swimming next to South African Jamie Riddle before having his wetsuit grabbed and torn under the bridge just 200 metres into the race. Ng tried to pull his suit back but the zip was stuck. “My clothes kept getting in the water; it’s like swimming with a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272693/paris-olympics-jason-ng-fails-finish-triathlon-doubts-he-can-call-himself-olympian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272693/paris-olympics-jason-ng-fails-finish-triathlon-doubts-he-can-call-himself-olympian?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:00:13 +0000 This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Download our app to get faster notifications and 14 days of unlimited access. So that’s that then. The moment we had all been waiting for turns into something of an anti-climax. There’s to be no third gold for Hong Kong, as Siobhan Haughey ends up taking bronze in the women’s 100m freestyle. It hasn’t been a great day for the city’s athletes all round.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272605/paris-olympics-day-5-quan-leads-china-gold-bid-build-haughey-100m-freestyle-race?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272605/paris-olympics-day-5-quan-leads-china-gold-bid-build-haughey-100m-freestyle-race?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2024 07:11:08 +0000 The Olympics may have come four years earlier than expected for Jason Ng Tai-long but the triathlete is “very motivated”, according to head coach Andrew Wright. The 24-year-old will be watched on by a family legion – 11 members including his mum, grandfather, uncles, aunts and cousins – at Pont Alexandre III when he dives into the River Seine at 2pm Hong Kong time on Tuesday. While the organisers have cancelled swimming training for a second day in a row on Monday, because of poor water quality,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272352/paris-olympics-jason-ng-very-motivated-triathlon-debut-says-coach-andrew-wright?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272352/paris-olympics-jason-ng-very-motivated-triathlon-debut-says-coach-andrew-wright?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jul 2024 03:30:12 +0000