LAUNCESTON’S Jake Birtwhistle has been named in the Australian team for next month’s ITU world triathlon grand final in Cozumel, Mexico.
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The under-23 world champion will make his elite worlds debut in a team of 25 headlined by Australia’s Rio Olympic team including Aaron Royle (NSW), Ryan Bailie (Western Australia) and Ryan Fisher (Queensland).
The women will see Olympic team members, two-time world champion Emma Moffatt, Ashleigh Gentle (both Queensland) and Erin Densham (NSW) joined by London Olympian Emma Jackson.
Widely considered unfortunate to miss out on Rio, Birtwhistle, 21, will earn his official team number of 44 for his elite race suit.
Triathlon Australia’s high performance pathway manager Craig Redman, originally of Ulverstone, said: “It is certainly an exciting team of talented athletes with an excellent mixture of athletes with previous worlds experience and first timers.”
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