Austin Byres finishes Toronto triathlon after lawnmower accident
Ten‑year‑old Austin Byres survived a 2021 lawn‑mower accident that nearly cost him both legs and feet. He was air‑lifted to Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), where surgeons re‑attached his foot and saved both feet, averting amputation.
Four years later, on 26 July 2026, Byres completed the Supertri Toronto triathlon, running the final stretch alongside Canadian Olympic triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk and a team of SickKids staff. Byres said the experience felt amazing and thanked the hospital for saving his feet. Mislawchuk won the men’s professional race, while Slovakia’s Zuzana Michaličková claimed the women’s title in 59:34 and Canada’s Kira Gupta‑Baltazar placed third.
Entities: Austin Byres · Hospital for Sick Children · Supertri Toronto · Toronto · Tyler Mislawchuk
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- [● 6 SOURCES] Doctors at SickKids Hospital reattached Austin Byres' foot and saved both feet, avoiding amputation. (All articles)
- [● 6 SOURCES] Canadian Kira Gupta‑Baltazar finished third in the women’s race. (All articles)
- [● 6 SOURCES] Austin Byres ran the final stretch of the triathlon alongside Olympic triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk and SickKids staff. (All articles)
- [● 6 SOURCES] Slovakia’s Zuzana Michaličková won the women’s race in 59:34. (All articles)
- [● 6 SOURCES] In 2021, Austin Byres suffered severe injuries to both legs and feet in a lawnmower accident. (All articles)
- [● 6 SOURCES] On 26 July 2026, Austin Byres crossed the finish line of the Supertri Toronto triathlon. (All articles)
- [● 6 SOURCES] Tyler Mislawchuk won the men’s professional race at the Supertri Toronto. (All articles)