Kyle Smith says Olympic Games triathlon dream still alive but focus now turns to Taupo glory bid
Kyle Smith has been on a tear so far this season. The 26-year-old Kiwi, who only finished three middle-distance races in 2023, has already surpassed that number this year, with three podiums to boot.
Following an ultimately unsuccessful last-gasp bid to make the New Zealand Olympic team last season, the Taupo native has returned to middle-distance racing with great success in 2024, and his sights are now set on the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship.
Sitting down with TRI247 after his victory at The Championship in Slovakia last month, Smith told the story of his origins in his sport, revealed his plan for the world championship on home turf and explained why his Olympic dream is not dead yet.
Kyle Smith on triathlon journey
Having made his first short course start in three years at the Wanaka Oceania Triathlon Cup in March 2023, Smith quickly started to gather momentum, and was being talked about as a possible domestique for Hayden Wilde in Paris.
