The Asian Triathlon Championship was held in Hiroshima Prefecture, and Kenji Ninner, a male player who acquired Japanese nationality this month aiming for the Tokyo Olympics, won his first victory.
The Asian Triathlon Championship was held in Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, where both men and women competed for a swim that swims 1.5 kilometers, a bike that rides 40 kilometers, and a run that runs 10 kilometers.
Of these, Kenji Ninner, who was born in Australia and has acquired Japanese nationality, participated in this month aiming for the Tokyo Olympics, and was placed in the lead group by swimming and motorcycle.
Then, when entering the final run, which Ninner is good at, while other players are watching the situation on the course with intense ups and downs, he accelerates at a stretch and enters a state of running alone, one hour behind the second place by nearly one minute. He won his first victory in 48 minutes and 59 seconds.
As for the women, Yuka Sato and Ai Ueda, the representatives of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, came in second and Ueda in third, although they were not as good as the top Chinese athletes.
The paratriathlon was also held half the distance of the Olympic Games, and Mami Sato, who gave a presentation on the bid for the Tokyo tournament, won the women's motor dysfunction class for the first time in a time of 1 hour 22 minutes 32 seconds.