With qualification opportunities for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games now down to their final fortnight, the first-ever Samarkand World Cup assumes huge significance for many of the 37 women including Erica Hawley set to toe the line on Saturday morning in Uzbekistan.
Zuzana Michalickova from Slovakia stands 10 places behind Hawley, Bermuda’s latest talent and the last name currently in the automatic qualification slots. Hawley has been a central figure of Team World Triathlon in recent years, the development squad dedicated to helping athletes from smaller National Federations with fewer resources to realize their Olympic potential.
