Clare’s Ella Doherty has beaten her starting ranking at the World Junior Triathlon Championships in Lausanne.
The Ennis triathlete came home in 56th this morning and was just one of two Irish competitors in the field.
It was six places higher than her seeding for her 1st major world championships event.
The race was won by Italy’s Beatrice Mallozzi.
“I wanted to go and just give it everything”
Ella Doherty experienced her first major championship in the junior women’s event at #WTSLausanne this morning, she told us all about it.. #TriTeamIreland #TeamIreland @EnnisTriClub @BMWireland pic.twitter.com/BoVzsxbnH1— Triathlon Ireland (@tri_ireland) August 30, 2019