Javier Gomez Noya of Spain wins the men's Olympic distance of the 2015 ITU World Triathlon in Stockholm, Sweden, August 23, 2015. REUTERS/Jonas Ekstromer/ TT News Agency
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's world and European triathlon champion Javier Gomez Noya has won his country's most prestigious sports award, the Princess of Asturias prize, for his "brilliant achievements".
Gomez Noya, the only triathlete to win five world titles, will attempt to clinch gold at this year's Olympic Games in Rio after claiming silver in London in 2012.
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