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Who Will Be The 2023 African Junior Champions?

Benjamin Eastman

Alongside the African Championships over the Olympic distance, the African Junior Championships will take place in Hurghada, Egypt. Nine women are slated to contest the Junior event while fifteen men (of which eleven are African) will be racing. In the men’s field, Sayed Sherif of Egypt is the top ranked African athlete. After finishing 4th at the Egyptian Championships in 2022, he will likely have the best chance of the weekend of bringing home a gold medal for the Egyptian team. However, he faces a stern challenge in overcoming a…

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First Look at the Viña del Mar World Cup 2023 Start Lists

Benjamin Eastman

The final World Cup of the year is set to take place in Viña del Mar, Chile, next month. The stop made its debut on the circuit in 2022 and proved a rousing success. The Sprint distance event offers something for everyone with a sea swim, a bumpy bike course and a fast run to wrap things up. After the cancellation of the Montevideo World Cup, it will stand as the only World Cup in November and will represent a final choice to log all-important points for the world and Olympic…

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African Olympic Distance Crowns Up For Grabs In Egypt

Benjamin Eastman

The final Continental Championships of 2023 are due to take place this weekend. The African Olympic distance titles will be on the line in Hurghada, Egypt. After winning the African Sprint Championships in September, Jawad Abdelmoula and Vicky Van Der Merwe will be among the favourites in the men’s and women’s races, respectively. A WTCS medallist from 2022, the ease with which Abdelmoula won the Sprint title will send a clear warning to his rivals in Hurghada. Moreover, he is the defending Olympic distance champion from 2022. Meanwhile, Van Der…

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First Look at the Miyazaki World Cup 2023 Start Lists

Benjamin Eastman

Following the cancellation of the event in Montevideo, the World Cup in Miyazaki will be the penultimate race on the circuit in 2023. In addition, it represents the third and final stop on the Asian swing of autumn World Cups. After races in Chengdu and Tongyeong, as well as a long season hitherto, the athletes will be ready for a final roll of the dice in Japan. However, in contrast to last year’s Sprint event, this year the athletes will tackle the Olympic distance. The entire men’s podium from the…

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Stories You Might Have Missed Around WTCS Pontevedra

Benjamin Eastman

Alongside the action in Pontevedra, elite events took place elsewhere. Read on to take a look at some of the stories you might have missed from the weekend. European Mixed Team Relay Club Champs The European Club Championships were held in La Baule, France, at the weekend. Following the Mixed Team Relay format, each team entered two men and two women. Each leg consisted of a 300m swim, 6.96km bike and a 1.9km run. After winning the women’s French Grand Prix, Poissy Triathlon came away as the champions. Their team…

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Which Women Secured Their Olympic Places In Pontevedra

Benjamin Eastman

The WTCS Final in Pontevedra represented a second opportunity for elite triathletes to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games next summer. In the men’s race, several individuals earned their places having satisfied various national criteria. The women’s event was no different as a number of athletes nailed their places on the start list at the Games. The race winner, Beth Potter, met the particularly brutal criteria set by British Triathlon. To earn a place, she would need to medal at both the Paris Olympic Test Event and in Pontevedra. No…

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Olympic Tickets Punched In Pontevedra Men’s Race

Benjamin Eastman

After the Paris Olympic Test Event marked the first opportunity for athletes from multiple countries to qualify for the Olympic Games next summer, Pontevedra offered a new chance. A handful of men inked their names in to start at the Olympics next year after hitting their respective national criteria. Dorian Coninx and Tim Hellwig, the gold and silver medallists in Pontevedra, had already booked their places in Paris. The bronze medallist, Pierre Le Corre, was therefore the first man to stamp his ticket at the WTCS Final. Having finished 4th…

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Miguel Hidalgo Successfully Appeals Pontevedra DQ

Benjamin Eastman

After his provisional disqualification at the WTCS Final in Pontevedra left the outcome of the world title in the balance, Miguel Hidalgo and the Brazilian team have successfully appealed against the ruling. As a result, he has been awarded his 6th place. Those that finished behind, such as Csongor Lehmann, Matthew Hauser and Tyler Mislawchuk, have all been demoted one place. Hayden Wilde has also been relegated a place from 9th to 10th, extending his deficit to Dorian Coninx, the new world champion. In the end, Coninx won the race…

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First Stops of 2024 WTCS and World Cup Calendar Announced

Benjamin Eastman

The World Triathlon Executive Board has confirmed the first batch of races due to take place in the 2024 season. As was the case in 2023, Abu Dhabi will play host to the opening race of the WTCS season. The athletes will return to the Middle East in March for another early start to the season. Two months later, the Series will return with its classic stop in Yokohama. At the end of May, the third race will take place in Cagliari. Hamburg will then occupy its standard July slot.…

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First Look at the Tongyeong World Cup 2023 Start Lists

Benjamin Eastman

The Tongyeong World Cup comes a week after the Chengdu World Cup and marks the second of the three Asian stops in the autumn block of the circuit. After France dominated the women’s race last year, with Audrey Merle winning and Mathilde Gautier making the podium, they will have no female representatives this time round. On the men’s side, though, Matthew McElroy is pencilled in to defend the gold medal he won in 2022. A fast Sprint distance will be on offer as will crucial points towards world and Olympic…

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Huys Comes Close To Time Trial Medal At European Champs

Benjamin Eastman

Austrian Junior triathlete Tabea Huys narrowly missed out on a medal in the time trial at the European Cycling Championships. Racing in the Junior women’s event in Drenthe, Huys completed the 19.8km course in 27:04.14, earning 4th place. She finished less than 8 seconds away from the bronze medal. Meanwhile, the race was won by Federica Venturello of Italy in a time of 26:23.87. As a cyclist, Huys has shown plenty of promise. In August she raced at the World Cycling Championships in Glasgow and finished 20th in the Junior…

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Over and Out: Buschhütten Disband as Bundesliga Team

Benjamin Eastman

Fresh off their double triumph in the 2023 Bundesliga, EJOT Team TV Buschhütten have sent a shockwave though German triathlon. Effective immediately, they have disbanded their men’s and women’s Bundesliga teams. In addition, the Buschhütten Triathlon will be discontinued For almost 35 years, Buschhütten has been a hot-bed of triathlon in the country. However, the news comes on the back of the retirements of Rainer and Sabine Jung. The pair were instrumental in the rise and prolonged success of Buschhütten. The remaining executive board decided on the new course for…

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First Look at the Brasilia World Cup 2023 Start Lists

Benjamin Eastman

Slated to take place one day after the Chengdu World Cup, the Brasilia World Cup is part of a bumper month of racing in October. Like Chengdu, Brasilia will offer an Olympic distance race. The double booking has caused a split in attendance and, interestingly, several countries have split their athletes across the two races. On the initial start lists, two former world champions are scheduled to race in Brasilia. Moreover, there is a chance that the current world champion (Pontevedra pending) could race too. Throw in a big long…

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First Look at the Chengdu World Cup 2023 Start Lists

Benjamin Eastman

The World Cup racing will be coming thick and fast in October. After events in Tangier and Rome, Chengdu will host the third stop of the month. Chengdu will offer an Olympic distance course and will be the second Chinese World Cup of the year following the event in Weihai. The race has a twist, though, as it falls on the same weekend as the Brasilia World Cup. Plenty of athletes will therefore have to choose between the two. From the start lists, it is clear that the split has…

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A Look Back At The Short Course Career Of Jan Frodeno

Benjamin Eastman

The career of Jan Frodeno has officially come to an end. The German athlete has become arguably one of the most recognisable faces of triathlon over the past decade as he has led the long distance side of the sport into new waters. Before he became focal point of a generation of long distance triathlon, though, he was an exceptional short distance triathlon. The peak of his career came in 2008 when he won Olympic gold. With his win in Beijing, he catapulted himself to the pinnacle of the sport…

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