Rainsley speaks on tough World Triathlon Championship

Sian Rainsley found the going tough at the AJ Bell 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds but is hoping her 15th-place finish is enough to bag an «insane» spot at the Commonwealth Games. Rainsley made her World Series debut in Leeds last year after a late call-up, finishing 13th, and arrived this time around in fourth place in the standings. Ad/> She improved slightly on her 16th-place finish in Yokohama in May and now faces a nervous wait to see if she will this week be part of Team England in Birmingham alongside the already-selected Georgia Taylor-Brown and Sophie Coldwell, who finished second and third on Saturday behind France's Cassandre Beaugrand.

TriathlonGreat Britain show strength in depth at World Triathlon Championship2 MINUTES AGO «I found it really, really hard. That was way harder than I expected,» explained Rainsley, 25, who lives in Leeds with long-term partner and fellow triathlete Tom Bishop, who finished 33rd in the men's race. «I did the Olympic distance last year and I think it kept a bit more of a lid on the pace going up the hill, so going up there was hard work.

»The swim is always a bit of carnage, everyone is everywhere. I could tell I was sort of towards the front, so that was alright. «The [Commonwealth Games] decision is made on Tuesday, so it's just fingers crossed and hope — it's down to the selectors now.