Beth Potter, who was forced to settle for third place in the overall standings, and Lisa Tertsch won the world triathlon title for the first time.
With an average of one hour 56 minutes and 50 seconds, Tertsch won gold at the World Triathlon Championship finals in Wollongong, Australia.
The 26-year-old German surpassed Bianca Seregni in terms of time, finishing 14 seconds ahead of Emma Lombardi in France.
Tertsch won the contest, scoring 1,250 points, which moved her overall total to 3886.26, beating French champion Cassandre Beaugrand (3577.04) and Potter (3313.18), who are both now in the lead.
After winning the 2023 medal, Olympic bronze medalist Potter was vying to reclaim the title, but he could only finish 16th overall in the final competition.
Before the start of the competition, the 33-year-old Scot was joint leader with Beaugrand, but Tertsch, who was fourth, put together a strong performance to win.
In hot and blustery conditions, Beaugrand lost ground early in the 10-kilometer run, and Potter’s failure to keep pace with the lead pack gave Tertsch the opportunity to break out as she ran well on a steep course.
Australian Matt Hauser won gold in the men’s event in a time of 1:42:42 to claim his first world title. It was a strong year for the Australian.
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Source: BBC
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