Category: Athletes

Until 2016, the European Youth Championships were held as a relay and were contested alongside the European U23 Championships. Since then, however, European Youth athletes have competed for individual gold over the Super Sprint distance. Following the wins of Fanni Szalai and Tristan Douche in Banyoles last week on the back of impressive performances, what can be gleamed for the experiences of previous winners? More specifically, who are the previous individual winners of the Youth Championships and how have their careers unfolded since? When it comes to the 2022 event,…

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No sooner had the news broken that Flora Duffy was scheduled to make her much-anticipated return to international racing, her closest rival of the past few years has been ruled out of racing for the foreseeable future. In an Instagram post, Georgia Taylor-Brown revealed that she has suffered a calf tear. After experiencing tightness in the calf for two weeks, a scan exposed the underlying issue. To combat the injury, Taylor-Brown has undergone PRP treatment (platelet-rich plasma injections). Aside from that, her course of action will involve time away from…

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Following the unveiling of the Paris Olympic Test Event start lists, the stage has been set for the world’s leading triathletes to try out the Olympic course ahead of the 2024 Games. Results at the Test Event can also be used towards an athlete’s WTCS ranking, adding further value to the event. For many, though, the importance of the race comes from one simple fact. Several countries will use the event as the first selection race in the build-up to the Paris Olympics. The Test Event will therefore be a…

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The women’s world champion, Flora Duffy, may be about to make her much-anticipated return to elite racing. Back in February, Duffy revealed the she had opted to skip WTCS Abu Dhabi and delay the start of her season in order to rehabilitate a knee injury from 2022. She was then originally listed on the start lists for WTCS Yokohama but withdrew. After not entering WTCS Cagliari, Duffy revealed the full extent of her injury and put the Paris Test Event as the earliest date of a potential return . As…

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When Joao Nuno Batista crossed the line in Hamburg, he did not simply become the World Junior champion. He became an integral half of an achievement never seen before in triathlon. Along with his elder brother, Ricardo, Batista became one half of the first pair of brothers to win the World Junior Championships. Ricardo Batista claimed his title in 2019 at the World Junior Championships in Lausanne. Like his younger brother, he claimed his victory on the back of a sensational running split. By a quirk of history, Ricardo’s field-leading…

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Is this fifteen-year-old the next superstar of triathlon? Fanni Szalai was on another level altogether on her way to the win at the European Junior Cup in Tiszaujvaros. In doing so, she made it two wins from her two European outings. Back in May, she also triumphed at the European Junior Cup in Caorle. That day, she took down names like Ilona Hadhoum, Manon Laporte and Margareta Vrablova, each of whom will be among the favourites at the upcoming World Junior Championships. In Tiszaujvaros, Szalai took on the same format…

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There are only five days to go until the World Junior Championships. With no time left to add any fitness or make any substantial changes before the starting horn sounds, all that is left to do is rest and mentally prepare. Ahead of the racing (which will take place on Thursday 13th July), we spoke to six athletes as they ready themselves for the challenge ahead. Every athlete in Hamburg will face plenty of pressure. Each of the below, though, have slightly different aspects to navigate, whether expectation built from…

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It is August 2017. A young Kenji Nener is on the cusp of making his WTCS debut for Australia in Montreal. However, shortly before the race, he is pulled aside by the Australian high performance director for a quick chat. In the space of a conversation, Nener’s career is over a mere blink before it is about to begin. Even if Nener had finished in the top-10, the Australian team had made the decision that he would not be starting at any future WTCS races. Whatever their metrics, whatever their…

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The biggest event on the Junior calendar is around the corner. As the countdown to the World Junior Championships in Hamburg enters its final month, the start lists for the races have been made available. Seventy men and seventy women will dive into the water in Hamburg and one (per gender) will be crowned the best Junior triathlete in the world. To even make the start line is an achievement. On the one hand, it is hard enough to actually be selected by one’s national federation. Then there is the…

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After racing at the first French Grand Prix race of the season at the weekend, German athlete Bianca Bogen has confirmed that she is five months pregnant. Bogen took to the start line for Les Tritons Meldois in Fréjus and came away with a 45th place. She noted that she made sure to steer clear of the main group in the water and on the bike as a precaution. As per the frozen rankings introduced by World Triathlon’s new maternity policy, Bogen’s World Ranking will be maintained at 200th, the position…

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In April, Team SPIX travelled to Lloret de Mar, Spain, to hold a training camp to fine tune preparations for the upcoming season. Under the command of Adrien Vivès, a small group of athletes were put through their paces with a focus on race skills. “We were a small group as some of our athletes were competing in Africa and South America,” explained Vivès. One such athlete that was away was Vitali Vorontsov. Instead of taking part in the camp, Vorontsov had already launched his season in South America. At…

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