Ten years after the 2016 Olympic Games, triathlon returned to Copacabana Beach for a sprint-distance World Cup that saw Chile's Diego Moya wearing the number one in a stacked field of podium potential. USA had Reese Vannerson and Braxton Legg among the contenders, New Zealand's Dylan McCullough continued his return from injury, and Manoel Messias looked like the home fans' strongest medal hope.

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