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Fanous finishes 10th in Hong Kong

By JT - Nov 01,2015 - Last updated at Nov 01,2015

AMMAN — Jordan’s hope for the 2016 Rio Olympics triathlon, Lawrence Fanous, put in a strong performance at the weekend’s Asian Cup in Hong Kong to finish 10th, according to the Jordan Olympic Committee News Service.

Lawrence has stepped up his Olympic bid following a difficult year and has started to mount a serious challenge for one of the Asian Olympic spots.

In Hong Kong, the 30-year-old two-time Arab champion was always in touch with the leaders following a strong swim but couldn’t quite break into the podium spots in what was a world-class field.

“It was not as good a finish as I had wanted, but it was one of the strongest Hong Kong ITU fields for years so I did OK,” he said.

Fanous will resume his bid to qualify later this month in Indonesia.

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