The women’s elite triathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games should provide a terrific race on Friday – a fitting start to the showpiece event held every four years.

Some of the finest stars in the world will compete in the UK city of Birmingham with a prized gold medal on offer for the winner.

Can Bermuda’s Olympic Champion Flora Duffy regain top form after a frustrating 2022 so far?

Or will England’s Tokyo silver medallist Georgia Taylor-Brown stand on the top of the podium on home soil?

Or will there be a surprise with both big guns failing to claim the gold in the Midlands?

These and other questions will be answered on Friday when the action gets under way.

Women’s start list & bib numbers

#	Athlete	Country
1	Flora Duffy	BER
2	Georgia Taylor-Brown	ENG
3	Sophie Coldwell	ENG
4	Beth Potter	SCO
5	Sian Rainsley	ENG
6	Natalie van Coevorden	AUS
7	Non Stanford	WAL
8	Nicole van der Kaay	NZL
9	Emy Legault	CAN
10	Olivia Mathias	WAL
11	Ainsley Thorpe	NZL
12	Charlotte McShane	AUS
14	Dominika Jamnicky	CAN
15	Simone Ackermann	RSA
16	Shanae Williams	RSA
17	Sophie Linn	AUS
18	Andrea Hansen	NZL
19	Erica Hawley	BER
20	Hannah Newman	RSA
21	Sophia Green	SCO
22	Amelie Kretz	CAN
23	Issy Morris	WAL
24	Pragnya Mohan	IND
25	Julie Staub	MRI
26	Danica Bonello Spiteri	MLT
27	Imke Jagau	NAM
28	Sanjana Sunil Joshi	IND
29	Anri Krugel	NAM
30	Aisha Nasser Baksh	KEN
31	Mercy Jane Adorkor Pappoe	GHA
32	Stavri Pericleous	CYP
33	Jenna Ross	TTO
34	Andriana Tukuvia	SOL
35	Kaya Alexis Rankine-Beadle	TTO

Start time & how to watch live on TV

The race starts at 1431 local time (1531 CET or 0931 on the East Coast of the United States).

It will be broadcast live by the BBC, the UK’s national broadcaster.

Who is favourite to win the gold?

Our John Levison, as tradition dictates, has given his expert insight into the big race and provided his podium picks. You can check them out by clicking here.