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Hayden Wilde to take two-year ‘pause’ from short-course triathlon as he steps up in range

Hayden Wilde to take two-year ‘pause’ from short-course triathlon as he steps up in range

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Hayden Wilde will take a two-year 'pause' from WTCS short-course triathlon as he prepares to step up in range in 2025. The 27-year-old New Zealander had a magnificent 2024 regardless of simply losing out on 2 big rewards, Olympic Games gold at Paris 2024 and after that the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in his native Taupō on Sunday. On both events he looked reserved for triumph before being passed late by Britain's Alex Yee in France, and by Belgium's Jelle Geens over the weekend. Regardless of those agonising near misses it was a season where Wilde once again raised his track record even greater, with his all-in design of racing and sportsmanship making him a super star in your home and abroad. He likewise did win the supertri title and was a dazzling winner of the WTCS Grand Fina...