Heba Press: Oujda
Under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God grant him victory, and organized by the Royal Moroccan Triathlon University, the Saidia Development Company and Mudaif Sport (MSE), the tourist resort of Saidia hosted yesterday, Sunday, September 22, the African Triathlon Championship, which saw the participation of many champions of this type of sport representing… About twenty countries and about forty runners.
The competition was held in swimming (1.5 km), cycling (40 km) and running (10 km), where Nadia was known thanks to the participation of international champions who recently participated in the Paris Olympic Games, the tight organization and the various facilities available at the tourist resort (beaches, Marinas, roads, classified hotels) allow to practice triathlon in a competitive atmosphere.
The results were as follows:
Women’s class:
First place: American Lawla Eleanor, with a time of two hours, two minutes and 47 seconds;
Second place: Germany’s Rust Franka, with a time of 2 hours, 03 minutes and 23 seconds;
Third place: Cambodian Margot Garabedienne, with a time of 2 hours, 03 minutes and 44 seconds.
Men’s category:
First place: Spaniard Viñuela Gonzalez Kevin Tarik, with a time of 1 hour, 46 minutes and 30 seconds;
Second place: Australian Jones Lachlan, with a time of 1 hour, 46 minutes and 42 seconds.
Third place: Italian Stateff Delian, with a time of 1 hour, 46 minutes and 54 seconds.
Moroccan Siwan Badr also ranked tenth with a time of 1 hour, 49 minutes and 38 seconds. Most of the participants expressed their satisfaction with the atmosphere of the competition and their admiration for the level of facilities available at the tourist resort, supervised by the Saidia Development Company, with the hope of returning in other editions.
On Saturday, September 21, a competition was organized for amateurs to encourage them to practice this type of sport, and the organization of the Saidia 2024 African Triathlon Cup was an important step for the development of sporting events, as it aims to promote Morocco, particularly the city of Saidia, as a host country for major sporting events, and to celebrate… On the sporting level, it combines sports competition and cohabitation.
