Miyazaki World Triathlon Cup 2026 results: Hadhoum and Serre Gehri make it a French double
By AthRecs Editorial · 1 min read
Ilona Hadhoum won the women's sprint triathlon in 59 minutes 8 seconds at the Miyazaki World Cup on Saturday 14 November. Nils Serre Gehri won the men's race in 53 minutes 10 seconds.
Hadhoum earns her first World Cup win
Ilona Hadhoum added a first World Cup victory to her U23 world title, finishing 29 seconds ahead of Xinyu Lin. The battle for the remaining podium place was much closer, with Zuzana Michalickova four seconds behind Lin in third. Manami Hayashi led the Japanese women in 12th in 1:00:13.
Another sprint finish for Serre Gehri
Takuto Oshima led out of the swim, while Nils Serre Gehri made the front group on the bike and came out of the final transition near the front. Izan Edo Aguilar pressed the pace on the run and made him work all the way to the finishing carpet.
Serre Gehri won the sprint by two seconds to follow up his World Cup win in Hong Kong a week earlier. Xirui Zhang took bronze and Takumi Hojo finished 12th for the host country.
| Class | Place | Athlete or team | Overall time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | 1 | Ilona Hadhoum | 59:08 |
| Women | 2 | Xinyu Lin | 59:37 |
| Women | 3 | Zuzana Michalickova | 59:41 |
| Men | 1 | Nils Serre Gehri | 53:10 |
| Men | 2 | Izan Edo Aguilar | 53:12 |
| Men | 3 | Xirui Zhang | 53:21 |
Results sources and photo credits
Sources: World Triathlon official Miyazaki results · Triathlon Japan results and Japanese finishers · World Triathlon men's race report · Sun Marina photograph and author · CC BY 2.0 licence
Quick answers
Who won at Miyazaki World Triathlon Cup in 2026?
Ilona Hadhoum won the women's sprint triathlon in 59 minutes 8 seconds at the Miyazaki World Cup on Saturday 14 November. Nils Serre Gehri won the men's race in 53 minutes 10 seconds.