Monday morning will see the final day
of Santa Eulalia action at the World Triathlon Multisport Championships Ibiza,
with the Aquathlon events taking over the town before attentions turn to the
cross duathlon and cross triathlon action in San Antonio from Wednesday.
Over 120 men and women will line up
in the elite races, with U23, Junior, Para and Age Group bringing another busy
schedule to the island’s beautiful east coast. It’s a 1km swim to get things
underway, transitioning to a 5km run up the harbour and beyond the previous
day’s duathlon turn point, making for some enticing all-in racing.
Women’s preview
Hungary’s Zsanett Bragmayer came to
Ibiza hoping for a medal, but didn’t necessarily expect it to come in
Saturday’s sprint duathlon. As it happened, a brilliant silver that didn’t even
utilise her strongest swim discipline could pave the way for another podium
here, and she will want to push the pace as hard as possible in the water in
anticipation of the fast runners in the field after the perfect loosener 48
hours before.
Those runners include the likes of
Germany’s Celine Kaiser and the powerful Sara Perez Sala eager to give the
Spanish crowds plenty to cheer.
Another excellent Hungarian swimmer
Marta Kropko will also surely be among the first heading back to shore, Italy’s
2022 national aquathlon champion Nicoletta Santonocito also looking for a
strong start to build on.
U23 bronze medallist last year in
Samorin Silke De Wolde steps up to the elite level, Irish Champion and the Fyn
2018 silver medallist at U23 level Chloe Pollard will also be one to watch
along with Romania’s Antoanela Manac.
Men’s preview
Runner-up in 2022, Spain’s Kevin
Tarek Viñuela Gonzalez can expect a massive boost from the crowds on Monday,
the 2019 World Beach Games Champion among those hoping to capitalise on the
absence of the winner in Samorin, reigning champion Mark Devay.
Gergo Dobi could be Hungary’s best
medal hope, while Christopher Perham leads a large British delegation chasing
the medals and the sunshine in Ibiza.
Morocco’s Badr Siwane will be looking
to build on his Arena Games Triathlon Series debut in London a month ago, and
Germany’s Jannik Schaufler could be a threat.
The 2021 European Champion Arnaud De
Lustrac will feel he is ready to take the biggest prize this time around, while
the major Czech threat comes from Simon Koblízek.
For the full start lists, click here https://triathlon.org/events/start_list/2023_world_triathlon_aquathlon_championships_ibiza/584001?mc_cid=a8e98dcaa7&mc_eid=6139649918
ABOUT WORLD TRIATHLON
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governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of triathlon and all
related multisport disciplines around the world, including duathlon, aquathlon,
cross triathlon and winter triathlon. Triathlon made its Olympic debut in
Sydney 2000, with a third medal event, the Mixed Team Relay, added to the
programme at Tokyo 2020, while para triathlon was first added to the Paralympic
programme at Rio 2016. World Triathlon is proudly committed to the development
of the sport worldwide, with inclusion, equality, sustainability and
transparency at our core as we seek to help triathletes at all levels of the
sport to be extraordinary.
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