Today, August 24th, the European Triathlon Junior Cup took place in Latvia, featuring a sprint distance. Vladyslav Mykytenko, Arsen Adamov, and Yurii Tiuitiunnyk, along with the Soroka sisters, represented Ukraine. The boys competed for points in the junior ranking, while the girls challenged the leaders.

Among the women, 12 athletes emerged as leaders and attempted to form a group during the bike leg. However, after a series of attacks at the front, only four athletes remained in the leading group: Estonian Liis Kapten, Ukrainian Dana Soroka, Czech Edita Pozlerova, and Swiss Francesca Zenklusen. The quartet arrived at the transition zone, with only Beate Jansone from Latvia trailing by ten seconds.

Liis Kapten took the lead in the running leg, while Dana Soroka and Edita Pozlerova pulled away from Francesca Zenklusen.. Liis Kapten secured the victory. The Czech athlete finished second, and Dana Soroka crossed the finish line in third place.

Among the former leaders, Beate Jansone caught up with Francesca Zenklusen., but it was Eva Soroka who finished fourth! Eva had fallen behind 11 leaders in the swim, caught up with two of them during the bike leg, and entered the transition zone in tenth place, trailing the leader by 1 minute and 49 seconds. In the run, Eva was unmatched. She completed the 5 kilometers in 16 minutes and 36 seconds, a time comparable to the world-class elite women in the fight for podium positions. Eva caught up with her rivals on the course and finished fourth!

In the rankings, Dana Soroka moved up to third place, while Eva is now in fourth! Earlier this year, Eva led the ranking but was forced to miss part of the season due to injury. She is now returning to the top of the rankings, with only Fanni Szalai and Liis Kapten ahead.

In the Turope Triathlon Junior Rankings NFs standings, Ukraine has climbed into the top ten and is back in eighth place.