Sport
With the patronage of the Municipality of Mazara del Vallo, the Olympic Triathlon 9.0 event valid as a regional championship and national ranking Triathlon competition will take place on Sunday 26 May from 7.00 to 14.00. The athletes will be involved in 1500 meters of swimming (single lap) in the body of water in front of the beach in the city, Lungomare Mazzini. Upon exiting the water, they will travel 100m to reach the transition area located on the ” Lungomare Mazzini “. Subsequently the athletes will have to tackle 40 km by bike on a circuit that will develop along the entire seafront, the route will be repeated six times.
Finally there will be 10km of running on a circuit located in the historic center of the city, to be repeated four times. The organization is entrusted to the Polisportiva Triathlon Mazara association with the collaboration of the Italian Triathlon Federation. Hundreds of athletes are expected from all over Sicily and various parts of Italy with accompanying companions. The race will be preceded on Saturday 25 May starting from 2.00 pm Triathlon kids 2.0 dedicated to budding athletes.
For the occasion, the stretch of seafront that goes from Lungomare G. Mazzini (Via SS Salvatore) to the Kiki’s roundabout, and Via Gaspare Morello will be entirely closed to traffic in order to be able to carry out the event in absolute safety (fraction of bicycles ).
