Wille Loo, 28, finished as the fastest Singaporean at last weekend's Irnonman 70.3 Singapore. He clocked 4 hours, 24 minutes and 8 seconds for a personal best time that also ensures his qualification for this September's World Ironman 70.3 Championship in Las Vegas, USA.
In this final instalment, Kua Harn Wei shares how others have influenced him in his triathlon pursuits. He feels triathletes should invest resources not just in equipment, but in receiving coaching.
In the third part of this interview by Enrico Varella, endurance athlete Kua Harn Wei recalls how he cycled with just one leg after one knee became too swollen and painful.
In the second part of the interview, endurance athlete Kua Harn Wei talks about the mental skills that take him through a gruelling endurance race.
Meet Dr Kua Harn Wei – a mature late thirty-something, career academic, and serious athlete. He is Singapore’s first Double-Ironman, Quadruple-Ironman and Deca-Ironman. He has completed 10 Ironman triathlons back-to-back, over 10 days.
Craig Redman, Australia's triathlon national talent development manager shares his wisdom about the art of competition.
In spite of a stomach ache that necessitated a trip to the hospital at 2am on the day of competition, Scott Ang managed to make the start line of the boys' triathlon.
Singapore's Clara Wong finished in 30th and last position (two triathletes did not finish) after suffering a bike crash and a flat tyre. Japan's Yuka Sato becomes the first gold medallist of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, completing the sprint distance triathlon in 1 hour 00 minutes 49.69 seconds.