https://www.scmp.com/rss/522164/feed The latest news and top stories on Andrew Wright. As head coach for the Triathlon Association of Hong Kong China, he leads the national team, preparing athletes for major competitions including the 2025 National Games and future Olympics. A former athlete himself, he returned to the Hong Kong Sports Institute in 2020, having previously helped secure triathlon's Tier A status. Wright is focused on developing a competitive environment and has been working to fine-tune strategies for upcoming... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Oscar Coggins delivered an “outstanding” display on Saturday to finish 15th in a heavyweight World Triathlon Cup leg on Hainan Island. Oliver Conway, the exceptional 20-year-old Briton, pipped 2024 Olympic mixed relay gold medallist Tim Hellwig to victory, with Hugo Milner claiming third. In the women’s race, Bailee Brown was Hong Kong’s best performer in 23rd. Diana Isakova emerged victorious from a neck-and-neck battle with Sophie Malowiecki, ahead of third-placed Sian Rainsley. Competing for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3347423/hong-kong-triathlete-oscar-coggins-world-cup-display-sends-message-asian-games-rivals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3347423/hong-kong-triathlete-oscar-coggins-world-cup-display-sends-message-asian-games-rivals?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:45:22 +0000 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 put in one of their worst performances “in a long time” at last weekend’s Asia junior and under-23 championships, and senior team head coach Andrew Wright believes the city’s training policies are to blame. The city’s squad managed just one medal from a series of races in Wan Chai, and ahead of Saturday’s World Cup stop in Haikou, a “pretty disappointed” Wright said he hoped the sub-par displays would be a catalyst for change at the Triathlon Association of Hong Kong,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3347104/hong-kongs-triathlete-association-found-out-poor-junior-results-coach-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3347104/hong-kongs-triathlete-association-found-out-poor-junior-results-coach-says?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:05:07 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Tallulah Wright will take a break from her 15,000-word dissertation on Saturday to try to upgrade the Asian under-23 triathlon silver medal she won last year. Reaching the end of her international relations degree at The University of Edinburgh, Wright landed in Hong Kong at 6pm on Tuesday. Forced to scrap plans to layover in Doha by the conflict in the Middle East, Wright, who is “not the biggest fan of long-haul travel”, flew direct from London armed with neck pillow, eye mask, sleeping... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3346357/hong-kong-triathlon-star-aiming-asian-glory-dissertation-deadline-looms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3346357/hong-kong-triathlon-star-aiming-asian-glory-dissertation-deadline-looms?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:30:08 +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 Hong Kong triathlon has started to enjoy “huge” legacy benefits from hosting last year’s National Games races, although head coach Andrew Wright cautioned that “we are only scratching the surface” of the sport’s potential. The city team claimed two medals, bronze for Oscar Coggins in the men’s individual race and silver in the mixed relay, over two days of high-level, compelling racing on Central Harbourfront last November. Ahead of the Games, Wright had urged government and triathlon officials... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340521/hong-kong-triathlon-seeing-national-games-legacy-benefits-rule-out-siobhan-haughey-move?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340521/hong-kong-triathlon-seeing-national-games-legacy-benefits-rule-out-siobhan-haughey-move?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:00:09 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Andrew Wright is set to issue a warning to his Hong Kong triathletes: ‘Do not squander your potentially once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to qualify for an Olympics’. Head coach Wright will address the city squad on Friday to map out their route to the 2028 Games and underline that “there has never been a better time to be a Hong Kong triathlete aiming to qualify for the Olympics”. His message will be delivered with the heavy caveat that any athlete trying to juggle qualifying with university... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3339903/hong-kong-triathlon-coach-lay-down-key-olympic-games-message-signpost-los-angeles-route?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3339903/hong-kong-triathlon-coach-lay-down-key-olympic-games-message-signpost-los-angeles-route?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:00:11 +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 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Bailee Brown said she had suffered from “insane” nerves before claiming silver with the Hong Kong mixed relay team following a roller coaster race on Sunday. Shandong emerged victorious from a monumental battle for gold, finishing 11 seconds quicker than the city quartet in one hour, 24 minutes and five seconds. Robin Elg, who delivered Hong Kong’s quickest leg going second, said the result had validated the coaching methods of Andrew Wright, the head coach “who has had a lot of criticism from... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332994/hong-kong-triathlete-suffers-insane-nerves-city-team-claim-national-games-silver?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332994/hong-kong-triathlete-suffers-insane-nerves-city-team-claim-national-games-silver?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:48:29 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After taking a “step in the right direction” in the National Games individual races, Hong Kong’s triathletes have targeted a significant leap forward in the mixed relay on Sunday. In a “brutal” men’s event, Oscar Coggins claimed a redemptive bronze, the first major Games medal of his career. Running on empty towards the end, Robin Elg eased off to conserve energy for the relay. Wong Tsz-to was 18th, as an unforgiving sun and exacting course left 20 of the 48 starters unable to finish. Earlier on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332924/hong-kong-triathletes-hungry-more-national-games-joy-after-oscar-coggins-bronze?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332924/hong-kong-triathletes-hungry-more-national-games-joy-after-oscar-coggins-bronze?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:00:10 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Cade Wright said she “loved every second” of her unexpected challenge for the National Games podium, after the Hongkonger narrowly missed out on a medal in an attritional women’s triathlon on Central Harbourfront. The 22-year-old Wright finished fourth and delivered what she called an “outstanding, career-best swim” on the way to a time of two hours, one minute and 25 seconds, a shade more than two minutes behind winner Huang Anqi. She acknowledged she had not been expecting to feature at the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332925/hong-kongs-cade-wright-delivers-coming-age-national-games-performance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332925/hong-kongs-cade-wright-delivers-coming-age-national-games-performance?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Nov 2025 09:41:10 +0000 Oscar Liu Oscar Liu While I maintain a regular functional fitness routine, let’s be honest – swimming, cycling and running have never been my strong suits. So when the chance came up to train for one of the toughest sports – triathlon – with an experienced coach right here in Hong Kong, I felt nervously excited. The opportunity presented itself last week when I met Andrew Wright, head coach of the Triathlon Association of Hong Kong, China, who has been training the city’s elite triathletes for the 15th National... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3332879/anxiety-admiration-day-triathlon-trainee-hong-kongs-top-coach?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3332879/anxiety-admiration-day-triathlon-trainee-hong-kongs-top-coach?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Nov 2025 01:00:37 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Andrew Wright has conjured plans that give his triathletes the best chance of delivering results for Hong Kong, but the head coach acknowledged he was feeling the heat ahead of the marquee Central Harbourfront National Games races this weekend. The city squad have three men and three women competing in Saturday’s individual events, before six are trimmed to four for the mixed relay on Sunday. Wright said the men’s and relay races provided an equal chance of medals for Hong Kong, adding: “We know... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332763/hong-kong-triathletes-great-shape-aim-turn-national-games-pressure-positive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332763/hong-kong-triathletes-great-shape-aim-turn-national-games-pressure-positive?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:09 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Oscar Coggins has said the lessons learned since he quit his Asian Games triathlon two years ago have enabled him to reach “the best condition of my life” for the National Games races this weekend. The Hongkonger revealed how he emerged from the swimming leg of that 2023 race in Hangzhou in “really bad mental shape”, and subsequently sank into “a black hole of disappointment and frustration”. Now rehabilitated, reinvigorated and looking supremely fit following a hard five-week camp in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332270/hong-kong-triathlete-coggins-escapes-black-hole-ready-peak-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332270/hong-kong-triathlete-coggins-escapes-black-hole-ready-peak-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Nov 2025 04:30:00 +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 A swimming club where she did not like the atmosphere, an inspirational high school coach, bucketloads of perseverance and no little talent have combined to propel Hilda Choi Yan-yin to her home National Games triathlon start line. After a serious hand injury ruled her out of the Asian Games in 2023, Choi parked thoughts of retirement and internally vowed to come back and represent Hong Kong on a similarly grand occasion. She went on to earn her spot by finishing eighth in the Asia Championships... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328081/hong-kong-triathlete-hilda-choi-aiming-turn-asian-games-woe-national-games-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328081/hong-kong-triathlete-hilda-choi-aiming-turn-asian-games-woe-national-games-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:30:08 +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 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 Hongkongers have been urged to unite behind the city’s athletes and “cheer them to greatness” in this year’s National Games. Eight events are being staged in the city as it jointly hosts the 15th edition of the Games along with Guangdong and Macau. With excitement mounting as the November 9 start date speeds into view, leading figures from cycling and triathlon said fervent support from the locals would “make all the difference” in their hunt for medals. More than 300,000 tickets are set to be... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3322033/hong-kong-public-urged-come-and-cheer-city-national-games-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3322033/hong-kong-public-urged-come-and-cheer-city-national-games-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:55:48 +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 After the Hong Kong Football Festival finished on Thursday, the city’s attention has turned the major role it will play in staging the 2025 National Games. Saturday marked 100 days until the multi-sports bonanza starts on November 9, with eight competition events being hosted in Hong Kong. Yeung Tak-keung, head of the city’s National Games Coordination Office, has acknowledged that potential success on home soil was a factor determining which sports would come to the city. “One of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3320530/national-games-co-host-hong-kong-plots-glory-it-starts-100-day-countdown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3320530/national-games-co-host-hong-kong-plots-glory-it-starts-100-day-countdown?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Aug 2025 09:30:08 +0000