Shaikh Nasser leads Bahrain 13 team to victory

Manama : Bahrain Endurance Team 13 was led to victory in Ironman 70.3 Wiesbaden, Germany, by HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports.

Over 2,000 participants from different countries around the world took part in the event with the Bahrain Endurance Team 13 taking part with 11 members under its umbrella.

Shaikh Nasser dedicated the Kingdom’s unprecedented victory to HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

“This achievement is a result of the huge support extended by HM the King to the youth and sports in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Dedicating this victory to King Hamad is a token of our appreciation for backing us,” Shaikh Nasser said.

“This will be a great motivation to all the athletes in Bahrain to give their all and lift the Kingdom’s flag high in all events,” he added.

“What has been achieved in Germany follows intensive preparations from the team. My colleagues gave their all to stay ahead of the many participants in order to maintain the Kingdom’s leading position.”

Shaikh Nasser praised the constant support and backing from HM the King to the team, stating that the achievement is a translation of this support. 

“Our results in Germany are a source of encouragement to us to double our efforts in order to record more achievements,” Shaikh Nasser underlined, thanking his teammates for the efforts they put in throughout the event. 

The contest began with a 1,900m swim before the participants were challenged to a 90km cycling race and ended with a 21km running race. 

Shaikh Nasser completed the race in five hours, 11 minutes and 59 seconds. He finished the swimming race in 32 minutes before cutting the cycling distance in two hours and 59 minutes. 

Shaikh Nasser went on to finish the running race in one hour, 35 minutes and 41 seconds. This is the second participation in a Germany Ironman competition since the one held in Berlin in 2014.