The Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria competition is already looking at its star event on April 23 with the middle distance. This edition, which has separated its appointments into two days, already has a participation record, with a higher number of elites than other editions and with nearly a dozen Olympic triathletes in its ranks.
More than 30 champions and champions will face each other in the best destination in the world for triathlon, which once again calls for the highest level of competition on the island.
In the men’s category, the three-time Olympic medalist, five-time medalist at the Triathlon World Championship,
Two-time champion of the European Speed Championship, Jonathan Brownlee will try the challenge of Gran Canaria in his first middle-distance tests, in an appointment in which he is accompanied by other Olympic representatives like the French champion, silver in Rio 2016 and sixth in Tokyo 2020 Clement Mignon, or the Swiss triathlete twice Olympian Andrea Salvisberg (16th in Rio 2016 and 7th in Tokyo 2020).
are also confirmed
champions like Tim Van Hemel, Tobias Bachmann, Tom Mets, Sebi Neef, the Belgian champion 2021 Jonathan Wayaffe, Joao Ferreira, Thomas Vanhalst, Tim Gosnjak, the Australian
Nicholas Kastelein, Vincent Terrier, Leonard Arnold, the british champion
Liam Lloyd, Thomas Navarro, Franck Guyon, Kieran Lindars and the canarian champion
Nicholas Ward Munoz.
more stars
Among them, highlights Lucy Hall Olympic for the United Kingdom and winner of a gold medal in the 2014 Mixed Relay Triathlon World Championship, gold in the European championship in 2016, in the European speed in 2016 and in 2017 in the cup of the Cape Town world. Olympic for Spain,
the national favorite is Sara Pérez Sala, second in the Challenge Samorin ‘The championship’, and silver in the 2021 aquathlon world championship.
Olympic for the Czech Republic,
Petra Kurikova will also participate in this event in Gran Canaria, as well as the London 2012 Middle Distance and Olympic champion Jeanne Collogne, among other top seeds such as Anna Tomica, Els Visser, Sarah Bonner, Marjolain Pierré, as well as the leader of the Canary Series Deide Diederiks.
The woman to beat is the current champion of the Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria, Nicola Spirigpending confirmation.
The middle distance of the Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria on the 23rd is a 1.9-kilometre swim starting from the Anfi del Mar beach, as well as a 90-kilometre bike ride and a 21-kilometre run, and will in turn open the ‘ The Double’, new in this 2022 edition for those who take part in the double challenge of the Olympic and medium distance.
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