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Vasco Vilaça crowned world triathlon champion in Pontevedra

The Portuguese Vasco Vilaça won the elite triathlon world championship title in Pontevedra on Sunday, according to several Portuguese media outlets.

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Photo: Alex Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil — CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (new window)

According to RTP Desporto, Vasco Vilaça achieved his dream of becoming elite triathlon world champion in Pontevedra on Sunday, an ambition he nurtured this year. A Bola reports that the President of the Portuguese Republic congratulated him for this title.

According to Bola na Rede, Vilaça became the first Portuguese to win this championship since Vanessa Fernandes in 2007. A Bola adds that Ricardo Batista climbed the podium, without further details.

Sources

  1. RTP DesportoRTP falou com Vasco Vilaça, campeão do mundo de Triatlo (new window)rtp.pt
  2. A BolaPresidente da República felicita Vasco Vilaça pelo título mundial de triatlo (new window)abola.pt
  3. Bola na RedeVasco Vilaça sagra-se campeão mundial de triatlo em Pontevedra (new window)bolanarede.pt
  4. A BolaTriatlo: Vasco Vilaça sagra-se campeão do Mundo, Ricardo Batista no pódio (new window)abola.pt