Bushy Park parkrun regular Emma Pallant has won an elite women's gold medal at the ITU World Duathlon Championships in Australia.

The 26-year-old finished 30 seconds ahead of Japan's Ai Ueda in second place, while defending champion Sandra Levenez, of France, was third.

Mark Buckingham, 30, took bronze in the men's event, behind Spain's Emilio Martin and France's Benoit Nicolas.

GB's Ben Dijkstra, 16, won the junior men's race, beating older competitors to secure his first world title.