With the participation of world record holders

Dubai Ironman Championship on Jumeirah Road tomorrow

Dubai gathers the world champions in the "Iron Man" championship.

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Tomorrow, at seven in the morning, the sixth edition of the Dubai Iron Man Championship (Iron Man), which is being held on Jumeirah Road, in cooperation with the Dubai Sports Council, will start with the participation of a group of world champions and world record-holders in this sport.

The Dubai Sports Council stated that the competitions begin with the swimming race at Umm Suqeim Beach in the Jumeirah Sail at seven in the morning, and the running competitions will be held on Jumeirah Street, and the cycling race is held on various Dubai roads, passing through the Al Marmoom Protected Area, and the distance traveled by the participants in the competitions is 113 km In three competitions, they are: swimming 1.9 kilometers, cycling 90 kilometers, and running 21.1 kilometers on a running track along the beach.

A press release said: “The championship organizing committee held a press conference yesterday, during which the Director of the Sports Events Department of the Dubai Sports Council Khaled Al-Awar, the tournament director Ahmed Al-Hajj, and the most prominent competitors in the tournament, and the technical details of the tournament were announced, as was explained. The areas in which the competition takes place, and the streets that the participants will pass by, in addition to the rules for the tournament ».

For his part, the tournament director, Ahmed Al-Hajj, said: “This large international tournament has become an important station, attracting the participation of elite international athletes, as well as athletes from within the country and from countries in the region, in addition to athletes who travel thousands of kilometers from different countries to attend and compete in Dubai. We are also pleased with the presence of heroes who will compete in the sixth edition categories, led by the Swiss Daniela Reeve, the world champion in the Iron Man Championships for five consecutive years from 2014 until 2019, and her compatriot Imogen Symonds, holder of the title of the fifth edition of the tournament, and Belgian men Peter Heimerck , And Swiss Ace Ruedi Wild ».

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