Canadian team secure bronze medal Sunday at the World Triathlon Cup

CHENGDU — The Canadian team of Isla Britton, Tyler Mislawchuk, Sophia Howell and Martin Sobey secured a bronze medal Sunday at the World Triathlon Cup.

Britton, of Montreal, Mislawchuk, of Oak Bluff, Man., Howell, of Airdrie, Alta., and Sobey, of Charlottetown, completed their four combined legs in one hour, 22 minutes, 53 seconds.

Spain earned the gold in 1:22:22 ahead of Great Britain (1:22:33).

Britton, 22, took the opening leg or Canada that combined a 300-metre swim, six-kilometre bike ride and 1.5-kilometre run. Britton came out of the water 11th in the 13-team field but pulled into contention over the bike and run before giving way to Mislawchuk.

“My goal was to put Tyler in the best position possible and hand things over as close to the front as I could,” said Britton. “It was a bit of a slow swim for me.

“I stayed calm, settled in and worked my way quickly to the front group on the bike. I wanted to keep things smooth and consistent to set myself up for a fast run.”

Mislawchuk completed his swim in second place before being the first into the tag zone after his run.

“I found a new level running in the off-season, so I was happy to showcase some of that,” said Mislawchuk. “It was an amazing effort today from Isla, Sophia and just an absolutely electric finish from Martin.”

Howell, 24, finished the penultimate leg in second place. Great Britain and Spain broke away together in the bike event, leaving Sobey to battle the United States and France for third. Sobey secured the bronze medal by edging the Americans at the line.

“We believed all week this team could fight for the podium, and today was about executing and proving that,” said Sobey. “The team was super strong and set me up perfectly to battle for the podium.

“I never shy away from a sprint on the blue carpet.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 10, 2026.

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