5th edition of Dubai Women's Triathlon
Dubai’s efforts on promoting sports and outdoor activities for its citizens has brought many sport events to the social calendar of its population. Whether you’re a woman, man, you’re single or married; there’s always an event for you to attend and exercise with the world’s most incredible views in this dreamland of a city.
This time, the Dubai Women’s Triathlon is back for its 5th edition, after a year of being absent thanks to the pandemic.
The Dubai Sports Council, the government entity responsible for promoting a sports culture in the Emirate, announced the start of registration for the triathlon in early January.
Dubai Women's triathlon 2022 edition
In collaboration with the Dubai Ladies Club and sponsored by the Women’s Sports Committee, the event will be held during March 12th and is open to all women of any nationality above the age of 15.
Even though the event doesn’t specify or require participants to have any kind of sporting experience, it does feature three different categories to choose from, so everyone can find the one that suits them best.
Making this a ladies-only event, the organization is ensuring the participants’ privacy and comfort by promoting an event in which traditions and customs are respected. This the first women-only event of its kind in the Middle East.
The different triathlon events
With the help of the Dubai Women’s Club which has unique access to the Jumeirah coastline, the swim leg of the competition will take place in the waters of the Arabic Gulf.
After the swim leg, the bike ride will take participants along the Jumeirah Beach Road, and will then finish with the running part along the Dubai Canal.
With this route, the event will be held at some of Dubai’s most iconic places, with a privileged view of the most beautiful spots of the city.
The three different categories aim for everyone to find the distances that fit their sporting abilities best. They are:
The Super Sprint
Which is offering special categories for beginners, and will consist of 400m of swim, 10km bike riding, and 2.5km run.
The Sprint course
Considered the “middle” category, will consist of 750m swim, 20km of bike riding and 5km run. This one is advertised for more experienced athletes.
The Olympic Standard course
As its name suggests, is the toughest category, designed for advanced and professional athletes. It will consist of 1.5km swim, 40km of bike riding, and 10km run.
How to participate
Registration was opened right after the announcement, and it’s still going on until March 8th. The organizers have also announced that registration is available for individual athletes and teams.
Among the services covered by the registration are parking (next to the Dubai Women’s Club), nurse and emergency medical services, toilets, changing rooms, electronic certificates and medals for the finishers and finalists.
As mentioned, registration has already opened and it starts at AED 145.00 (for the Super Sprint category) and goes up to AED 185.00 (For the Olympic teams). Registration can be done online on the Dubai Sports Council website.
Covid-19 measurements
The Covid-19 safety measurements will also be present at the event, as the swim starts in waves in order to maintain social distance among the competitors. The triathlon will start at 6:45 am with the Olympic swim contestants.
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