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HENRY BUCK OF BRAZIL TRUMPHS IN THE 2009 I.T.U. TUZO MOMBASA AFRICAN CUP TRIATHLON

 One of the top ranked triathletes, Henry Buck of Brazil proved his position when he took a record time of 02.00.21 to finish in the first position a course of 1.5km swim,40km bike, 10km run ahead of another elite triathletes Zacharia Briton of U.S.A. who took time of 02.05.59 to take the second position in the just concluded 2009 I.T.U African cup Triathlon held in Mombasa. However, it was the Kenyas Swaleh Balala who stole the show when he came right behind Briton to take position three in a time of 02.25.34 to secure a chance to share the ksh. 500,0000 prize, courtesy of the Kenya Tourism Board. In the female  elite category, youthfull kenyas Ahlia Musa proved to her dreams of becoming world top triathletes after clearing  the racing course in a time of 03.24.00 ahead of Wanyeki Muthoni and Mary Mwahika who made a great kick to the finishing line to finish in the second and third place.Thousands of the coastal residence could not be kept out of this Tuzo sponsord program as they arrived in style early in the morning to catch the action despite the chilly morning weather punctuated by drizzle that characterized the day. Throughout the tightly fought race, it was a lot of excitement as the three top contestants raced through the course ahead of other local and international competitors. From the tree tops, Treasury square park, along the buildings and from top of the houses happiness and excitement could not be hidden on the faces of the crowd that tried to take every advantage to catch a glimpse of this event.The two day event started on Saturday 21st Nov. at the Coast Academy swimming pool for the age groupers before moving to the sea for Sundays Olympic distance race.

The Saturday event saw new records being set as new entrants came on board to pause a great challenge to the all timer triathletes, most of whom still proved their prowess in their categories. In the 7/u boys category,Max McReed of Bandari club proved still too smart taking a time of 00.05.21 to finish in the first position ahead of Nabil Dhanji and Mustafa S. Hussein.Who came second and third respectively. In the girls category,Carmen hasel finished in the first position with a time of 00.03.41 ahead of Sarosh Dedani and Alisha Varia who crossed the finishing line in second and third position respectively.In the 8/9 years girls category, Maria Brunheller gave a hard finish kick to finish in the first position ahead of Julliet second placed McReed and Mahima Patel, while in the same group under boys category  Victor Wambura clocked a time of 00.09.24 to finish in the top position ahead of Telvin Kameta and Swaleh Talib placed in second and third positions respectively.The two day event was made more colourful with great sponsors who teamed up with the Kenya Triathlon to grace the occasion. Spin Knit dairy of much moving Tuzo Milk and other related flavored milk products chipped in a great deal for the seventh consecutive year to sponsor the great event. Other main sponsors for the spectacular show came from the Ministry of Tourism,The Kenya Tourist Board, Fairdeal Holdings, A.M.S. Insurance. Through her closing speech, the Assistant minister for tourism Hon. Cecily Mbarire underscored the need for encouraging sports in the country as one of the key areas to help in marketing Kenya as one of the greatest Tourist destination in the world. Spin Knit dairy, through their representative praised the event organizers and pledged to continue sponsoring other major related events in partnership with the Kenya Triathlon. The event ended with a great dinner party/ presentation of award sponsored by Fairdeal Holdings. It was all party as the winners in top three positions got their cash prizes.The organizing committee through the race director who also is the Secretary General of Kenya Triathlon,Mr. Suleiman Said narrated a nine year journey of the event since its inception in the country and promised even better organizations as the Country prepares to host World cup Triathlon cum the year 2011. The 2010 triathlon has been changed for October 21/22nd . This will be strictly for the Elite category and the 15/16 October.There will be bigger cash rewards to all. Start training for it. 

YULs Cross Triathlon

RESULTS

The Cross triathlon was very well attended by athletes of all background. The Cerebral Palsy Foundation also managed to send in the physically challenged. It was an all inclusive program that brought all members of society together for a worthy course. All proceeds will go to the orphans. In first Position is Swaleh Balala, 2nd is Reginald Lusala and 3rd is Abdulkadir Najib>>>>
All systems set for the Triathlon.

The 2009 ITU Mombasa African Cup triathlon is set to go. This year will be different from the rest.It will be an event that is very well co ordinated and a must watch for the Mombasa residents. If you miss it, you will miss out.It’s here, its big, its better!The triathlon will start with a race briefing at the Royal Castle Hotel opposite the Zain head office in Mombasa on Friday at 4pm. This will bring some of the world’s best athletes together like Lisa Nordeen who is ranked 2nd in the world among others.The race briefing is mandatory to all the athletes. All athletes will get the final briefing prior to the start of the races while they receive their race numbers and race bags.The race is set to start with the half distance at 7.00am, 750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run. The swim will take place at the Coast Academy, the bike will be along the Mama Ngina drive and the run will be along Kizingo area.The event will be followed by the 12/13,14/15 years quarter distance at 9.00am with 375m swim, 10km bike and 2.5km run and followed by the 11 years and under  at 10am with 200m swim, 5km bike and 1.25km run. While they finish, the 9 years and under and 7 years and under will follow at 11 am with 50m swim, 2.5km bike and 650m run. To avoid inconvenience you are notified that the road will be in use for an international triathlon event on 21st of November from 7:00am to 5:00pm. Kindly consider parking your car outside Kizingo area for easier access of your car if you need to use it.We welcome you all to cheer up our athletes." 

The races will be followed with Aquathlon in the afternoon at the same venue. This involves Run, swim, Run.The race will start at 2pm with the little ones 5 years and under and will cover 100m run 50m swim and 100m run followed with the 7 years and under with the same distance.The most important race of the day , the physically challenged will follow after the 7 years and under. The Elite athletes will join the physically challenged to give them the support and courage to do the multi sport triathlon. This is quite a big challenge as the program is tough enough even for the able bodies.The 8/9 years will cover 200m run, 50m swim and 200m run. The 10/11 years will cover 400m run, 50m swim and 200m run. The 12/13, 14/15, 16/17, 18/19 and over will cover 400m Run, 100m swim and finish with 200m run.

MUST WATCHThe Main race will take centre stage at the Fort Jesus Museum on 22nd early morning. The event has been set at this time due to the hot temperatures and the sea currents.5.00am, the transition area will be open for check in. Athletes are expected to be in the Transition by 5.30am. The warm up areas of swim will be open to the athletes for 35min from 5.45am to 6.25am.All the athletes will assemble at the transition One right next to the Mombasa Club swimming pool by 6.45am. The athlete’s introduction will take place at this time as the athletes will get down to the start area inside the ocean waiting for the start.The morning is expected to be sunny and the water level at 3 m.The race will start at 7.00am sharp and the swimmers will cover a one lap 1.5km from Fort Jesus and go towards Tamarind Dhow and make a U turn and return to Fort Jesus. The first few swimmers are expected to be out of the sea by 7.17am and go through the transition one to pick up the bikes into the second leg of the race.The last swimmer is expected to be out by 7.40am. If you get late, you will miss the swim. This is a great opportunity for you to enjoy a world class swim right at Fort Jesus.The Bike course will be heading towards Mama Ngina Drive and will be 8 laps of 5km each to cover 40km.The fastest cyclists will take around 54 minutes to cover the bike and that is around 8.12am at the Treasury square.The slow cyclists will take around 1 hour and 30min. The athletes will leave the bikes and move on to the final leg of the race. The Run. The athletes will head towards Nkuruma Rd and into Makadara Road through the Baluchi Mosque and head through to Treasury square and return the same route. The athletes will repeat this 4 times to cover  10km. The first athlete is expected to come into the finish line at 8.50am and the last athlete at 10am.The athletes will have interviews and the medal and National anthem will take place at the Treasury square at 2.30pm and will be presided by the Minister in charge of Tourism.The athletes will all converge at the Burhanyah Secondary school during the evening for the price giving and  dinner party.Special thanks goes to the Main sponsors and supporters of the race. These are Spin Knit Dairy limited, The Ministry of Tourism, the Kenya Tourism Board, Fairdeal Group of Companies and AMS insurance Brokers. Among the schools and clubs include the Al Madrassa tus Saifiyatul Burhanniyah, Coast Academy, Jeffry Academy, Mombasa Academy, Celebral Pulsy Foundation, Aga Khan Academy, Integrated Ganjoni Promary, Bandari Swimming Club, Coast Triathlon Club, among others.

 

Hon. Najib Balala- Minister for Tourism ITU  2009 TUZO  Mombasa African Cup 21/22 November 2009 Gets Ksh 1.5M Boost. Spin Knit dairy, is the main sponsor of the TUZO 2009 ITU Mombasa African Cup triathlon. Mr. This was confirmed at a function which was attended by the Minister in charge of Tourism, Hon. Najib Balala and also attended by the head of Marketing Mr Peter Wasonga. . Register >>The Minister in charge of Tourism, Hon. Najib Balala is working to ensure that Kenya becomes one of Africa's best sporting tourist destinations. Hon Balala has given One Million Kenya shillings in to the program.The 2007 World Cross country was a good marketing event for Kenya. It is Known and believed that Kenya produces some of the finest athletes in the world. The Triathlon could be the next  sport where the ministries are now working to improve to be able to produce world class events and competent triathletesITU African Cup

 
Youth Olympic Games Four slots are available for Asian athletes this weekend (with one athlete eligible per National Federation) and they will be the first to put themselves forward for a position on the start pontoon at next summer’s Games.

The Youth Olympic competition will feature a total of 32 boys and 32 girls for the individual sprint races with a 4 x mixed relay triathlon over the super sprint distance for the top athletes from each nation.

Continental qualification dates:
Asia: Incheon, South Korea [29, 30 August, 2009]
Europe: Mar Menor, Spain [26, 27 September, 2009]
Africa: Pretoria, South Africa [14, 15 November 2009]
Oceania: Hobart, Australia[13, 14 February 2010]
Pan-America: Monterrey, Mexico [17, 18 April, 2010]>>>>>
By Athletes for Athletes

Seen above are some members of the Triathlon club receiving Triathlon equipments from Coach Darren Smith and Also, it was a team effort not just Darren; the athletes  who donated some items are Lisa Norden (SWE), Jenna Shoemaker (USA), Kate Roberts (RSA), Claude Eksteen (RSA), Daniela Ryf (SUI), Zita Szabo (HUN), Andi Gigalmyr (AUT).

 
Brilliant Start for Swaleh Balala at the All Africa Triathlon Championships in Durban.
Swaleh Balala

It was an exciting moment for the two young Kenyans at the start line up during the All African Triathlon Champs in Durban. The event took place in South Africa in Durban.
Aliasger Sheikh Quresh, a 14 year old triathlete was out of the sport for 2 years did a great performance in spite of the long leave from the sport. Aliasger had a stiff challenge from athletes who came from South Africa, Mauritius, Re Union Islands and Zimbabwe but managed to come  12th in the 14-15 years category.
Swaleh Balala, a rising star in the Multi-sport of Triathlon set up an amazing start in Triathlon. Swaleh, who is 8 months old in the sport managed to beat the best times set by triathletes in the 2006 /2007 ITU Mombasa African Cup triathlons like  the 18/19 years olds 1st position Arnaud Pajaniandy  from Mauritius with 01:18:18   while Mujtaba Husseinali Dungersi  with 01:20:09   and  Masoud Swaleh  01:30:08 with 4th position J-Alexandre Louise from Re Union Islands with 01:40:56. He also beat the times set by the 16/17 years olds set by 1st position Lucas Parmentier from Re Union Islands with 1:19:48 while 2nd position Shaneali Husseinali Dungersi with 01:22:01 while 3rd position was Aakash Kamdar with 1:28:27.

Swaleh who just turned 16years managed to achieve 1:12:09 in the cold and hilly terrain of Durban. He came 20th position out of 24 from the 16 years to 19 years.
“I am satisfied with the performance, he would have done better but the hand injury sustained during the training greatly affected his performance” “It has been a very important occasion for the two young athletes to be side by side with Abraham Lowe from Namibia who is ranked top ten in the World.” We are aiming now for the top and I believe that we shall reach that level in 2 years time.” says Suleiman Said who is an ITU Certified Triathlon Coach in Kenya.
The two young athletes are now in top level training program which will take them to the YULs Aquadrom Cross Triathlon which is a very important race for all Kenyan triathletes. YULs Aquadrom Triathlon is a unique event from all the rest of Triathlons on the Kenyan soil.
It will be the 1st event which will be used to select Kenyan team for Mauritius in December 2009.
The athletes are working hard to see that during the ITU Mombasa African Cup set for 21/22 November at Coast Academy and Old Town, the Visiting athletes will face a tough challenge from our triathletes.
Finally, the new and exciting Triathlon event taking place in Malindi on 12/13 of December will be the last event for the 2 young athletes in Kenya as they leave the following day for the Mauritius Continental Triathlon on 14th to 27th December 2009.
For further information on the coming events, please visit www.kenyatriathlon.com
Good News For American Triathletes
Kenya 's tourism industry will celebrate the inaugural Delta Airlines Nairobi-Atlanta flight, which is scheduled to arrive at Nairobi 's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport around 4.30 p.m., next Wednesday, June 03, 2009.
Delta airline's maiden flight is using a Boeing 757-300ER, with a 221 seats capacity, and will eventually be flying over 800 travellers per week from Atlanta to Nairobi.
There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at the airport to officially launch direct flights from Nairobi to Atlanta . The ceremony will be graced by Prime Minister Hon. Raila Odinga, Tourism Minister Hon. Najib Balala, United States of America Ambassador to Kenya H.E Michael Rannenberger, and Delta Air Lines Europe, Middle East and Africa Vice President Frank Jahangir.

Hon. Najib Balala- Minister for Tourism


In addition, Transport Minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere, Kenya 's Ambassador to the U.S Peter Ogego and former Atlanta Mayor Ambassador Andrew Young will be on board the flight.
American travellers to Kenya will now fly to Nairobi without the hassle of going through the European capitals where it takes over 30 hours and has remained a major deterrent for tourism from the US.
With the direct flight from Atlanta , this will be reduced to only 12 hours.
Earlier this year Minister Balala and the management of Delta Airlines, one of the biggest airlines in USA , reached a partnership to promote Kenya tourism in America ahead of the inaugural flight.
According to the Senior Marketing and Communication Manager of the airline Ms. Jeanne Wilson who met with the Minister at the airline's headquarters in Atlanta , Delta has the largest frequent flier database in the world that could be reached through its well-established marketing channels.
The Minister observed that the Delta Airline flights will be a big boost to the tourism sector in Kenya which is yet to attain full recovery from the effect of last years post election crisis.
"The direct air connection between the US and Nairobi and the election of President Barrack Obama is the best opportunity we have ever had to reach the huge potential of the American tourism market", said the Minister.
During his Atlanta visit the Minister also discussed with the president of Legacy Entertainment in Hollywood , Los Angeles Mr. Steven Moore plans to organize trips for US celebrities to come to Kenya for photo shoots.
Further Director of External Affairs and Community Relations, Ms. Scarlet Pressley-Brown said she will organize the travel of Ron Clark Academy students to Nairobi aboard the inaugural flight.
These are students who made performances during the Obama campaign and will provide mileage in promotion of the Delta Airlines flight as well as Kenya as a destination.
The Minister also met with the Kenya Diaspora in Atlanta , who welcomed the move by the Delta Airlines to introduce a direct flight to Nairobi as this will reduce the cost and time of travel to home.
The United States is now the second largest source market for tourist arrivals into Kenya registering 100,516 arrivals in 2007 after UK which recorded 203,494 visitors.
 

Davies and de Villiers win in Mombasa (November 19, 2007 )

Hendrik de Villiers from South Africa and Emma Davies from Ireland won the ITU Mombasa African Cup event on Sunday 18 November in hot and humid conditions on the African East Coast.
Emma Davies led the Elite women’s event from start to finish and performed well in the warm weather conditions after spending a week on the Kenyan coast to acclimatize to the local conditions. She exited the water in the first position and cycled the seven-lap route though downtown Mombasa on her own with Juliana Batizy-Morley (USA) and Fabienne St Louis (MRI) in hot pursuit. She started the run with a comfortable cushion and was cheered on by the appreciative local spectators lining the route. She said that it was “an amazing experience to come to Kenya and race right in the centre of Mombasa”
In the men’s event Great Britain swimming ace Richard Stannard set the pace and got out of the water at the steps of the historical Fort Jesus in a group of four that included the 2007 African Triathlon Champion,Hendrik de Villiers, Kent Horner (RSA) and Christiaan Federik from Austria. The chase group consisted of David Bardi (FRA), Mehdi Essadiq (MOR) and Chris Felgate from Zimbabwe.
The seven-lap cycle route had fully closed roads with excellent crowd control and took the athletes through the downtown area, along the golf course and through Treasury square where the main spectator and transition area were. “Complete road closure was amazing – we don’t get that often” was the comment from Kent Horner who cycled with de Villiers, Stannard and Christian Frederik (AUT) in the front group.
The shade of the big trees lining Moi avenue offered little comfort on the five-lap run as the midday heat soared to over 30 degrees celcius and took its toll on the less experienced athletes. An elated de Villiers finished first with Stannard in second position and Horner third.
The event was also the final of the 2007 African Triathlon series that started in February in Langebaan, South Africa and toured Mauritius, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Suleiman Said 2008 Olympic Games
Suleiman Said Selected for Olympic Games technical team. The International Triathlon Union confirmed the 43 technical officials that will handle the men’s and women’s triathlon competitions at this summer’s Beijing Olympic Games on August 18 and 19. In all, 24 countries are represented amongst the officiating team, a substantial increase from the 14 countries at the Athens Olympics.
 
 
 
   
     
 
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