Nautilus Triathlon a grand success!

The Mombasa Triathlon came to its final race with a big show that attracted many Schools and clubs at the Nyali Beach. Athletes came from various schools and clubs namely Oshwal Academy, Mombasa Aquatic Club, Coast Swimming Club-Nyali, Aga Khan Primary students, Aga Khan Academy students and Jaffery Academy too. I was a fun filled challenge that the Chairman of CASA took part in and enjoyed his time in the process.

This event marked the last in the series of 9 races of 2011. Thanks to our sponsors for their effort and support.  The athletes were awarded with their best athlete trophies and medals to all who raced in the individual events. The climax of the show was the presentation of the Road Bicycle sponsored by Gianni Sganzerlla to Hamza Tung who managed to acquire 2632 points putting him in the lead. Second in the list is Mohamed Suleiman with 2513.8 points who received the Cycling Roller sponsored by Malon de Zilva. In third place is Hadnaan Khan who got 2339.1 points and won a weekend for two at the Turtle Bay Beach Club in Watamu curtsey of the Turtle Bay Beach.

A group of dedicated professionals that include parents, technical team members and coaches that form the Mombasa Triathlon Committee made the 2011 event a show many will want to see again. It was indeed a stunning success to see well over 125 athletes competing at the Nyali beach. In today’s world you have the coach and the parents. You have good coaches and good parents. What the Mombasa Triathlon Organization Trust has is the best combination you can ever ask for. Through out 2011 MTOT gathered momentum and new blood/new committee came together with such a dedicated team, excellent parental support and a wonderful team of sponsors who together put on a show like no other to crown off 2011s last event in the 9 event calendar that was set by giving away the much awaited “Athlete of the Year” awards for the highest top 3 positions/points obtained throughout the year in each age group.

A big thank you to all our sponsors who have come out strongly to support this event. SDV Transami, SECO, Masafi Industry, Alpine Foods,Trace Security, Keen Cleaners,Comital Ltd, Shifachem, Meezan Trading, Turtle Bay Beach Club, Graphics World, Yukay  and Nautilus Food Products as the title sponsors for the great support. Special thanks goes to all who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to pull in the sponsors namely Malon de  Zilva, Mrs Nicolas Dupart, Mr Adnan Tung, Murtaza Mohamedali, Mr Gianni Sganzerlla, Mr Said Mahdi,  and not forgetting the mothers who made sure the registration and the finish line was well taken care of. Hats off to Mrs Tung, Mrs Masuma Khan and Mrs Malon de Zilva.

Mombasa Triathlon had its open forum on 7^th December at the Royal Castle Hotel where various committees were formed to be the various organs to ensure the 2012 calendar year is well taken care of. Some of the committees formed include the Finance control committee headed by Nasir Said, Sponsorship committee, Technical committee, Marketing committee, 2012 International trip committee, 2012 Athletes prizes committee. A new dimension that will feature the IRON KIDS triathlon is something new and interesting for our kids. All the series results and  more than 1500 pictures posted of facebook on Mombasa Triathlon page by our great supporter Malon de Zilva.

TRIATHLON FINALS GETS A BIG BOOST.

The last event for the calendar of events in the Mombasa Triathlon series is ready and set to go.

This has been a wonderful year for the Trust as new life blood has flown into the trust. A dedicated team of managers, company CEOs, accountants, businessmen, parents and sports officials have teamed up to prepare you with a show that you can get nowhere else in the country. The technical team set up is unparalleled by no other in East and Central Africa. A show you wouldn’t want to miss!

A big thank you to all our sponsors who have come out strongly to support this event. SDV Transami, SECO, Masafi Industry, Alpine Foods,Trace Security, Keen Cleaners,Comital Ltd, Shifachem, Baraka Chai, Meezan Trading, Turtle Bay Beach Club, Graphics World, Yukay Chips and Nautilus Food Products for the great support.

The event will start tomorrow at 8:00am at the Nyali beach with triathlons that will include the 750m swim, 20km bike and 5km running for the seniors and followed by the 400m swim, 10km bike and 2.5km run in the 17-19 years category.

The 13/4 and 15/16 years category will swim 200m while ride 5km and run 2.5km. The 9/10 and 11/12 years will swim 100m while bike 2.5km and run 400m to finish at the beach.

The 6/U and 7/8 years category will swim 50m, bike 1.6km and run 200m to the finish line.

After the triathlon events are over, the Aquathlon races will start for all the above age categories. There will be fun races that will include the fun family relays that will involve a 50m swim, 800m bike and 200m run. Mums and dads, come ready for a fun race.  The corporate challenge triathlon is also going to make the companies race against each other and will involve 100m swimming, 5km bike and 800m running. This will all be a beach swim and the races are expected to be through at 12:30pm.

The climax of the program will be the presentation of the annual trophies to the top three athletes in all categories who have participated in the series. The criteria for this is all athletes who have raced in more than five races in the nine race series.

The efforts of the athletes will be recognized by the good prizes that will be given at the end of the events. A road bike worth USD 1000 sponsored by Comital LTD, a Cyclop Rollers worth USD 400 sponsored by Malon de Zilva, a weekend for two sponsored by the TURTLE Bay Beach Club is up for the athletes who have given it out for the series.

For all who would like to be part of this race, you can register now through www.kenyatriathlon.com or simply call the Secretary Mr. Murtaza Mohamedali on 0734312252.

 PREPARATION FOR THE OPEN SEA SWIMMING

The Mombasa Triathlon team set out to test the open water with the young athletes who managed to cross the channel for the first time.

After a long swimming pool training, it was time for the club to test the seas. Even though it was the first time to most all the athletes, everyone managed to cross the Fort Jesus channel which is approximately 400m wide. The team met at Treasury Square and had a warm-up cycling session then followed by the ocean swim. On standby with the rescue boat, Mr . Gianni Sganzerla who is an active triathlete and also a father of a rising star in triathlon was there to ensure all is well. The team took 15 minutes to cross the channel to the other side.

When reaching the other side, all were happy and were encouraged to do it again. Mr. Gianni took the team for a boat ride to encourage the young athletes after the swim session.

The team is having training sessions with athletes every Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays with the advanced athletes while the entry level is on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

The Mombasa Triathlon has a line up of events leading to the Cycling race slated for 18^th September followed by the Open Sea Swimming Gala on the 9^th October at Fort Jesus. The King of the Mountains in Kwale is set on the 6^th of November and finally with a triathlon race on the 19^th of November at the Oshwal Academy. The athletes will then fly to Mauritius where real competition is expected from athletes from Re-Union Islands, South Africa, Mauritian and others of the kid’s category. This is an event where the athletes get the split time results unlike the other triathlons where kids only do it for fun.  The Mombasa Triathlon is also preparing for the Triathlon event that will be organized on the 17^th September 2011.

So far, the series of races has been well received and the prize pool also is getting bigger.

This weekend, the team is organizing for an in house triathlon event at the same venue where all the age groups will have the chance to try it out at the Fort Jesus.

 4th SERIES OF THE MOMBASA TRIATHLON CALENDAR

The Duathlon challenge that was 4^th in the series of 8 events for the Mombasa Triathlon calendar 2011 ended in a positive note with more tangible prizes flowing in from well wishers. 

The fourth new prize is a bicycle roller worth USD $ 400 from USA. This is special equipment for training on bicycles. It is rare to see a cyclist riding on the roller in Kenya. It is only used by the elite in the sport as it requires high degree of balance and knowledge on the equipment. Special thanks to our supporter Mr. Marlon De Zilva of Agility Logistics for the generous contribution towards developing our young talent in triathlon.Three other prizes include a road bike donated by Comital Ltd through Mr Gianni Sganzerla who is also active in triathon.The other two prizes include two tickets for the Mauritius triathlon to be held later in December at Coco Beach in Belle mare in Mauritius.           In the 9/10 years category, Mohamed Bilal (PRINCE) who is in Jaffery Academy took the lead with 14:10 min while in 2^nd position was Mohamed Ashfaq  also of Jaffery Academy in 15:11 min. In 3^rd position was Zenedeene Said from Oshwal Academy who was a first timer and managed to fight his way with a mountain bike to secure a podium finish.

In the girl’s category, Afrah Tung who is up coming triathlete of Oshwal Academy was 1^st with 20:19 min. She was followed by Sifti Kaur who had to quit the race due to mechanical problem.

Mohamed Suleiman of Mombasa Primary, was an amazing performer.He showed great improvement comparing to his last time performance with 13:26 min. Missing in action to face Mohamed Suleiman was Hussein Virji who would have faced the battle. In second position was Suleiman Bilal of Jaffery Academy with 13:50min. In third position was Hadnaan Khan of Jaffery Academy with 15:14min to secure a bronze medal.

In the 6 years category, Andrew De Zila of Oshwal Academy finished 1^st with 5:49 min followed closely with Hamza Tung  also from Oshwal Academy with 5:55 min to finish with a silver medal.

The competition got lively when the champion and a rising star Mohamed Iqbal was in the race. His health conditions did not allow but he still did not want to loose on the valuable points for the 2011 series.

Marco Sganzerla of Oshwal Academy managed to take Gold at the finish line with 8:20min while followed very close by Mohamed with just under one second with 8:21 min. In third place was Mustafa Sheikh Hussein of Al Madrassa tus Saifiyatul Burhanniyah with 8:55 min. This age group athletes will take the sport to a new level with others like Aaron De Zilva, Mohib Khamisa, Dhairya Mehta all working hard to come in the medal bracket.

In the 7/8 years Girls, Alma Chebet of Oshwal Academy managed to secure Gold in spite there being no other girl in her age category, she battled hard with the boys to come with 15:10min.

In the 11/12 years category, Fatema Virji of Jaffery Academy impressed everyone as she manager to come 4th overall amongst the boys and girls with 15:24 min.  Following behind her was Diya Shah of Oshwal Academy with 18:02 min and in 3^rd place was Mahira Iqbal of Jaffery Academy with 18:57 min.

In the 13/14 years Boys category, Mohamed Farhali of Mombasa Primary took the gold with 14:34min while in 2^nd place was Shabbir Rashid of Jaffery Academy with 14:51min.

Another impressive results came from Umayma Bilal of Jaffery Academy who just joined up the sport and managed to secure a gold medal with 16:36. In second place was Maleeha Iqbal also from Jaffery Academy with 18:52min to secure a silver medal.

Hamam Nasir who is the future triathlon star who is set to take triathlon in a new direction, managed to set  an 11:06 min around the Duathlon course. He had the opportunity to fight out with the 30 years and above to take the lead.

In the 30 years and over category, Johnson Lusweti of South Coast managed a gold place with 11:12min while Gianni Sganzerla , the sponsor of the bike prize came in 2^nd place with 12:42 . Stanley Karakacha of Nyali came in 3^rd place with 13:59 min. Murtaza Mohamedali who came to bring his two boys to take part in the race found himself being one of the competitors. Murtaza set out an example to most that Triathlon and its related activities is for all. He came with 19:00min. The Triathlon Queen is back in action. Aliya Mussa came back to continue from last years results that she set. Aliya was the best in the country but as examinations final year approached, she had to concentrate with her studies. Aliya got gold with 17:43 min.

Jaffery academy girl’s athletes managed to take the lead with 78 points while in second place was Oshwal Academy girls with 62 points and in 3^rd place girls standing was Mombasa Triathlon team.

In the boys category, again in 1^st place was Jaffery, then Oshwal and Mombasa Triathlon with 200points, 152 points and 62 points respectively.

In the overall standings, the same lineup was maintained with Jaffery holding 278 points while Oshwal Academy with 214 points and Mombasa Triathlon team with 84 points.

Mombasa Triathlon next series of events is set for September with a cycling race, October with the open water swimming gala, in November with the King of the Mountains and finally with a triathlon to be held in Mombasa before the athletes depart for Mauritius triathlon.

SPECIAL THANKS!

Special thanks to all the supporters from the technical team with Mrs Wendy De Zilva not only helping in the race but gave out  apples for everyone, Mr Amin Ladak with water for everyone and Mrs Adnan for taking up the important role in ensuring success of the results flow in. The athletes enjoyed the race and are looking forward to the next events.

Oshwal Academy winners at the WATAMU Turtle Bay Beach Club!

 “The 2011 Watamu Triathlon and Aquathlon organised by the H&A sports in conjunction with Mombasa Triathlon Trust attracted teams both locally and from up country. Amongst the local teams that participated in this year’s challenge were; Jaffrey Academy,  Oshwal Academy, Almadrassa and various clubs. Reports Suleiman Said who was the Race Director of the event and also for next month All Africa Triathlon and Duathlon Championships to be held here in Mombasa from 28^th  to 29^th May 2011.  

In the junior category, Oshwal Academy Mombasa (OAM) taking part in the event for the first time, and represented by a strong contingent of 42  triathletes, managed to clinch the overall title with a total of 318 points. Jaffrey Academy emerged second with 160 points and in third position were Al-Madrassa tus Saifiyatul Burhanniyah with only one athlete who managed to get 6 points. Among the clubs was Bahari triathlon Club with 2 points and also with one athlete.

Shiven Bechra of OAM who participated in the event for the first time, lead the OAM team in the podium winning a Bronze medal in the 7 years and under category, while his team mate Dominique Stolk, also featuring in the event the first time, won a Silver medal in the girls category of the same age bracket.

The 8-10 years boys’ category saw the Oshwal “Tiger” Harsh Milan Shah take down the triathlon giants with the a Gold medal and in the girls event, OAM’s Mahima Patel proved her supremacy in age group winning a gold medal while Melany Humer also of OAM emerged second place with a Silver medal.

Diya Shah, one of the top swimmers at OAM, continued with her medal collection in her cabinet with aother Gold medal this time in her category. She kept the lead from the start and maintained it all the way through to the finish line

In the 14-15 years, Vandan Patel of OAM also won a Gold medal in his boy’s category while the trio of Ria Sanghavi, Khyati Milan Shah and Ashwag Balala all from OAM won a Gold, Silver and Bronze medals respectively in the girls category.

The most interesting part of the show was the win of the main race by Oshwal Academy Coach in the Olympic distance triathlon with a Gold medal in the 1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run. This is a great motivator for both Mombasa and Nairobi as both ends of the Academies are being driven by professional and experienced swimming Coaches as well as Triathlon Coaches who are self driven high achievers in their field of duty.

Plans for the inaugural OAM Invitational inter schools Aquathlon and Triathlon to be hosted at the campus in two months time are in top gear. “For the parents and athletes who love the outdoor sports like open water swimming, biking and triathlon related activities, Oshwal Academy is the place to be” comments Suleiman who is the School swimming coach. The coaching standard is geared towards producing legend sports stars in the academy who will be the country’s role models in swimming and triathlon sport.

FRIENDLY AQUATHLON A GREAT SUCCESS!

“The Inaugural Inter schools Aquathlon Championships organised at the Oshwal Academy Mombasa Campus was a great success”, reports Suleiman Said who is currently the chairman of Kenya Triathlon Association and a swimming coach at Oshwal Academy Mombasa. For the first time, OAM who were the hosts had a chance to meet Jaffery Academy in the first ever event that brought together over seventy- six contestants from the two schools.

The OAM students waited with much anticipation for the event to start and as the Jeffery athletes arrived, a sense of anxiety swept across the students as was evidenced by the look on the athletes face. Anxious parents were also there, waiting to see the triathlon champions give out a test run for the first timers, Oshwal Academy Amphibious Aquathlon team.

Jaffery Academy is known for its domination in any triathlon- related activity. Their history dates back to 2001, when they first registered for these activities and since then, there has been no looking back on the sport.

Oshwal Academy through their coach, Suleiman Said is currently working on plans to have OAM as one of the best swimming teams in the region. He also plans to have some of the athletes from OAM take part at the All Africa Triathlon Championships scheduled for May 2011 in Mombasa where more than thirty countries are expected to compete. 

Comital Cycling Challenge 3^rd series secures Sponsorship.  

The 3^rd event in the 2011 triathlon series managed to secure a sponsorship both in Prize and event support. Mr Gianni Sganzerla who is also a triathletes came up to support the 3^rd series of event. A Road bicycle size 48 is up for grabs worth Ksh 70,000. This is for one of the age groups with the most points for the events series.  

The sponsorship package was finalized during the Coast Junior swimming championship that was held today at the Aga Khan Academy.This has given the organizers, the MTOT relief in terms of organizing the event and thus to the participants as well. As sent earlier to the Schools and clubs, the entry fees has now dropped down to Ksh 200 from Ksh 600. MTOT  is a not for profit making trust and is working in fostering the development of the sport cycling.

The events are set to take place on the 13^th of March 2011 at 8:00am and will cater for athletes from age 6 years and under doing 2km ride while the 7/8 years doing 4 km. In the 9/10 and 11/12 years, they are required to do 5km while the 13/14 will ride 8km.The older age groups from 15/16, 17-19, 20-24, 25, 26-30, 31-35,40-44, 45-49 will all do 10km.

The start of the event will be at the treasury Square  and go along the Mama Ngina Drive and back.

At the just concluded Executive Board meeting in Johannesburg, it was decided to award Kenya and specifically Mombasa to host the 2011 triathlon race. This is a major milestone in the growth of the program in Kenya.

2011 ALL AFRICA DUATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS             29TH MAY 2011

Not only the Triathlon Champs, the event will include the All Africa Duathlon Championships at the same weekend.

Junior Cycling Race,

The Coast Triathlon Club together with the Buffalo Fun and Fitness Club will be hosting a cycqling competition on Sunday, 25^th July 2010 at Mama Ngina Drive. The event will focus on juniors of age 18 years and below. Entry is Ksh 100 for all participants who register before the 20^th of July 2010!!

Please register at www.kenyatriathlon.com and save on your entry fees. For the late registrants, there will be onsite registration at Treasury Square and will cost Ksh 200 on the race day. “This event is aimed at popularizing the sport of cycling and will also act as a booster event for the oncoming 2010 Mombasa ITU African Cup triathlon to be held on 18/19^th September 2010 at the Aga Khan Academy.  

Preparation for Energede Kids Triathlon in Cape Town South Africa The race is one of the series of build up before the South African Triathlon event that Kenya will take part in. All top triathletes at the Mombasa Triathlon will get the chance to represent Kenya from the 29^th of November to 6^th of December in Cape Town. The race for the South Africa is 6/U, and 7/8 years will swim 50m, 1.5km bike and 400m run, The 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 years will swim 70m , bike 3km and run 600m.For those who are good in swimming, you have an added advantage. This is your chance to learn what comes along with biking. Get to meet with the Triathlon ITU Qualified coaches and cycling coaches to give your child a professional approach into the multisport Triathlon.We are expecting a large turnout. All are welcome,” said Coach Mohamed, head of the technical team for the event. 

Requirements for the race are a mechanically sound road or mountain bicycle and a helmet. Entrants without these will not be allowed to participate. All racing equipment will be checked prior to the race by race officials. Registration will be at the venue site and the age group categories are as follows: The 5 years under kids will ride 1km while the 6-7 years will ride 1.5km. The 8-9 years boys and girls will bike 1.5km while the 10-12 years boys and girls will bike 3km.

The older age categories will bike 5 km and include the 13-15 years and 16-18 years 5km. For more information about the race, please contact Suleiman Said on 0733 415 093/ 0722 415 093.

Sherifa Ingosi

Winner at the 2009 ITU Triathlon in Mombasa

1^st Planhotel Malindi Triathlon 2009 great Startup for 2011      Results>>

On Saturday and Sunday, the Kenya Triathlon Circuit stopped at Malindi for the first time. This young sport  combines 3 different disciplines like swimming, cycling and running in one competition.  Almost  100 Athletes got beside the burning sun , the Planhotel Diamonds Dream of Africa and the Tropical Village prefect conditions and facilities in Malinidi for the inaugural triathlon championships. With either swimming in the pool or in the open water, fast flat bike course and a shadowed partly beach running course . There have been distances form 190m-5k bike -1,25 run for the youngest aged 4 years up to the full Olympic distance of 1,5swim- 40k bike- 10k run for the adults. The main race including the Olympic Distances was won by  the 16 year old Swaleh Balala who clocked 2.27.21. In second place was Philip Newton with 2.54.48 and in 3^rd position was Gianni Sganzerla with 3.26.26.

In the Female category, Selin Pekan from Switzerland managed to take the 1^st place with 3.00.57 beating Josephine Lamshed of Australia who finished in a time of 3.08.14 while the young triathletes Ahliya Moussa finished 3^rd is at time of 3.34.49 .  

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.

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 21^st 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 21/22^nd . 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. 

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.                                                      

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.

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

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.