Former Dowling Catholic star Karissa Schweizer ran the season’s best time of 8:34.96 minutes Karissa Schweizer continued her stellar summer by competing in the Diamond League event in Lausanne, Switzerland on August 22. The two-time American Olympian, who twice finished in the top 10 in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the Paris Olympics earlier […]
When the men’s competition at the World Long Distance Triathlon Championships began, the sun had only just risen and by the time much of Townsville woke up and looked to see what was going on outside, they were certainly expecting a special race. A tightly packed lead group of men stuck together in the first […]
There was heartbreak and ecstasy on the run as the women’s field of the World Endurance Championships battled for gold. Faced with a technical course, Julie Iemmolo (FRA) had been inspired by the famous song by The Commodores (“Easy”) for much of the race and her efforts saw light as a Sunday morning. She had […]
Europe’s success story at the Multisport World Championships in Townsville: Maryna Kyryk (UKR) won the Ukrainian’s first elite gold medal at this event. On a beautiful, clear morning, Kyryk was simply too strong for her rivals in the women’s aquathlon. “The sun was great,” she said at the finish. “I’m very happy. I didn’t expect […]
This morning saw the Aquathlon, the shortest event of the Townsville World Multisport Championships, and the Spaniard Kevin Tarek Viñuela Gonzalez (ESP) emerged as the winner. The race consisted of an initial 2.5km run, a 1km swim and a final 2.5km run. Viñuela’s speed at the end of the race made the difference and allowed […]
There are only so many times you can visit Australia in a lifetime and Marta Menditto (ITA) would have been understandable if she had succumbed to the temptation to spend her remaining days in Townsville enjoying the beaches, wildlife and other delights rather than racing one more time before returning to Europe. After all, she […]
In the end, Michele Bonacina (ITA) was unstoppable in the cross triathlon of the Multisport World Championship. The Italian athlete arrived in Townsville as one of the favorites after taking gold at the 2023 Cross Triathlon European Championship, but on this day he had no real rivals. An overwhelming lead of 1 minute 49 seconds […]
The Multisport World Championships are taking place off the road. After the elite duathlon competitions on Friday and Sunday, cross triathlon is the next sport in Townsville and athletes will face a particularly exciting course, starting with a 1km ocean swim. Thankfully, the region’s crocodiles have moved north in search of warmer climes for the […]
Two days after the Duathlon World Championships were decided in Townsville, athletes returned for the 2×2 mixed relay. In this event, one man and one woman compete as a team, with each leg consisting of a 1.7km run, 5km bike ride and a 900m run. Each athlete took turns competing in the race twice. France […]
When Benjamin Choquert (FRA) arrived in Townsville, he knew he had a golden opportunity to win the elite men’s duathlon world title. A year earlier, Mario Mola had beaten him in Ibiza, but with his Spanish rival missing, Choquert had a chance to reclaim the crown he first won in 2019. But with reigning European […]
