Hayward Places 53rd At World Championships
Bermuda’s Oliver Hayward finished 53rd in the junior men’s race at the World Triathlon Championship Finals in Pontevedra, Spain.
Hayward completed the 750-metre swim, 20-kilometre bike ride and five-kilometre run in an overall time of 58 minutes and 17 seconds.
He recorded a swim split of 9:33, tied for 52nd fastest, followed by a bike time of 28:27 and a run time of 18:26.
The Bermudian was among 63 finishers from a field of 70 top international athletes. Switzerland’s Thibault Rivier won in 54:05, followed by Portugal’s Dinis Ferreira in 54:07 and Austria’s Jelle Kaindl in 54:17.
The championships opened with a Parade of Nations and opening ceremony on Wednesday [Sept 23]. According to World Triathlon, 4,650 athletes from 62 nations were expected to compete across the event’s various categories.
