On Sunday, the Havana Triathlon Championship celebrated its seventh edition, with the victory of Colombian Maria Carolina Velasquez and Canadian Martin Sobey, of both sexes, in a tournament that began at Marina Hemingway and ended at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba.
Velasquez also became the Copa America Triathlon Champion, crossing the finish line in 1:59.26 hours. She was followed on the podium by Slovakian Ivana Korjakova (1:59.27) and Turkish Ceska Tos (1:59.36), according to ACN. Our main character, Leslie Amat, placed seventh with a time of 2:01.32.
Among the men, Sobey won with a time of 1:43.47, followed by American Kayo Cross (1:43.48) and Mexican Irving Perez (1:43.53).
in it race Cuban women won the gold and bronze medals through Naomi Hernandez (1:06.16) and Salama Mahrous (1:11.10), respectively. Dominican Karel Ramirez (1:07.15) won the silver medal.
According to ACN, those from the Greater Antilles shone in the popular competition in different categories. Women emerged in the groups of 25-29 years, 35-39 years, 40-44 years, 45-49 years, 50-54 years, and 60-64 years; While men are 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 55-59, 60-64 and over 70 years old.