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South China Morning Post
6 days ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
British, Japanese rivals key to Hong Kong triathlete's National Games quest
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 medallist Sam Dickinson, and Japan's Kenji Nener. Fellow Hongkonger Oscar Coggins joined them. 'Our last run session was the best I've had for years, because we don't have that level of competition in Hong Kong,' Elg said. 'Training at home can create tensions, because we're competing with each other. 'Being in an environment with phenomenal athletes pushes you to your best level. It's my first time training with people who are better than me and I'm going to learn a lot from these guys.' Elg in action during a 2024 Asia Triathlon Cup race in Kazakhstan. Photo: TAHKC Elg is preparing for the Asia Triathlon Championships in Istanbul this month. The 23-year-old will then target October's World Under-23 Championships.
RTHK
29-06-2025
- Sport
- RTHK
Silver for HK in mixed triathlon relay
Silver for HK in mixed triathlon relay Team Hong Kong delivered a determined performance, finishing second only to the Shandong team. Photo courtesy of the Triathlon Association of Hong Kong China Team Hong Kong surged to a silver medal in the mixed relay event on the final day of the China National Triathlon Championships in Xuzhou on Sunday. The quartet of Cade Wright, Wong Tsz-to, Bailee Brown and Robin Elg delivered a determined performance, finishing second only to the Shandong team. Wright kicked off the race at a fierce pace. After a 300m swim, a 6.77km bike race and a 2km run, she was locked in the lead with the Shandong team. Wong then took over and kept Hong Kong in front before a sudden thunderstorm forced a temporary suspension of the race. When competition resumed, Brown resumed the race with a valiant effort but fell back to third position. Robin Elg then finished off the race with impressive times in both the swimming and cycling races to power past the Sichuan team to clinch silver for Hong Kong. Outside of the elite category, Hong Kong's U15 teams claimed gold and silver in the mixed relay team event, with the team of Cydnee Chung, Edison Wong, Ng Yuet-hei and Ian Chung finishing first. This capped a highly successful campaign for team Hong Kong, who bring home an impressive total of three gold, three silver, and two bronze medals.
South China Morning Post
06-04-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong triathletes earn sprint relay bronze, say ‘phenomenal' China now team to beat
Hong Kong's triathletes have set themselves the objective of overtaking mainland China, after the city team claimed relay bronze at the Asia Sprint Championships on Sunday. Advertisement The dominant Chinese, whose team included Lin Xinyu and Yang Yifan, the women's gold and silver medallists from Saturday's individual race, crossed in one hour, 31 minutes and four seconds, after leading from the start on Central Harbourfront. Their men, Fan Junjie and Zhang Xirui, had been third and fifth, respectively, the previous day. The Hong Kong quartet of sisters Cade and Tallulah Wright, Robin Elg and Jason Ng Tai-long came home in 1:32.15, two seconds behind Japan, who left out individual men's winner Takumi Hojo from their team. A second Hong Kong foursome of Hilda Choi Yan-yin, Oscar Coggins, Charlotte Hall and Mark Yu Shing-him finished seventh in 1:34.24. Hong Kong team (from left) Jason Ng, Tallulah Wright, Robin Elg, and Cade Wright. Photo: Jonathan Wong Tallulah Wright, who acknowledged the fierce inter-squad competition for National Games selection in November, said while Japan used to be the benchmark 'China blew it out of the park, they were phenomenal'.
