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Elite Women’s Highlights: 2019 Tokyo ITU World Triathlon Olympic Qualification Event

The Tokyo Test Event got underway with the women's race, which saw the return of Flora Duffy (BER) from injury and the likes of Summer Rappaport (USA), Alice Betto (ITA) and Lisa Perterer (AUT) all confirm their places on the plane to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
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Triathlon with Jeff Shmoorkoff from Canada

Jeff Shmoorkoff, from Canada, has been in triathlon and multisport for nineteen years.
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2019 Edmonton Mixed Relay Highlights

With a team with the four members under 23 years old, Team New Zealand deliver a fantastic race in Edmonton to claim their first ever victory in the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series, putting the kiwis in an excellent position to be considered among the ones to watch in the Olympic debut of the thrilling event, in Tokyo 2020. Ainsley Thorpe, Tayler Reid, Nicole Van der Kaay and Hayden Wilde deliver a consistent race beginning to end, to finish ahead of Team Great Britain and Team USA.
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2019 WTS Edmonton Men Highlights

Saturday in Edmonton proved to be redemption day for one of the legends of the sport: Jonathan Brownlee (GBR). After quite a disappointing season with three WTS appearances and none of them finishing is positions that he is used to, the double Olympic medallist showed up in Edmonton ready to prove that he is still one of the favourites every time he lines up in the start of a race. And this time, the younger Brownlee delivered. Along with him on the podium were Mario Mola (ESP), back in form and ready to keep the fight for the World Title open, and Marten Van Riel (BEL), stepping on the WTS podium for the first time in his career.
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2019 WTS Edmonton Women Highlights

She hadn’t been in a WTS podium since 2014, but in the last few months Australian Emma Jackson had been showing that she was back on form and ready to move one step forward. The brand new course of the 2019 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton proved to be the perfect scenario for her come-back, nailing a perfect race to claim her first ever WTS victory of her career. Behind her in the finish line were USA’s Summer Rappaport and another Australian, Asleigh Gentle.
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Tiszaujvaros World Cup - elite men’s final

The packed grandstands witnessed two sprint finishes for the ages in Tiszaujvaros on Sunday afternoon, as first the women’s and then the men’s World Cup races boiled down to flat-out charges from some of the best in the business over the final 200 metres. In the men’s race, Eli Hemming (USA) emerged on top from a pack of strong runners, flying through the final 100m to grab gold moments ahead of Ryan Fisher (AUS) and Wian Sullwald (RSA).
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Tiszaujvaros World Cup - elite women’s final

The packed grandstands witnessed two sprint finishes for the ages in Tiszaujvaros on Sunday afternoon, as first the women’s and then the men’s World Cup races boiled down to flat-out charges from some of the best in the business over the final 200 metres. In the women's final, it was Emma Jeffcoat (AUS) who hung tough as Sara Vilic (AUT), Kelly-Anne Perkins (AUS) and Miriam Casillas Garcia (ESP) kicked, only for the Australian to motor through the middle of them all and take the tape.
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World Triathlete Julia Hawley from Bermuda

World Triathlete Julia Hawley from Bermuda aims to compete at the top, as an age-group triathlete.
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Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal 2019: Men’s Highlights

With Series leader Vincent Luis not on the starting list, Henri Schoeman (RSA) and Fernando Alarza (ESP) were among the names looking to take advantage in Quebec.
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Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal 2019: Women’s Highlights

A new-look sprint-distance course awaited the athletes in Montreal for the fifth stop of the 2019 season, and the tough bike demanded the very best from the best in the world
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ITU World Triathlon Leeds Women’s Highlights (RUS)

The Leeds crowds were never off their feet on Sunday afternoon as they cheered home the latest graduate of Great British triathlon’s talent school, Georgia Taylor Brown. The 25-year-old delivered a sparkling debut WTS gold, clearly inspired once more by the surroundings as she played her hand early in the run and never looked back, going one better than last year’s silver with a mature, assured display.
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ITU World Triathlon Leeds Men’s Highlights (RUS)

On a cool Summer ‘s Sunday afternoon in Yorkshire, Jake Birtwhistle became the first Australian since Brad Kahlefeldt to win a top-tier gold on the ITU circuit, nailing another incredible run to sweep past Spain’s Javier Gomez Noya and USA’s Matthew McElroy. The 24-year-old re-wrote the script as hometown heroes Johnny and Alistair Brownlee struggled to capitalise on strong positions during the bike segment, Mario Mola failed to close down a 60-second gap out of second transition and Vincent Luis had to out-sprint Marten Van Riel and Pierre Le Corre to claim a hard-earned sixth.
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Aspiring to compete at the top as an age-group triathlete

Aspiring to compete at the top as an age-group triathlete
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2019 Antwerp ITU Triathlon World Cup elite women’s race highlights

The 9th stop on the 2019 World Cup circuit saw the athletes head to Belgium's second city to battle it out on a dramatic sprint-distance course
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2019 Antwerp ITU Triathlon World Cup Elite men’s race highlights

62 athletes lined up for the men's Antwerp World Cup, where the fans were treated to another thrilling sprint finish down the blue carpet
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AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds 2019: Women’s Highlights

USA's Katie Zaferes looked to maintain her 100% start to the 2019 WTS season as she headed to Leeds in June, but a strong British line up including 2018 World Champion Vicky Holland was equally determined to give their fans something to shout about.
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