OLYMPIANS
Local rivals to fight it out in triathlon World Cup
One of the great rivalries of South African sport resumes in Cape Town on Friday. Olympic bronze medallist Henri Schoeman goes up against countryman Richard Murray‚ just seven seconds slower at the Rio Games‚ in the Discovery Triathlon World Cup. Schoeman‚ whose breakthrough came on his sport’s biggest stage‚ is displaying more confidence these days. "I’m going for nothing less than a win‚" he said at a media conference on Thursday. The sprint triathlon — a 750m swim‚ 20km cycle and 5km run‚ as opposed to the Olympic distance‚ which is double — is supposed to favour Murray. But Schoeman has other ideas. "Richard likes a sprint race and I typically prefer an Olympic-distance race because you get a better chance to get a breakaway going. "But I’ve been working on my running‚ so no matter if it’s a breakaway on the bike or if we’re all together on the run‚ I think I’ll be very competitive." Murray’s strength has been in the final run leg‚ but Schoeman‚ traditionally a quick swimmer‚ ha...
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