Hong Kong triathlete Brown suffers injury setback as National Games push begins
Hong Kong's leading female triathlete, Brown had hoped to compete in Putrajaya, two months after she fell while on a training run and fractured and ripped open her right index finger. During emergency surgery, she had floating bone removed from the finger, which had bent to a right angle, and needed 15 stitches.
Brown underwent a second surgery following complications with her recovery, and needs one more operation before she can resume training.
Andrew Wright, the Hong Kong triathlon head coach, said the best-case scenario for Brown, who has remained 'fit and in good shape', was a return to 'proper' training in six weeks.
That would leave her precious little time to prepare for the Hong Kong-staged Asian Sprint Championships, on April 5, which will double as a selection race for November's National Games, where Brown is targeting a podium finish. Bailee Brown is set to undergo a third surgery on the finger she damaged in December. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
'Such a high-level athlete can get fit very quickly and [assuming a smooth recovery], she is likely to be on the start line [for Asian Sprint Championships], although she will struggle to compete for a medal,' Wright said.
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