The World Triathlon Podcast

Following the sad news of his retirement due to a genetic heart issue, we catch up with Marc Austin to look back on the 26-year-old's career and find out what lies ahead for the 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist.

Against all the odds, triathlon coach Noor Khouja and the Aleppo triathlon community at large have continued to build the sport and hold races out of the rubble of Syria's second city. In this episode, Noor reveals some of the triumphs and tragedies of the past decade that have made him more determined than ever to help young local athletes escape their fears and achieve their dreams.

The first ever ITU World Champion, New Zealand's Erin Baker joins us to discuss her remarkable career, the mindset that drove her to greatness, and why she thinks that social media might have been the end of her career.

A horrific training accident in 2017 may have left Australia's Lauren Parker without the use of her legs, but it did nothing to dim her burning desire to win. Thanks to her best friend and training partner Brad Fernley, within months she was on the Commonwealth Games podium, and just two years later she became the World Paratriathlon Champion in the PTWC category. In true fashion, Parker now sees the Tokyo 2020 delay as an opportunity... to seek to qualify in not just one, but three sports.

Canada's Tyler Mislawchuk joins us to reflect on a brilliant 2019 and an unusual 2020 that started with an unlikely Duathlon European Championship, saw a fortnight quarantined in his parent's basement, and has see the Tokyo Test Event winner just rediscover the pool.

We catch up with Serbia's ASICS World Triathlon team member as he reaches the end of two months stranded in lockdown in Mauritius

The ASICS World Triathlon Team member dials in from Reykyavik

A WTS Leeds look-back with Team GB's 2019 champion