TRIATHLON 2015 · LONDON 80
PARATRIATHLON
HITS HALFWAY POINT
EUROPE DOMINATES THE ENGLISH CAPITAL
At the fifth World Paratriathlon Event of the year,
Great Britain scored two gold medals on home soil in
London, while four-time World Champion Bill Chaffey
(AUS) collected his first WPE title of the year.
In the men's PT4 sport class, Canada's Stefan Daniel
soared ahead on the run to claim the title. Reigning
World Champion Lauren Steadman (GBR) continued
her winning trend and campaign for Rio as the first
woman to cross over the finish line in women's PT4.
Although Joleen Hakker B1 (NED) led most of the
race, Melissa Reid (GBR) ran ahead of the Dutch
athlete on the three-lap run to take the London title
in front of a home country crowd. Italy's Michele
Ferrarin was unstoppable in the men's PT2. In the
women's sport class, Saskia Van Den Ouden (NED)
retained her London title with the fastest run split
by more than three minutes.
In a down to the line sprint finish, Alejandro Sanchez
Palomero beat out compatriot Daniel Molina to give
Spain a 1-2 finish in the men's PT3. Mary Catherine
Callahan earned her second career World Paratriathlon
Event gold in women's PT1. Łukasz Wietecki (POL)
scored his second World Paratriathlon Event title only
weeks after his first win in Yokohama.
