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There are almost 300 age-group triathletes competing from Britain across both sprint and standard distance races with 141 triathletes racing in the standard distance event today (Friday 20 April).

 

The GE Great Britain Age-Group Team also has six returning medallist from Pontevedra including two defending champions: Caroline Whittaker (50-54) and Hilary Stevenson (65-69).  Caroline is looking forward to the event commenting: “Training has gone well, apart from a little bit of over training in the past month. Eilat is a lovely place for a triathlon, everything is close and the weather is warm. The team managers have been excellent and everything seems to be well organised.”

 

She continued: “There are loads of British athletes here and I had dinner last night with one of our elite paratriathletes, sprint and Olympic distance age-groupers and friends – there is a great atmosphere.”

 

The ETU Triathlon European Championships will also host elite junior, senior and paratriathlon events with the elite junior and senior women also racing today.

 

British Triathlon will also bring you all the latest news from Eilat via twitter @BritTri.