June 2019 / / 15
CAREL DU PLESSIS/XTERRA
JOSE LUIS HOURCADE
ITU/PETKOBEIER
Paralympic PTWC
champion Jetze Plat
on his way to his 12th
consecutive ITU/ETU
win at the Milan ITU
World Paratriathlon
Series on 27 April.
Team G B haule d five
medals in total at
the first international
para-event of 2019.
The 2019 Xterra
Asia-Pacific Champs
took place on 30
March in Kenting
National Park,
Taiwan. Over rugged
mountain terrain,
white sand beaches,
caves and coral reefs,
Bradley Weiss (RSA)
and Penny Slater
(AUS) were ultimately
victorious.
Over three days,
Challenge Salou, just
south of Barcelona
on the Spanish
coast, hosted
1,050 triathletes
representing 40
countries. GB
podiumed in both
pro middle-distance
events, with Emma
Pallant and Thomas
Davis both taking third.