Dubai T100 Triathlon Festival closes with 8,000 participants

The Dubai T100 Festival drew to a close on Sunday with a total of 8,000 participants during its four days of racing at the Meydan Racecourse.

Hundreds of amateur triathletes crossed the iconic finish line after taking on challenged ranging from first-time youth aquathlons to the signature 100km triathlon distance.

The festival also witnessed the attendance of more than 20,000 spectators at the Event Village.

Coming out on top in the men’s division was France’s Quentin Amaral with a blistering time of 3 hours 26 minutes, 20 seconds while Hungary’s David Andor (03:34:51) bagged the runner-up spot and Dutchman Bryan Van Rutten (03:36:09) completed the podium places.

For the women’s division, Nika Rimaj of Croatia took gold with an impressive time of 3 hours 54 minutes and 52 seconds with Russia’s Antonia Faustova (04:01:11) in second and Croatian Lora Zulicek Dumancic (04:05:17) placing third.