Canada finishes fifth in triathlon

France held off Britain for gold while Canada settled for a fifthplace finish Sunday in the juniorU23 mixed relay at the triathlon sprint and mixed world championships. France finished first with a four-leg time of one hour 24 minutes seven seconds. Britain was next in 1:24:26 and Germany was third in 1:25:40. Hungary came on strong in the final leg to finish four seconds ahead of the Canadians, who were fifth in 1:26:21. The elite mixed team relay was scheduled for later Sunday.