350 participants in a hundred countries in the Anfi Challenge

350 participants in a hundred countries in the Anfi Challenge


Image of the quote in a previous edition during the bike tour. / canaries7

This Saturday, big date with the Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria

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The competition Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria will bring together this Saturday more than fifty different nationalities among its 350 registered, who have fulfilled in this edition the record of participation between its two modalities.

triathletes of
United States, Australia, Switzerland, Austria, Holland, Spain, France, Czech Republic, Brazil, Portugal, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Germany, Belgiumare just some examples of the internationality of this event, chosen two consecutive years as the best destination for the world triathlon.

From all corners of the world, the star event will not only be the epicenter of sport and a call for triathlon lovers from all over the globe in Gran Canaria, but it will also be broadcast on the live channel of Challenge Family for monitoring via open streaming to the world.

The broadcast will feature commentators in several languages, that will take the details of this test to all corners of the planet.

In the male category,
the rival to beat will be the three-time Olympic medalist, five-time Triathlon World Championship medalist, two-time European Sprint Championship champion, Jonathan Brownleewho will be seen on the starting line with the French champion, silver in Rio 2016 and sixth in Tokyo 2020 Clement Mignon, the Swiss triathlete twice Olympian Andrea Salvisberg (16th in Rio 2016 and 7th in Tokyo 2020), the Belgian champion 2021 Jonathan Wayaffe, Sebi Neef, Tim Meyer, Tom Mets, Reece Barclay, Tim Gonsjak, Thomas Vanhalst, Kieran Lindars, Nicholas Ward Muñoz, Liam Lloyd, Leonard Arnold, Thomas Navarro, Tim Van Hemel, Joao Ferreira, Victor Alexandre, Franck Guyon, Vicent Terrier, Nicholas Kastelein, Adrián Lainez, among others.

In women, the favorite is the British Olympian Lucy Hallwinner of a gold medal at the 2014 Mixed Relay Triathlon World Championships, gold at the 2016 European Championships, 2016 European Sprint and 2017 Cape Town World Cup.

Olympic for Spain, the national favorite is Sara Pérez Salasecond in the Challenge Samorin 'The championship', and silver in the 2021 aquathlon world championship, in addition to the Olympian for the Czech Republic, Petra Kurikova, and Anna Tomica, Els Visser, India Lee, Sarah Bonner, or Julia Skala, among others champions

After the celebration of the Olympic distance with 270 final competitors, the quota of
350 triathletes confirmed in the middle distance, with which the Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria once again surpasses itself with more triathletes than the last editionwhen it stood out as the first triathlon to be held after the pandemic.

The average distance of the Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria next day 23
It has a 1.9 kilometer swim starting from Anfi del Mar beach, as well as a 90 kilometer bike ride and a 21 kilometer run. and in turn will open the 'The Double' modality, new in this 2022 edition for those who present themselves to the double challenge of the Olympic and medium distance.



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