TRIATHLON:Aileen Morrison achieved the best result by an Irish triathlete to date and proved she is a serious contender when it comes to the London Olympics after her second place finish at the Madrid ITU Triathlon World Series on Saturday afternoon.

Morrison, already confident of Olympic qualification, was using the race to sharpen her fitness and test herself against the best triathletes in the world ahead of the Olympic showdown in Hyde Park on August 4th.

Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig pulled away down the home straight to replicate her win here in 2010 while Morrison achieved her best WTS result in second with Barbara Riveros Diaz of Chile third. “I can’t believe I managed to hold on for second, ” said Morrison. “I’m really delighted with that.”