Lisa Tertsch claimed the world triathlon title for the primary time as Nice Britain’s Beth Potter needed to accept third place within the total standings.

Tertsch received gold within the World Triathlon Championship finals in Wollongong, Australia, with a time of 1 hour 56 minutes 50 seconds.

The 26-year-old German completed 14 seconds away from Italy’s Bianca Seregni, with France’s Emma Lombardi an extra 12 seconds again.

Tertsch collected 1,250 factors for successful the occasion, which took her total tally to 3886.26 as she leapfrogged defending champion Cassandre Beaugrand (3577.04) of France and Potter (3313.18) into prime spot.

Olympic bronze medal winner Potter was bidding to win the title for a second time, following victory in 2023, however might solely end sixteenth within the last occasion.

The 33-year-old Scot was joint chief with Beaugrand earlier than the occasion started however Tertsch, who had been fourth, produced an excellent efficiency to seal victory.

Beaugrand misplaced floor early within the 10km run, in sizzling and blustery circumstances, whereas Potter didn’t maintain tempo with the main pack – which allowed Tertsch to money in as she excelled on a steep course.

Within the males’s occasion, Australian Matt Hauser capped a dominant season as he received gold in a time of 1:42:42 to clinch his first world title success.

Hauser completed with 4,250 factors, comfortably away from Brazil’s Miguel Hidalgo and Portugal’s Vasco Vilaca.