Digital magazines from the International Triathlon Union (ITU) and the World Triathlon Series
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2023 World Triathlon Para Championships Pontevedra WOMEN Parker powers to PTWC gold Australian star Lauren Parker led the women's PTWC wheelchair race out of the water and through transition, Leanne Taylor and Margret Ijdema just a few seconds back as they headed onto the bike, the American Kendall Gretsch just over three minutes back at this stage. Parker quickly settled into her favourite bike leg and took control of the race, Taylor going well in second with Jessica Ferreira and Eva Maria Moral Pedrero, but the gap was doubling with each lap: 75 seconds to Taylor, and the Brazilian and Spaniard wheel-to-wheel at the bell. Gretsch was now within two minutes of the Australian and the Paralympic Champion continued to eat into Parker's lead over the run segment - down to 1m13s at the end of that first lap of three - but there was to be no catching Parker, Gretsch running out of course to take silver 41 seconds back, Ferreira the bronze. Danz delivers PTS2 world title The women's PTS2 saw Hailey Danz producing an excellent swim to take the early lead into T1, Japan's Yukako Hata 25 seconds back with Allysa Seely on her heels and Melissa Stockwell a further 20 seconds back for USA. Danz hoovered up the first bike lap to extend her lead to a minute over Seely who moved into second as Hata dropped back, Australia's Anu Francis moving into two minutes off the front. The American took even greater control on lap two before Francis set about chasing her down from the opening of the 5km run. The deficit had halved after just one run lap, and another 30 seconds were shaved off at the bell, but it was to be Danz' day, though, as she held off the charge from behind to take the tape and gold by 23 seconds from Francis, Seely with bronze 70 seconds back. Elise Marc scores PTS3 gold The women's PTS3 saw Mexico's Kenia Villalobos leading out of the swim, but it wouldn't be long before Elise Marc of France moved to the front and put in a big gap over Villalobos and the Netherlands' Sanne Koopman. The advantage was up to over four minutes by the end of the bike, Koopman two-and-a-half further back, and the Dutchwoman couldn't close the gap on silver as Marc pulled clear to win the gold by over 11 minutes. 123 contents