Overview
Triathlon is an endurance sport combining swimming, cycling, and running in a continuous race with no breaks. Born in California in the 1970s, it spread rapidly worldwide thanks to the simplicity of its concept and the difficulty of its execution. It joined the Olympic programme at Sydney 2000 and has since become one of the most spectator-friendly endurance events.
Olympic triathlon consists of a 1500-metre open-water swim, followed by a 40-kilometre cycling leg, then a 10-kilometre run, all contested back-to-back without pause. The transition phase between each leg and the next is a decisive competitive element — a delay of a few seconds in a transition can determine the entire race outcome. Olympic competition includes individual events for men and women, plus the mixed relay added at Tokyo 2020, in which teams of two men and two women rotate through shortened versions of the race.
The sport is governed by World Triathlon, founded in 1989. Competition venues change with each Olympic Games — the swim may take place in a river, lake, or sea depending on the host city, giving the race a distinctive geographical character. Triathlon demands a rare balance of abilities: excellence in one discipline is not enough, and competitors must combine competence across all three with smart energy management over roughly two hours of continuous racing.
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Curtain comes down on QNB Asia Triathlon Cup Doha 2021
DOHA: The QNB Asia Triathlon Cup Doha 2021 was concluded in front of glistening Lusail Marina waters on Saturday. The Qatar Triathlon Federation (QTF) hosted a public race for over 250 triathletes from Qatar and the GCC region. Aday Alvarez claimed the first place in Men’s event with a time of 57:35 minutes. Bernard Mccullagh and Tomas Perucca took the second and third places respectively. Toni Snoxell won Women’s event after clocking a time of 1:09:11. Adeline Cormary occupied the second place ahead of Rebecca Page in third place. The QNB Asia Triathlon Cup, Doha 2021 is supported by event title sponsor QNB, event partners Qatari Diar, NTT, Rayyan Water, Sports Corner and Rasen Sports and institutional partner Qatar Olympic Committee.
QNB Asia Triathlon Cup Doha 2021 to begin on Friday
DOHA – The competitions of the QNB Asia Triathlon Cup Doha 2021, organized by the Qatar Triathlon Federation (QTF) will get underway on Friday . The two-day event – with $20,000 up for grabs in prize money - will be held at Lusail Marina where 59 athletes from 21 countries will cover World Triathlon’s Olympic distances in swimming, cycling and running. Hosts Qatar will also field five athletes at the November 26-27 event including the experienced Ebrahim al-Romaihi during the event that is part of the Continental Cup Series supported by World Triathlon, the global governing body. This week’s QNB Asia Triathlon Cup Doha 2021 will mark the return of the international triathlon events to Qatar for the first time since the Asian Games held in 2006. The participating athletes will cover 1500 meters swim around the Yacht Club in Lusail Marina. This will be followed by a 40-km cycling phase that will end with athletes completing a flat 10km run.
QNB Asia Triathlon Cup Doha 2021 gets underway
DOHA: Moroccan Jawed Abdelmoula claimed his second major title in the space of a week when he won the QNB Asia Triathlon Cup Doha 2021 on a bright sunny Friday morning at the Lusail Marina. The tournament, organised by the Qatar Cycling and Triathlon Federation, was the first elite level race in Doha since the 2006 Asian Games. The 27-year-old last week won the 2021 Africa Triathlon Cup in Dhakla, Morocco. Abdelmoula, a former runner and new to the World Triathlon scene, was thrilled to win the Olympic distance in 1:42:48. Ben Dijkstra of Great Britain finished second while Aoboa Yasumatu of Japan took the third place. Juri Ide of Japan won women's race after crossing the finish line with a time of 1:56:54. Her compatriots Chisato Nakajima and Minori Ikeno occupied the second and third places respectively.
Team Qatar shine to win Gold, Silver Medals in Arab Traithlon Championship
EGYPT - The Qatari triathlon team impressively won gold and silver medals in the 7th Arab Triathlon Championship and the African Cup race, which concluded on Saturday in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, with the participation of about 400 athletes. The championship races included swimming, cycling, and running competitions. The Qatari team was represented by Abdullah Shaheen Al Kaabi, Fahd Ahmed Al Mohammed, and Abdul Aziz Al Jaber, led by coach Mohsen Erhaili. Fahd Ahmed Al Mohammed starred in the Arab (30-34) age group and was crowned with a well-deserved gold medal after winning the first place in the competition, achieving a record time of 1:18:13. In the Arab (35-39) age group competitions, Abdullah Shaheen Al Kaabi won the silver medal after an amazing performance in the swimming, cycling, and running competitions. Kuwaiti Abdullah Al Rifai won the gold medal.