Paralympics
Canada’s Stefan Daniel won his sixth career world triathlon Para championship title Friday, calling his victory “redemption” after a heartbreaking crash at the Paris Paralympics.
27-year-old Calgary native crashed out of Paris Paralympic competition in SeptemberThe Canadian Press
· Posted: Oct 18, 2024 7:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 18
Canada’s Stefan Daniel, seen competing at the Paralympic Games in September, won his sixth career world triathlon Para championship on Friday. (The Canadian Press/HO-Canadian Paralympic Committee-Dave Holland)Canada’s Stefan Daniel won his sixth career world triathlon Para championship title Friday, calling his victory “redemption” after a heartbreaking crash at the Paris Paralympics.
The 27-year-old from Calgary completed the sprint-distance test in 59 minutes 26 seconds to win the men’s standing classification in Torremolinos, Spain.
Australia’s Jack Howell was second in 1:00:14 and Portugal’s Filipe Marques was third in 1:00:43.
Daniel’s win comes six weeks after he crashed while leading at the Paris Games. He ran into a barricade while making the final hairpin turn during the cycling portion of the race.
Daniel has a silver medal from the 2016 Rio Paralympics and a bronze from the 2021 Games in Tokyo to go with his six world titles.
“The last month was really difficult for me, but today’s performance I was able to remind myself that I’m still a good athlete, and I was just so proud that I was able to rebound and have a good one,” Daniel said.
Winnipeg’s Leanne Taylor, who won a bronze medal in Paris, was fourth in the women’s wheelchair classification.
