Jason Ng Tai Long (born 12 February 2000) is a triathlete from Hong Kong.

Early life

He attended

Yew Chung International School 'Yew Chung International School'' (YCIS, ), is a private international school in Hong Kong for boys and girls ages 6 months to 18 years (Infant & Toddler to Year 13). The campuses are located in Kowloon Tong and Kowloon City District. YCIS educa ...

and was a keen footballer in his youth. He came to triathlon via cross country running.

Career

He was an

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ...

bronze medallist in 2022 in the team relay. At the Asia Triathlon Championships 2022 held in

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

, he was part of the Hong Kong triathlon team that won silver. He won team gold at Asian U23 Championships in 2023. He won silver at the 2023 Asian Sprint Championships. In February 2024, Ng was involved in a near road traffic accident, struck by a bus whilst out training on his bike near

Ma Mei Ha Ma Mei Ha () is a village situated in Fanling, within the North District of the New Territories in Hong Kong. Administration Ma Mei Ha is recognized as a village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History The historical significance o ...

Fanling Fanling ( zh, t=粉嶺; also spelled Fan Ling or Fan Leng) is a town in the New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District. Fanling Town is the main settlement of the Fanling area. The name Fanling is ...

, Hong Kong. In May 2024, he qualified to compete at the

2024 Paris Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

Personal life

He is studying engineering at

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991, it was the territory's third institution to be granted university status, and the firs ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ng, Jason 2000 births Living people Alumni of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong male triathletes Triathletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Hong Kong Triathletes at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in triathlon