Triathlon

Hoi Long: she cannot hear the starting gun, yet she won Macau its first Asian Games triathlon medal

Hoi Long

A triathlete for Macau, China who lost her hearing in both ears at five months old after a medical accident, and who competes as an amateur while holding a government job. At the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games she won bronze in the women's triathlon — Macau's first-ever Asian Games medal in the sport.