Guayaquil (Ecuador), July 16 (EFE).- Armando Matute of Ecuador, in the male category; and Elizabeth Bravo, feminine; They won the eighth edition of Ironman 70.3 this Sunday in Manta, Ecuador and qualified for the World Cup in New Zealand in December.
Matute, 21, was the first woman to complete the course in 3 hours, 58 minutes and 42 minutes, with a sub-4 hour mark, while Bravo was the first woman to cross the finish line in 4 hours, 30 minutes. minutes and 11 seconds.
In this regard, its organizers said, local triathletes won the two main categories of the test, which brought together more than 2,500 participants from 25 countries.
Among those registered are athletes from Paraguay, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Russia, Qatar, United Kingdom, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, United States and Venezuela.
Brazil’s Fernando Toldi and Ecuador’s Andres Barrionovo finished second and third respectively in the men’s category, while Ana Torres of Ecuador and Australia’s Sarah Crowley finished second and third respectively in the women’s category.
The triathletes started with a 1.9km swim at Murcielago beach, then hopped on their bikes and pedaled 90km through a two-loop circuit followed by a 21km run. EFE
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