Over 250 kids turn out at Sun & Sand Sports Junior Triathlon

Sport360 staff 16:23 11/10/2014
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  • Huge turnout: The winners of the Sun & Sand Sports Junior Triathlon pose together.

    The Sun & Sand Sports Junior Triathlon saw more than 250 Dubai juniors dive head first into a testing, yet fun swim, run and cycle challenge at Sheikh Hamdan (Fazza) Beach Club, in front of a crowd of more than 1,000 supporters.

    In an inspiring display of strength and perseverance, participants tackled different distances depending on their age, from four and five year-olds taking on a 25 metre swim, 300 metre bike ride and 200 metre run, to the 12 year-olds who undertook a 200 metre swim, 1,600 metre bike ride and 800 metre run.

    Ten winners, one male and one female from five different age-categories, prevailed to take home a range of fantastic prizes from Sun & Sand Sports.

    Oliver Newton and Imogen Me Michael gave an impressive performance to clinch first position in the 12 years-old and over boys and girls categories respectively.

    Kilian Marnane and Jenna Shackleton won the four and five years-old category, Alex Burel and Lucy Lomax won the six and seven years-old categories, Tom Praston and Emily Biedenkoph won the eight and nine years-old category, and Liam Busteed and Brooke Hando took home the 10-11 years-old title.

    The event was hosted by the region’s leading sports retailer Sun & Sand Sports, who provided the prizes and kitted participants out with arena swim caps to help them take on the water-based leg of the gruelling course.

    “Sun & Sand Sports is dedicated to growing youth sports in the region and encouraging the UAE’s budding young athletes to get active," said Mohammad A Baker, Deputy Chairman and Group CEO of Gulf Marketing Group. 

    "We are delighted to support the Sun & Sand Sports Junior Triathlon, which truly demonstrates the demand and popularity for junior sports in the UAE.

    “This event provides the perfect platform for children to discover the joys of sport and friendly competition.”

    Sun & Sand Sports stocks apparel, footwear and accessories from the world’s leading sportswear brands in 120 stores across six markets in the Middle East, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman.

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