TORREMOLINOS 鈥� sa国际传媒鈥檚 Stefan Daniel won his sixth career world triathlon para championship title Friday, calling his victory "redemption" after a heartbreaking crash at the Paris Paralympics.
The 27-year-old from Calgary completed the sprint-distance test in 59 minutes 26 seconds to win the men鈥檚 standing classification.
Australia鈥檚 Jack Howell was second in 1:00:14 and Portugal鈥檚 Filipe Marques was third in 1:00:43.
Daniel's win comes six weeks after he crashed while leading at the Paris Games. He ran into a barricade while making the final hairpin turn during the cycling portion of the race.
鈥淭oday I just felt a sense of relief when I crossed the finish line. This will make the off-season so much sweeter,鈥� Daniel said. 鈥淚t was redemption.鈥�
Daniel has a silver medal from the 2016 Rio Paralympics and a bronze from the 2021 Games in Tokyo to go with his six world titles.
鈥淭he last month was really difficult for me, but today鈥檚 performance I was able to remind myself that I鈥檓 still a good athlete, and I was just so proud that I was able to rebound and have a good one,鈥� Daniel said.
Winnipeg鈥檚 Leanne Taylor, who won a bronze medal in Paris, was fourth in the women鈥檚 wheelchair classification.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 18, 2024.
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