The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games are closer than ever, hitting the one-year countdown mark on August 5th. While the Women’s circuit has been mostly dominated by one woman this season, when it comes down to Olympic competitions, all slates are clean.
Set at the beautiful Copacabana Beach, the Elite Women including Bermuda’s Flora Duffy will soon descend on Brazil for the 2015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Olympic Qualification Event, Sunday August 2nd, where the top three athletes will earn their Nation a spot in the lineup for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games next summer.
Duffy started the year out with a bang with a Bronze Medal at the Pan American Games in her first race of the year with a dominant performance on the bike. The Bermuda triathlete is well suited for the challenging Bike Course, as is Olympic silver Medalist Lisa Norden and the always consistent Andrea Hewit). Although she’s suffered from a parasite the last several months, Kirsten Sweetland is also known to do work on the bike. Norden and Jenkins’ combined swim and bike power make them a worry, but both have running injuries that could plague their chances at a podium.
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