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Triathlon: Ishigaki, Japan welcomes athletes from 33 countries for the ITU Triathlon World Cup

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Published on Friday, 15 April 2011 12:09

Written by Luca Salvatelli

The second round of the 2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup series is set in Ishigaki, a scenic southwestern island in Japan. A total of 129 athletes from 33 nations will line up on the starting grids for this Sunday's races.

Three members of the ITU Gold Group, Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI), Helen Jenkins (GBR) and Mariko Adachi (JPN), are considered as the favorites in the women's field. They all competed in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Sydney last week, yet Riveros Diaz scored a far better result than the others, finishing second after Canadian Paula Findlay by two seconds.

The men's field will be very close with a group of emerging talents to line up along with 2002 ITU World Champion Ivan Rana (ESP). Last year's Asian Games Champion Yuichi Hosoda and silver medallist Ryosuke Yamamoto are vying for the World Cup title on home soil. Other strong contenders to watch for include Russian Ivan Vasiliev and Aussie James Seear.