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Victoria’s Kirsten Sweetland has retired from racing on the International Triathlon Union circuit, after successfully achieving her dreams of competing for Canada in an Olympic triathlon. Sweetland is a 10-year-veteran of Canada’s high-performance triathlon program and will step away from the sport after completing a roller-coaster journey to the Olympic Summer Games last year. The 28-year-old battled through a series of career-threatening injuries, including Lyme Disease just months after becoming the third Canadian to ever win a medal at the Commonwealth Games, capturing the silver medal in 2014. Sweetland is also just the second Canadian ever to win a medal on the World Triathlon Series when she won the bronze in Hamburg, Germany.
Kevin Charach
