Some of
the world’s best triathletes will arrive in South Korea this week to race in
the first-ever 2023 World Triathlon Cup Yeongdo. Athletes will chase valuable
points in the Olympic qualification period as the 2023 World Cup tour continues
in Yeongdo across a sprint distance race format. 42 Elite women will line up on
the coast of Busan and you can watch the action from 7am local time this
Saturday 5th August on TriathlonLive.tv.
ELITE
WOMEN’S PREVIEW WEARING NUMBER ONE
Germany’s
Annika Koch is currently 13th in the women’s World Triathlon Championship
Series Ranking after a brilliant 4th place in the recent World Triathlon
Championship Series Hamburg and securing her first Series medal with bronze in
last weekend’s race in Sunderland, Great Britain. Koch will be looking to
continue her medal momentum in the first-ever World Triathlon Cup Yeongdo on
Saturday.
ONES TO
WATCH
Mexico’s
Anahi Alvarez Corral will be wanting to continue her fantastic form and
showcase her dominant run strike after securing her first World Triathlon Cup
victory in the 2023 World Triathlon Cup Huatulco. Alvarez Corral will prove a
threat to the entire field if she can run away from the masses on the 5km run
course.
Japan’s
Yuka Sato and Niina Kishimoto, Austria’s Lisa Perterer and Sara Vilic, as well
as Hungary’s Márta Kropkó are all names on the start list to watch out for and
could all be in medal contention if they execute to perfection. Each athlete
has delivered strong race results across their sprint distance careers and will
be aiming to step on the podium in South Korea on Saturday.
ROAD TO
PARIS 2024
The 2023
World Triathlon Cup Yeongdo is positioned in an all-important Olympic
qualification period for Triathlon ahead of Paris 2024, athletes are fueled
with motivation to earn valuable points.
EXPERIENCE
ON THE START LINE
Ecuador’s
Elizabeth Bravo is a consistent athlete in World Triathlon Championship Series
and World Triathlon Cup line-ups. Bravo recently scored silver in the 2023
Americas Triathlon Cup and South American Championships Lima and gold in the
2023 Americas Triathlon Cup and South American Championships Lima. Bravo has
had 143 starts in World Triathlon races across multiple levels and will be
aiming for a top performance in Yeongdo.
Mexico’s
Cecilia Perez equally brings an exceptional amount of experience to the start
line in Yeongdo. Perez has had 113 race starts at a World Triathlon level and
will be aiming for the podium in Yeongdo. Perez claimed gold in the 2023
Americas Triathlon Cup Ixtapa in May.
RISING
STARS
The likes
of Australia’s Charlotte Derbyshire and Canada’s Sophia Howell and Desirae
Ridenour on the start list in Yeongdo, could see the rise of a new generation
of talent moving through the World Cup scene.
TEAM
KOREA
11 Elite
women will be on the start line, ready to represent Korea in Yeongdo, the new
World Cup destination on the map.
TEAM
WORLD TRIATHLON
Bermuda’s
Erica Hawley, a member of Team World Triathlon secured the biggest win of her
career in July’s 2023 Americas Triathlon Cup Montreal and will look to remain
with the leaders on Saturday to deliver a strong race result. Ivana Kuriackova
will wear number 2 and represent Slovakia in Yeongdo. Kuriackova earned gold in
the 2023 Asia Triathlon Cup and Central Asian Championships Samarkan.
Review
the start list https://www.triathlon.org/events/start_list/2023_world_triathlon_cup_yeongdo/582163?mc_cid=a67531b87b&mc_eid=6139649918
and follow the athletes. Watch the women’s race from 7am local time, Saturday
5th August, on TriathlonLive.tv
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