The fifth edition of the Iron Man Dubai Championship (Iron Man), which was held yesterday, on Umm Suqeim Beach in Jumeirah Street and Al Qudra Street to the Al-Marmum protected area, saw the Belgian Bart Arnauts win the men's title, while the women's title returned to the Swiss Emogen Simmonds. The winners were crowned by Dubai Sports Council Vice President Matar Al Tayer. The event is one of 70 championships and sports events organized in Dubai this month.
Arnott won the men's title for the first time after he covered 113 km in three competitions: swimming for a distance of 1.9 km, bicycles for a distance of 90 km and running for a distance of 21.1 km, with a time of three hours, 33 minutes and 45 seconds. On the other hand, his compatriot Peter Heimerck came second with a time of three hours, 35 minutes and nine seconds, and the British Adam Boden third with a time of three hours, 36 minutes and 31 seconds. American Daniela Dingman is in second place after finishing the race in a time of four hours, five minutes and 27 seconds, and the Brazilian Pamela Oliveira came third with a time of four hours, six minutes and 32 seconds. It is noteworthy that the tournament was attended by more than 2,600 male and female athletes, representing more than 110 countries of all nationalities and ages, men and women, among them owners of Hummam, more than 1700 of them attended from outside the country. The coronation was also attended by Secretary General of the Council Saeed Hareb, Assistant Secretary General Nasser Aman Al Rahma and Tournament Director Ahmed Al Hajj. Al Tayer said in a press statement: “The number of participants increased to more than 2,600 of different ages and nationalities, and the presence of more than 1700 people from outside the country to participate, accompanied by their family members, confirms Dubai’s position on the global sport map, and the growth of the sports tourism sector thanks to the availability of distinctive tourism facilities and the development of sectors Transport, communication and the growth of awareness of sports that made Dubai a global sporting city par excellence, and we intend to continue to activate this sector and increase its growth through cooperation with various institutions in the tourism, service, sports and media fields to enhance the gains and consolidate Dubai's position A favorite destination for sport locally and globally and meeting the heroes of various sports ». Saeed Hareb had given the start signal for the competition at seven in the morning in the swimming race from the open beach area next to the Jumeirah Beach Hotel for a distance of 1.9 km, then the participants moved to the second phase of the championship village behind Umm Suqeim Park, where they wore bicycle clothes and set off for a distance of 90 kilometers on Extending Al-Qudra Street to Al-Marmoum Reserve, then they returned to deliver the bicycle and set off for the running race on the running track running on Umm Suqeim Beach, and they returned to the end point in the village of Al-Tadamba, which included seating areas for the fans in the last meters of the running race.
- He won the title of the Belgian men 's competition Arnauts, and in the ladies, Swiss, Simmonds, was crowned.