Together with the Sarawak Triathlon Association, we organized Sarawak’s first Junior Triathlon event, the Tenby-Satria Junior Triathlon. Students from as young as 8 to the 16 year olds in Year 11 took part in the event – swimming 50 metres, riding a bike for 1 kilometres and finally finish the triathlon with a 500 metre run.
Christoforos Samouilidis-Madsen won first place in the Boys Aged 8-12 years old category by clocking in 7:30 minutes at the finish line, this was followed by Sebastian Leithner at 7:37 minutes,Lim Sean Khye at 7:38 minutes, Xander Oosthuizen at 7:54 minutes, Fred Angelatos at 8:40 minutes and Nikhil Ilanthirayan at 8:41 minutes. For the Boys Aged 13-16 years old category, Aaron Kulleh emerged victorious at the finish line, clocking in at 7:36 minutes.
The amazing performance of Aicha Arouche took the Girls Aged 8-12 years old category by storm as she clocked in at 6:30 minutes, followed by Minke Oosthuizen at 7:04 minutes, Merel De Bree at 8:20 minutes and Isyha Ilantharini at 8:54 minutes. As for the Girls Aged 13-16 years old category, Ann Gina Lee Jia Ying was announced the winner as she clocked in 9:30 minutes at the finish line.
Congratulations to all our winners and a huge thank you to members of The Sarawak Triathlon Association, Encik Haji Hashim, Mr. Michael and Mr. Albert for their support in making this inaugural event a successful one. We look forward to seeing you at the next Triathlon!