New Zealand, Mexico golden at ITU Aquathlon World Champs
New Zealand's Brent Foster and Mexico's Claudia Rivas took gold at yesterday's ITU Aquathlon World Championships in Monterrey, Mexico.
The run-swim-run MultiSport event featured a $10,000 USD prize purse equal for men and women.
Rivas delighted the home crowds easily winning the women's title over compatriot Melody Ramirez. Rivas began the race with the fastest opening run split and managed to hold onto that lead through the 1-kilometer swim and the final run leg. Dunia Gomez made it a Mexican sweep of the women's podium with the bronze.
2008 Monterrey ITU Aquathlon World Championships
2.5km run, 1km swim, 2.5k run
Elite Women - Official Results
Gold - Rivas, Claudia (MEX) 00:34:30
Silver - Ramirez, Melody (MEX) 00:34:55
Bronze - Gomez, Dunia (MEX) 00:35:12
In the elite men's field, the Kiwi Foster used the fastest swim time of the men's field to propel him to victory. Down the final stretch he out-sprint Brazilian Antonio Mansur to become the Aquathlon world champion by a three second margin of victory. Mansur took silver for the second straight year while Mexican Crisanto Grajales came across the line for bronze, a further 11 seconds behind Mansur. Last year's champion Sergio Sarmiento finished just off the podium in fourth place.
2008 Monterrey ITU Aquathlon World Championships
2.5km run, 1km swim, 2.5k run
Elite Men - Official Results
Gold - Foster, Brent (NZL) 00:30:25
Silver - Mansur, Antonio (BRA) 00:30:28
Bronze - Grajales, Crisanto (MEX) 00:30:39
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