Beijing Olympic Games

Updated: 2008-08-18 21:41:21

(BEIJING, August 18) — Javier Gomez of Spain is the red-hot favorite for the Olympic Men’s Triathlon because he has won everything under the sun for the last two years, including this year’s World Championships and the test event staged at the Olympic course last year. The Men’s Triathlon will be held in Beijing on Tuesday, August 19.

The men who finished behind him at the test event were: Courtney Atkinson of Australia (2nd), Docherty Bevan of New Zealand (3rd), Kris Gemmell of New Zealand (4th), Simon Whitfield of Canada (5th), Ivan Rana of Spain (6th), William Clarke of Great Britain (7th), Brad Kahlefeldt of Australia (8th), Frederic Belaubre of France (9th) and Jan Frodeno of Germany (10th). These men will threaten for Gomez for the gold medal.

Olympic medalist Sven Riederer of Switzerland will also be lining up in Beijing. He took the bronze medal in Athens by hanging tough in one of the most courageous performances of the Games.