TRIATHLON 2015 ยท CHICAGO GRAND FINAL 152
PARATRIATHLON
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
COUNTRIES PUNCH TICKETS TO RIO
WITH CHICAGO CHAMPIONS
Ten paratriathletes were crowned World Champi-
ons on the second day of competition at the ITU
World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago. Australia
awed the crowds with an impressive three wins.
Australia's Bill Chaffey was one of victors for the
country, scoring his fifth PT1 World Championship
title while Katie Kelly made her debut on top of the
women's PT5 podium with guide Olympic silver me-
dallist Michelle Jones.
USA also prevailed on home soil with a sweep of the
podium in the women's PT2 sport class headed by
Allysa Seely, while Italian Michele Ferrarin came
back for the win in the men's PT2 sport class after
trailing in the water. Stefan Daniel (CAN) was the
first athlete to take down the finish tape in Chicago,
bringing home his first world title in the men's PT4
sport class. In the women's race, Lauren Steadman
(GBR) completely crushed the field by holding onto a
lead that she earned early.
All six of these champions secured their country a
spot in Rio as the winner of the sport classes that
will debut at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics.
