US EditionBeth Potter Wins Iran War-Delayed WTCS Opener While Vasco Vilaça Takes First Series Victory in Scorching Samarkand
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Potter and Vilaça top podiums in 2026 series opener
Great Britain’s Beth Potter launched her 2026 World Triathlon Championship Series campaign in style, taking the gold at a sun-baked WTCS Samarkand to claim victory in the season’s opening Series race. France’s Leonie Periault pushed her all the way to the line, finishing just nine seconds back, while Luxembourg’s Jeanne Lehair rounded out the podium after chasing down Georgia Taylor-Brown. Source
Beth Potter wins Iran war-delayed WTCS opener while Vasco Vilaça takes first series victory in scorching Samarkand
Beth Potter triumphed in the first race of the 2026 World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) in Samarkand holding off Léonie Périault by just nine seconds. Jeanne Lehair was a further minute back as temperatures hit 30 degrees celsius in Samarkand. The Uzbek capital was due to host the second race of the mixed distance pro series until the Iran war forced the postponement of the Abu Dhabi opener scheduled for late March. In the men’s race, Va…
The French-Luxembourgish triathlete was able to climb onto the podium right in the first round of the WTC Series.
Portugal achieved one of its best collective performances ever in a World Triathlon Championship stage on April 25th, placing five athletes in the top 20 at the inaugural 2026 event, held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, with a strong contribution from the Torres Novas Swimming Club (CNTN), through athletes Ricardo Batista, […] The content Torres Novas shines at the World Triathlon Championship with three athletes in the top 20 appears first in Médio T…
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