Hamilton triathlete Grant Sheldon heads into the European Championships in Munich with confidence after a strong performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Sheldon finished fifth in his individual triathlon on Friday and helped the team to his fifth-place finish, Scotland's best-ever relay finish at his Games two days later at the Commonwealth. did.
Gold in 2018 He finished 17th on the Coast Individually, 7th on the mixed team in his relay, and in Glasgow in 2014 he finished 14th and 7th respectively.
In the individual triathlon, England's Alex Yee won, New Zealand's Hayden Wild won, and Australia's Matthew Hauser and Jacob Bertwhistle were his third and his fourth.
England also won the relay, ahead of Wales, Australia and New Zealand.
"I can't be mad about it because I think I did as well as I did that day to finish fifth," he said.
``It was definitely a pleasure.
"I was able to perform on a day under pressure and finish right behind the best players in the world.
"When I joined, I was I set my own expectations, a really good result would be a top 6 and a completely dizzying performance that might creep you up on the podium.
It's been a tough few years of racing with some bad results
"Just saw the first few, and so far they Probably the best in the world.”
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Sheldon added: Same depth as other countries.
"We definitely had a strong team this year and they all put in a really good performance on Friday.
"After the individual results, we were ready for the finals. We thought the podium potential was outside, but sometimes cookies crumble at these events.”
Grant's Next is scheduled for the 2022 European Triathlon Championships in Munich on August 13th and 14th.
He said: Cup and World races in his triathlon series round out the season.
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