Set over a 2.5km run, 1km swim, 2.5km run course, Mariya Shorets (RUS) took home the world crown in the women’s race.
In the women’s race, Shorets dominated the run, swim, run course from line to line for her first world title. She took off on the first run, served a 10-second time penalty for missing the athlete briefing, jumped in the swim and clenched the win when she accelerated over the finish line in first.
Shorets led a 1-2-3 Russian podium, as Anastasia Abrosimova crossed over in second, followed by Valentina Zapatrina.
“I’m very happy to be World Champion, and very surprised,” Shorets said. “It was very strange that I was leading after swimming. I’m really happy, this is good for my mind.”
The women’s U23 race saw another Russian claim victory when Anatastasia Gorbunova crossed the line first. It was Canada’s Severine Bouchez who finished with the silver and Ivana Kuriackova (SVK) with the bronze. For the junior race Aussie Elle Leahy beat out the field for the world title, while the podium was finished off withSimona Simunkova (CZE) getting the silver and Anastasia Shorets, younger sister of elite champion Mariya, with bronze.
