Royle excels in Edmonton

Triathlete Aaron Royle has once again performed strongly at the ITU Triathlon World Series with a fifth place finish in Edmonton, Canada.

Royle fought valiantly in the cold Canadian conditions in attempting to win his second consecutive medal performance after bronze in Stockholm two weeks ago, at one point moving in to fourth position before being edged into fifth.

Royle’s time of 53:39 was a mere one second from fourth and just six seconds from bronze, with the Rio-bound athlete now sitting 12th in the overall rankings.

The ITU Triathlon now moves to Chicago, USA for the World Triathlon Grand Final and World Championships from 15-19 September.