Hong Kong triathlon coach to lay down key Olympic Games message, signpost Los Angeles route
Andrew Wright urges talented city squad to take advantage while going is good – ‘we don’t know what future looks like’
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 studies would be embarking on a fool’s errand.
“If people are studying, even part-time, then it will be very hard to qualify, given the number of races they have to do,” Wright said.
Those words will be delivered separately over Zoom to Cade Wright – no relation to the coach – who is due to finish her mathematics degree from the University of Edinburgh in summer 2027.
Cade Wright, whose twin sister and fellow competitor Tallulah should complete her studies at the same university in May this year, was arguably the home triathlon revelation of last November’s National Games races in Hong Kong.