Paris Olympian excluded from Hong Kong triathlon squad for National Games
Coaches reveal which six athletes will compete at city’s Harbourfront in November, as well as a high-profile omission
Jason Ng Tai-long has been omitted from Hong Kong’s National Games squad barely one year after he was the city’s sole Paris Olympic Games triathlon representative.
The 25-year-old Ng appears to have paid for finishing down in 18th at last month’s Asia Championships in Istanbul.
Oscar Coggins and Robin Elg, who finished fourth and fifth in that race respectively, have been chosen to join Wong Tsz-to in the men’s team for the Central Harbourfront race on November 15.
Wong secured automatic qualification with a top-10 finish in June’s China Championships.
Bailee Brown booked her spot by coming fifth in the same mainland event. Hilda Choi Yan-yin and Cade Wright have been chosen to fill the other two spots.