Triathlete rides out the pandemic on her way to Tokyo Games

FILE - In this April 7, 2018 file photo, Ashleigh Gentle of Australia competes during the mixed team relay triathlon at the Southport Broadwater Parklands during the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. Gentle, is looking forward to possibly representing her country again when the mixed team format makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo. That'll be in addition to her place in the women's individual race. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

FILE - In this April 7, 2018 file photo, Australia's gold medal mixed relay triathlon team, from left, Jacob Birtwhistle, Ashleigh Gentle, Matthew Hauser, and Gillian Backhouse, stand with their medals at the Southport Broadwater Parklands during the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. Gentle, is looking forward to possibly representing her country again when the mixed team format makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo. That'll be in addition to her place in the women's individual race. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)