And one, and two, and three, and four!
This Friday in Abu Dhabi, where the triathlon world championships are currently being held, world number 1 Alexis Hanquinquant maintained his rank by winning his fourth world champion title in the PTS 4 category (moderate disabilities).
In 58 minutes and 54 seconds, the Frenchman was ahead of the Japanese Hideki Uda (1:03:22) and the Spaniard Alejandro Sánchez Palomero (1:03:58) on the podium.
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“Very happy with my race, the conditions were almost identical to those in Tokyo,” he said in a post on his social networks.
I'm super proud to have had the perfect season.
Now it's time for a little rest to start again in 2022 in order to try to keep my titles and continue to progress.
"A" perfect season "indeed with a seventh title gleaned this season, in seven competitions, including Paralympic gold at the Tokyo Games at the end of August.
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