Hong Kong triathlete Brown suffers injury setback as National Games push begins
Bailee Brown has suffered a setback in her recovery from a serious finger injury that means she will miss this month's season-opening Asia Triathlon Cup race in Malaysia.
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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