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.
