By Abdellatif Sharaa
KUWAIT: Kuwait Motor Town will host the third Duathlon Championship on Friday, organized by Kuwait Triathlon Club and Federation for men, women, uniformed and Gulf nationals for 5 km running, 20 km cycling followed by 2 km running. For the disabled, it will be 2.5 km running, 7.5 km cycling then 2.5 km running.
In the children's category of 6-7 years, it will be 300 meters of running, 600m cycling, then 300m running. The 8-9-years-olds will have 500m running, then 1000m cycling, followed by 500m running. For 10-11 years: 1 km running, then 2 km cycling and finally 1 km running. For 12-13 years: 2 km running, then 6 km cycling and 2 km running. 14-15 years: 2.5 km running, then 7.5 km cycling and finally 2.5 km running.
Federation President Rashid Al-Kandari met Kuwait Fire Force Chief Khalid Al-Mikrad and discussed cooperation between KFF and KTC, which includes firemen with the uniformed men in the club's events. Kandari said everything is ready for the tournament, and expected it to be an exciting event, as a large number of men and women, children and uniformed personnel will participate.
He said the club is keen on organizing such events to allow athletes to compete for top places, while at the same time discover the talented and skilled among them at an early age to establish the sport on solid grounds to represent Kuwait internationally.