Sharjah (United Arab Emirates):

The Sharjah Duathlon was successfully held on Saturday, March 14, at University City in Sharjah. The event was organized by the Sharjah Sports Council in cooperation with several supporting and contributing entities. It witnessed wide participation from both men and women across all categories.

The event was attended by Mohammed Ali bin Hammad, Director of the Government Communication Department, and Yousif Al Hosani, Acting Director of the Sports and Community Events Department, who also crowned the winners.

Results were as follows:

Sprint Category (5 km run – 20 km cycling – 2.5 km run):

UAE Nationals (Men): 1st Khalifa Al Nuaimi, 2nd Adel Al Nuaimi, 3rd Mohammed Bakheet

UAE Nationals (Women): 1st Moza Al Muhairi, 2nd Khawla Omar

Open (Men): 1st Volker Voit, 2nd Sayed Ammari, 3rd Mostafa Kormoa

Open (Women): 1st Marina Lemos, 2nd Shaimaa Awad, 3rd Monica Levia

Sprint Category – Men’s Teams:

1st: Hassan Al Tamimi & Ahmed Al Naqbi (Al Qudra Team)

2nd: Mohammed Atef & Dani Laaroubi (Samsers Team)

3rd: Sultan Al Marzouqi & Mohammed Al Hammadi (Dubai Team)

Super Sprint Category (2.5 km run – 10 km cycling – 2.5 km run):

UAE Nationals (Men): 1st Rashid Salem, 2nd Mohammed Ahmed Al Naqbi, 3rd Jassim Saeed

UAE Nationals (Women): 1st Amal Al Kaabi

Open (Men): 1st Lidor Rodel, 2nd Karam Mahmoud, 3rd Mostafa Al Tamimi

Open (Women): 1st Gigi Naloz, 2nd Hong Liu, 3rd Alaa Hussein

Junior Category (1.5 km run – 10 km cycling – 1.5 km run):

Boys: 1st William Kingly, 2nd Kirill Sosolinkov, 3rd Dani Nasef

Girls: 1st Laila Poles, 2nd Maria Enya, 3rd Harriet Roswell