Ust-Kamenogorsk will host republican triathlon events for the first time!

On August 17-18, two-day republican triathlon competitions will be held in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk!

On the first day of competition there will be several starts:

• Athletes of the U15 category will compete in the framework of the national Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan in triathlon at the "super-sprint" distance;
• Athletes of the U17 category will determine the best in the framework of the National Cup final at the “super-sprint” distance according to the Gundersen system;
• Athletes of category U19, U23 will determine the winners of the National Cup Final at the "super-sprint" race;
• Finally, Elite athletes will compete in the National Cup 4th stage in the "sprint" triathlon.

Competitions are held with the support of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna JSC, the Committee for Sports and Physical Culture of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Akimat of the East Kazakhstan Region, the Akimat of Ust-Kamenogorsk city and BI Group.

Organizers of the competition: Department of Sports and Physical Culture of the East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan Triathlon Federation.

Informational support: Committee for Sports and Physical Culture of the Ministry of Sports and Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Vesti.kz, WE Project Media.

The objectives of the competition are:

- promotion of a healthy lifestyle and the formation of positive attitudes;

- involvement of the population in triathlon;

- development and popularization of triathlon in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- improving the level of skill and qualification of Kazakhstani professional athletes, coaches and referees;

- development of youth sports;

- identification of the strongest athletes.

As a part of the competition, professional athletes will compete in several disciplines and distances:

1) Elite (16 years and older), U23 (16-23 years) and U19 (16-19 years), discipline - triathlon, distance - sprint (750 m swim, 20 km bike, 5 km run);

2) U17 (13-17 years), discipline - triathlon, distance - “super-sprint” according to the Gundersen system (300 m swim, 8 km bike, 2 km run);

3) U15 (13-15 years), discipline - triathlon, distance - “super-sprint” (300 m swim, 8 km bike, 2 km run).

Up to 50 athletes from different regions of the republic are expected to participate.

The X stage of the TEMIRADAM Triathlon Cup is the stage of the national triathlon tournament among Age Group athletes held to develop and popularize the triathlon among the population.

The race of amateur athletes at the "sprint" distance will consist of three stages: 750 m swim + 20 km bike + 5 km run.

Up to 50 amateur athletes are expected to attend.

Event Schedule

Date	Time	Action
August, 17	08.45	Opening Ceremony
	09.00	Start - U15, U17, U19, U23, Elite – Men & Women
	11.30	Medal Ceremony - U15, U19, U23, Elite – Men & Women
August, 18	09.00	Start - U17 athletes – second stage – Men & Women
	10.00	Medal Ceremony – U17 – Men & Women
	11.00	Start - Age Group
	13.30	Medal Ceremony – Age Group

Reference Information

Triathlon is multisports race, consisting of continuous successive passage by its participants of three stages: swimming, cycling and running, each of which comes from an independent cyclic sport. At the international level, the triathlon and its related modifications to multisport racing are regulated by the International Triathlon Union (ITU), which unites 123 national federations of the world.

TEMIRADAM Triathlon Cup is a stage of the national triathlon tournament among amateur athletes, held to develop and popularize the triathlon among the population.

 

Contact Information

Kazakhstan Triathlon Federation

010000, Nur-Sultan, Esil district, Kabanbay batyr avenue, 53, office 208

Official web page: www.triathlon.org.kz

info@triathlon.org.kz

media@triathlon.org.kz

+7 777 306 77 11