Canadian Charles Paquet Wins First WTCS Medal in Samarkand
The Canadian produced the best result of his career to date, opening the WTCS season with a breakthrough bronze medal.
Canada’s Charles Paquet delivered a career-best result, racing to bronze at the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) Samarkand in Uzbekistan and earning his first podium on the sport’s top draft-legal circuit.
Paquet exited T2 27 seconds down, ran his way up to the leaders, and finished third in a tightly contested sprint for the line. Portugal’s Vasco Vilaca took the victory, with Germany’s Henry Graf second.
“It’s amazing to start the season like this,” Paquet said. “Last year I was disappointed not to podium having been close a few times, so it’s a great feeling. With Abu Dhabi cancelled I had a good training block in Girona, good volume and now I’m looking ahead [to] WTCS Alghero.”
Triathlon Canada celebrated the milestone afterward, posting: “@charlespaquet claims his first career WTCS podium with a [bronze] in Samarkand. The breakthrough performance makes Charles just the second Canadian male to climb onto the WTCS podium since @therealmislawchuk won bronze in 2019!”
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With momentum on his side, Paquet will now turn his attention to the next stop on the WTCS circuit in Alghero.