Arlan Zhanabay claims a top-three finish at the Asia Cup!

Arlan Zhanabay won a bronze medal at the Asia Triathlon Cup held on May 30 in Taizhou, China.

A total of 95 athletes from across Asia and around the world competed in the sprint-distance race (750m swim, 20.8km bike, 5km run). The Kazakh triathlete crossed the finish line in third place with a time of 54:43, just 12 seconds behind the winner. The competition was extremely close, with only 12 seconds separating the gold and bronze medalists.

The final podium standings were:

1st place Roman Mineev (AIN) — 54:31
2nd place  Mingxu Li (China) — 54:34
3rd place Arlan Zhanabay (Kazakhstan) — 54:43
 

Arlan’s split times:

Swim — 9:22
Bike — 28:50
Run — 14:36

The bronze medal in Taizhou marks another successful international performance for Kazakhstan’s triathletes and brings valuable points toward the World Triathlon ranking.