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Brendan Sexton and Emma Jackson Set Sights on London 2012 Olympics
The battle for berth in the star-studded Australian triathlon team is set to intensify this weekend at the opening race of the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series in Sydney this Saturday. Young guns Brendan Sexton and Emma Jackson are best placed to push the established stars in the April 14 event, which marks one of [...]
Brendan Sexton holds out Kris Gemmell to win OTU Oceania Triathlon Championship in Devonport
March 10, 2012: Victorian Brendan Sexton, inspired by Craig Mottram’s 5000m win in Melbourne last week, has produced a win of his own in Devonport today that could well see him join his hero on the London Olympic team. Sexton ran away from the field to win the OUT Oceania Triathlon Championship leaving New Zealand’s [...]
Sexton’s High Hopes For London After Falls Creek Camp
With the sound of a Lleyton Hewitt “C’mon” ringing in his ears, Olympic triathlon hope Brendan Sexton knows the ball is very much in his court when he launches his bid to make the 2012 team for London in the Australian Sprint Distance Triathlon Championship in Geelong this Sunday. Australia’s Davis Cup tennis players, themselves [...]
Emma Moffatt’s Road To London Kicks Off in Geelong
Olympic bronze medallist Emma Moffatt will make a hit and run visit to Geelong this Sunday for what will be the first stop for many athletes with their sights set on this year’s 2012 London Olympic Games. Moffatt will be joined in the Australian Sprint Distance Championship race by fellow Beijing Olympian and 2007 [...]
Brendan Sexton and Madeleine Oldfield win Race 3 of VIC Gatorade Series in Tight Battles
Race 3 of the Gatorade Triathlon Series 2011/12 held at Green Point in Brighton today played host to yet another amazing field of Elite, Age group and amateur triathletes. In what was a refreshing change, a fantastic day of stellar weather greeted triathletes from the word ‘go’. Brighton was first established as a triathlon venue [...]
The Return of the Gatorade Triathlon Series
Race 1 of the Gatorade Triathlon Series 2011/12 at Catani Gardens in St Kilda on Sunday 20th November 2011, is on track to be a hotly contested race. Defending series champion Madeleine Oldfield, will be back to defend her title against a host of in-form talent – the event’s biggest pro field for a series opener. Brendan Sexton will be starting his Gatorade campaign and defending his series title from last year.
Chris McCormack the only Australian to finish today’s Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon Elite Men’s World Champion Grand Final in Beijing
Chris McCormack was the only Australian to finish today’s Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon Elite Men’s World Champion Grand Final race as the Australian team fought its own war of attrition in Beijing today. It was a tough day in the office for the Australian men’s team who lost rising star Brendan Sexton on the morning of the race with a nasty gastro bug which also added to the early retirement of Beijing Olympian Brad Kahlefeldt after the first run lap.
Australia 7th and 11th at the ITU World Teams Triathlon Championship in Lausanne
Australia has come from behind to claim a top ten finish in the ITU World Teams Triathlon Championship in Lausanne tonight – finishing seventh in the event that looks almost certain to be included in the 2016 Olympic Games. Their seventh place came after being well back early with Australia’s second team of Felicity Abram, Peter Kerr, Felicity Sheedy-Ryan and Mitch Robins finishing in 13th place.
Australia’s Brad Kahlefeldt has Continued to put Himself in a Prime Position for Olympic Selection
Australia’s Brad Kahlefeldt has continued to put himself in a prime position for Olympic selection after a determined eighth-placed finish in today’s ITU Dextro Energy Triathlon World Championship race on a rain-swept Olympic course in London. Kahlefeldt was followed today by fellow Australians Brendan Sexton (31st), Aaron Royle (45th) James Seear (53rd) & Chris McCormack who was a DNF early in the bike and who will return to Australia for treatment to his nagging hamstring.
Hamburg ITU Race Report – Brad Kahlefeldt, Chris McCormack, Brendan Sexton and Dan Wilson
Australia’s Brad Kahlefeldt has scored a stunning victory to win the Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon World Championship Series round in Hamburg today. Fellow Australians Brendan Sexton, Dan Wilson and the 38-year-old comeback king Chris McCormack all performed well. McCormack well and truly justified his position on the team this weekend and showed what a true champion he is. Sexton had another great race for 19th overall.
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