Behind the scenes with the world’s best triathletes

Triathlete Aaron Royle made his Olympic debut at Rio 2016, where he placed 9th in a field of 56. Three years later and the 28-year-old is pushing even harder on his journey to Tokyo 2020 qualification.

TRIATHLON: Triathlete Aaron Royle made his Olympic debut at Rio 2016, where he placed 9th in a field of 56.

Three years later and the 28-year-old is pushing even harder on his journey to Tokyo 2020 qualification.

Royle has recently joined the world-renowned Joel Fillio Training Squad and trains alongside a number of international world champion and Olympic triathletes.

In his recent Olympic Takeover on the Australian Olympic Team Instagram account, Royle takes us behind the scenes of his gruelling training day in Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands.

Plus, he answers all your burning questions about training loads, race preparation, nutrition, recovery and more in his live Q&A.

Check out Ryan’s Olympic Takeover below.

Follow the Australian Olympic Team on Instagram for more behind the scenes athlete takeovers.

Plus, catch up on previous Olympic Takeovers on our YouTube channel, including a day in the life with modern pentathlon Olympic Champion Chloe Esposito, the world's best canoe slalom athlete Jessica Fox, Australia's top high jumper Brandon Starc, and many more.

Georgia Thompson
olympics.com.au