JAPANESE triathlete Tsudoi Miyazaki was fatally killed on Wednesday after being struck by a car in France.
The 25-year-old was on a training camp just days after competing in the Pontevedra World Cup in Spain.
According to Triathlon.org, Miyazaki was riding her bike in Orleans – a city 69 miles outside of Paris – when she was hit by the car.
French police are yet to release any information regarding the incident, but an investigation remains ongoing.
The Japan Triathlon Union have already dispatched additional resources to help the French authorities with their enquiry.
After confirming the news, a statement from World Triathlon read: "World Triathlon and the Japan Triathlon Union want to offer our deepest condolences to Ms. Miyazaki family, friends, coaches and teammates.
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"The thoughts of all the Triathlon Family are with you all in these terrible times."
Miyazaki was born in Toyama City, Japan, before she took up triathlon in college.
She won the Japan U23 Triathlon Championships in 2019 and was a highly-rated prospect within the sport.
She was hoping to go to both the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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And she had the expectation that she may be able to medal at the Games.
Miyazaki was ranked 142nd in the women’s World Triathlon Rankings at the time of her death.
Her final race came on Sunday when she finished 50th in a World Cup race in Pontevedra, Spain.
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