Andrea Hewitt of New Zealand, the USA’s Taylor Knibb and Mexico’s Claudia Rivas took the podium during the 2019 Santo Domingo ITU Triathlon World Cup. For the men, the winners were all from the United States: Matthew McElroy, followed by Kevin McDowell and Morgan Pearson. This is a first time the USA accomplishes a podium sweep in a men’s World Cup. The event had the support and endorsement of the International Triathlon Union (ITU). The winner got US$7,500, second place won US$6,000 and third place was US$4,500 of US$60,000 in cash prizes.
The event took place on Saturday and Sunday, 9-10 November at the Sans Soucí beach in Punta Torrecilla (Villa Duarte) of Santo Domingo East. The swim-run-and bike race had categories in sprint and super sprint distances. Athletes had registered from 25 countries.
The competition included a 1,500-meter swim (2 laps), a 40 km bike race (5 laps) and a 10 km run (3 laps). The swim took place in a rectangular circuit of 750 meters in two laps in the Marina of the Sans Souci’s Naval Officers Club.
More than 100 men and women athletes from around 25 countries participated in the competition. The event was held on the beach of Sans Soucí, at the Officers Club of the 27 de Febrero Naval Base.
Athletes came from Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom and the United States.
Reports are that the event was successful. This is especially important for the country that aspires to continue hosting international triathlon events in the future.
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El Dia
12 November 2019