It was a weekend of British medal success at both World Triathlon Para Series Montreal and World Triathlon Championship Series Hamburg with athletes representing Great Britain winning medals at both events including mixed relay gold in Hamburg.
World Triathlon Para Series Montreal (8 July)
Oscar Kelly, guided by Charlie Harding, and Finley Jakes claimed their first World Triathlon Para Series medals with silvers at World Triathlon Para Series Montreal.
Kelly and Harding showed their progress with a strong race to finish second in the men’s PTVI, continuing their preparations ahead of representing Team England at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham later this month.
There was also silver for Jakes who posted the fastest run time in the men’s PTS4 to move from fifth at the start of the run to second at the finish to secure his first WTPS medal.
Michael Salisbury finished ninth in the men’s PTS5 at his first World Triathlon Para Series event.
World Triathlon Championship Series Hamburg (9-10 July)
After the racing in Montreal, the focus switched to Hamburg where the British medal success continued in the World Triathlon Championship Series.
Beth Potter backed up her bronze medal from Montreal two weeks ago with silver in the women’s sprint race in Hamburg, before Barclay Izzard, Sian Rainsley, Sam Dickinson and Kate Waugh teamed up on Sunday to secure mixed relay gold.
The mixed relay success followed top-15 placings for Rainsley (8th) and Waugh (12th) in the women’s race, as well as Potter’s silver, while Barclay Izzard posted his highest WTCS finish with 13th in the men’s race and Dickinson finished 33rd.
IRONMAN Switzerland Thun (10 July)
It was another top-ten finish for Tara Grosvenor at an IRONMAN event as the British pro triathlete finished eighth at IRONMAN Switzerland Thun.
After completing three IRONMAN 70.3 races in May and finishing second at the recent Challenge Wales, the race in the heart of the Alps was Grosvenor’s first race over the full IRONMAN distance in 2022.
Grosvenor and Switzerland’s Nina Derron were the closest athletes to IRONMAN world champion Daniela Ryf (SUI) at the end of the swim in Lake Thun. Ryf would go on to win by over 25 minutes with Grosvenor crossing the line in eighth in a time of 09:40:40.
Triathlon England Middle Distance Championships (10 July)
IronBourne Long Distance Triathlon was the host of this year’s Triathlon England Middle Distance Championships which saw national champions crowned in each age group.
Pro triathlete Sam Wade was the overall race winner in Eastbourne as he also picked-up the male 30-34 age group title to add to the multiple British titles he has also won over the middle distance.
The honour of the quickest female went to Abi Bedwell who is also the new national champion in the female 20-24 age group.
More information about upcoming British and Home Nation Championships can be found on the button below.
Woodhorn Museum Triathlon - Great Britain Age-Group Team Qualifiers (9 July)
Woodhorn Museum Triathlon was the place to be for age group athletes wanting to qualify to represent the Great Britain Age-Group Team at the 2023 World Standard Distance Triathlon Championships or 2023 European Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships.
Athletes wanting to register to qualify for the 2023 Championships had to register their intent by 5pm on the Friday before the qualifying race. There are more qualification opportunities throughout 2022 with the list of qualifiers below.
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