Edition 2021 National Triathlon / Duathlon Championships: End clap!

The Benin Triathlon Federation organized Friday 10 The Minister of Sports endows 13 December 2021, in the seaside area of ​​the beach of the El Dorado hotel in Akpakpa in the Littoral department, the final phase of the National Triathlon/Duathlon Championships. “It is a pleasure for us to collaborate with you through this very essential first challenge to prepare a quality succession., the winners are known.

Organized by the Benin Triathlon Federation in the seaside area of ​​​​the beach of the El Dorado hotel in Akpakpa in the Littoral department, the final phase of the National Triathlon/Duathlon Championships delivered its verdict last weekend. After three days of competition, the best of the season are now known.

Successful bet by the Beninese Triathlon Federation of President Richard Assah. Faithful to its program of activities, she took up the challenge of the 2021 edition of the National Triathlon/Duathlon Championships. Un événement qui a fera désormais tâche d’huile avec des prestations encourageantes d’une vingtaine d’athlètes (dans les catégories garçons comme filles) venus de tous les départements du Bénin et qui ont rivalisé d’ardeur pour monter sur la plus haute marche du podium.

Ainsi au niveau de l’épreuve du duathlon standard, après les épreuves de course, de vélo et de course, c’est Fousseni Gairani qui est venu en tête du classement en 3h13mn51s devant Sakibou Tambo qui a réalisé un temps de 3h13mn59s. Au niveau du triathlon standard, le vainqueur a pour identité Augustin Kakpovi après 4 :58 :38 de compétition devançant William Ziansè en 5:06:16. On the other hand, au niveau de l’épreuve de Half Triathlon, it is Tairou Ilyassoun in 8:23:21 who tops the rankings (Swim – 2:08:32; Bike – 3:37:50; Run – 2:36:59), relegating Modeste Assah (9:18:39) in second place (Swim 2:12:35, Bike 4:28:18, Run 2:37:46). All this in the Duathlon U18, Duathlon +18 et Triathlon U18. At the level of the U18 triathlon event, athletes walked 300 swimming, 10km of cycling and 2.5 km of running. As for candidates for the triathlon standard, they walked 1,5 km of land, 40km of bike race and 10 km of running.

For President Richard Assah, this is an experiment edition. “After the departmental phases, here we are at the end of the national phase. We are a young federation and it is already interesting to note a real commitment on the part of our athletes », he declared before adding "We thank the Ministry of Sports and the sister federation of cycling for its essential support without forgetting our privileged partner the expert Gabe Manner who was in Cotonou last September with his arms full of two bicycles competitions and important accessories for the best triathletes out of departmental competitions but who had returned to be by our side again this time ».

Damien TOLOMISSI