Marie Claire Adorna came in first at 2:13:08, and her compatriot Marion Kim Mangrobang came in second at 2:14:26 copping the silver medal at 3rd place to Thailand’s Sanruthai Arunsiri with bronze medal nine minutes behind Mangrobang.
Marie Claire Adorna says "I have been training in Australia for 3 months," said the gold medallist. "I am under Toby Coote, my Australian coach, and yeah we sacrificed everything. Being away from family, I also have my injury and I’ll also have my surgery after this race, so it's all worth it."
The triathlon, which took place at East Coast Park, at 1.5km swim in open water, followed by a 40km cycle and a 10km run.
