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Particular Olympics Triathletes Battle It Out at Problem Household Triathlon


an athlete in a blue camouflage uniform and a bike helmet walks alongside his bicycle

Triathlon Paves the Method for Inclusive Sport on the 3rd Annual Particular Olympics European Open Triathlon.

From18-19 Could, the threerd Annual Particular Olympics European Open Triathlon happened in Samorin, Slovakia as a part of Problem Household’s The Championship triathlon.

23 Particular Olympics triathletes from 8 totally different Packages (Finland, Florida (USA), Germany, Guatemala, Israel, Monaco, Netherlands and Slovakia) participated in The Championship occasion. Endurance being key, the athletes accomplished a 750-meter swim adopted by a 20-kilometer bike trip and 5-kilometer run to the end line.

Earlier than the precise competitors, the triathletes and their coaches took time on 17 Could to familiarize themselves with the course to strategize about how the triathletes can compete at their finest on race day.

Special Olympics athlete smiling while crossing the finish line

Former Particular Olympics triathlete and Particular Olympics Worldwide supervisor of Sport and Improvement, Kester Edwards, was in Samorin for the The Championship. “Particular Olympics Israel’s Ron Beck and Particular Olympics Slovakia’s Peter Ispold stood out pretty much as good position fashions for different Particular Olympics athletes to look as much as on this sport. Ron completed first total for the annual occasion with Peter not far behind in second as the 2 pushed the aggressive edge all through the entire race.

“Waiting for 2027 Particular Olympics World Video games in Santiago, Chile, the Problem Household collection races are an effective way for athletes to get extra familiarization in competing in triathlons.”

Particular Olympics Slovakia supported the threerd Annual occasion and had their group members at factors all alongside the racecourse lending steerage and encouragement to the athletes as they swam, biked and ran. On the conclusion of the race, athletes joined collectively to have a good time each other and attended an award ceremony for the highest finishers from every age/gender class.

Special Olympics Slovakia athlete swimming in open water

Outcomes from the third Annual Particular Olympics European Open Triathlon

Feminine, Age Class – Open

Esmee-Anne De Meulmeester SO Netherlands 1:20:35 (1st)
Jolein Increase SO Netherlands 1:29:28 (2nd)
Anni Aalto SO Finland 1:41: 26 (3rd)
Maya Fletcher SO Florida 2:00:16 (4th)
Male, Age Class, C (16-25 y.o.)
Ron Beck SO Israel 1:10:21 (1st)
Leo Rawstorne SO Finland 1:29:46 (2nd)
Frankie Russel SO Florida 1:39:03 (3rd)
Andrej Petrik SO Slovakia 2:05:27 (4th)
Odir Efrain Enriquez Franco Participant
Male, Age Class, D (16-29 y.o.)
Jaakko Mikkonen SO Finland 1:24:58 (1st)
Stefan Welt SO Germany 1:36:06 (2nd)
Denis Knapcok SO Slovakia 1:38:21 (3rd)
Roman Wachter SO Germany 1:54:02 (4th)
Zachary Deonath  SO Florida 2:17:46 (5th)
Male, Age Class, E (30+ y.o.)
Peter Ispold SO Slovakia 1:15:13 (1st)
Stephane Kelkal SO Monaco 1:25:58 (2nd)
Luis Oswaldo Ramirez Arevalo SO Guatemala 1:30:13 (3rd)
Thomas Desperies SO Monaco 1:32:35 (4th)
Daniel Arturo Guerra Rubio SO Guatemala 1:32:41 (5th)
Lukas Vosatko SO Slovakia 1:40:51 (6th)
Leevi Salmi SO Finland 1:59:04 (7th)
Robert Tomecek SO Slovakia 2:10:32 (8th)



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