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Hong Kong claim relay bronze at Asia Triathlon Cup, but the coach says the race is not significant.
Hong Kong claimed an unexpected mixed-relay bronze at the Asia Triathlon Cup in Taizhou on Sunday.
The quartet of Wong Tsz-to, Nick Tsang Cheung-sing, and Cade and Tallulah Wright thought they were going to have to settle for fourth after they crossed the line behind Shandong, Liaoning and Sichuan in one hour, 37 minutes and 33 seconds.
However, Sichuan were later disqualified after they failed to serve an in-race penalty.
With Wong, Tsang and the Wright sisters all competing in the individual events on Saturday, head coach Andrew Wright said the relay was 'not really a significant race'.
'We didn't have our strongest team and some of the provinces had fresh athletes who didn't race in the individual events,' he added.
Cade Wright, Wong Tsz-to, Tallulah Wright and Nick Tsang on the podium in Taizhou. Photo: Handout
Bailee Brown and Mark Yu Shing-him would have been first picks for the relay, but they had suffered extreme fatigue and dehydration that forced them to withdraw close to the end of their individual races.
