On the morning of October 20, the triathlon finals of the 4th Shanghai Civic Games and the 2024 Shanghai Bay Area Triathlon were held at Jinshan City Beach.
At 7:30 a.m., with a crisp starting whistle, the competitors jumped into the sea and began the fierce competition of the swimming stage. The slight gust of wind brought a hint of coolness, but the enthusiasm of the contestants did not diminish in the slightest, and they cleaved the waves and swam towards the water airport dock.
After completing the swimming stage, the competitors changed into their bicycle equipment and immediately entered the second stage of the race. They rode hard along the Shanghai-Hangzhou Highway, crossing the embankment and completing the switchback. The final long-distance running section pushed the tense atmosphere of the race to a climax. After fierce competition, Steven, a Chinese-American, defended his Olympic standard distance championship.
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After winning the championship, Steven said excitedly: "It's my first time to come to Jinshan to participate in the race, this course is good, and there is a little wind today. It was a little difficult when there was a headwind, but I persevered to the finish line. ”
The event has three categories: Olympic standard distance individual, relay group and half Olympic standard distance individual group, aiming to attract iron man enthusiasts of different ages to participate. Among the contestants, there are 11-year-old young talents and old people over 60 years old, and they show extraordinary demeanor in this contest of physical strength and will.
"I participate every year and plan to come back next year, the track here is good." Gao Yueqiu, a 60-year-old player this year, said.
Cheng Yuxiang, an 11-year-old player, said: "I want to challenge the limit, but the results this time are not very good, so I will challenge again in the future." ”
Deputy District Mayor Pan Enhua attended the event.
Reporter: Tang Yichao, Zhang Wenjing (trainee)
Photography: Feng Jianwei, Zhuang Yi
Editor: Yang Mengting
Editors: Cheng Jiayu, Yang Mengting
Review: Chen Jianjun, Lin Kun