On the first day of competition, SWIMSTAR open water swims took place at distances of 1 and 2 nautical miles. The participants covered 1,852 km and 3,704 km, respectively, in the water area of the City Pond. In addition, on July 21, the STARKIDS children’s race was held. Young athletes tried their hand at the 500m and 1000m distances and received real finisher medals. The completion of the first day of the festival was the IRONLADY women’s race. The girls covered 5 km along the promenade along the embankment of the City Pond.
On the second day, the participants of the “half-iron” distance – 113 km and the SPRINT distance – tested their strength. Over a distance of 113 km, triathletes covered 1.93 km of swimming, 90 km of cycling and 21.1 km of running. Competitors in the SPRINT distance were treated to a 0.75 km swim, a 20 km bike race, and a 5 km race.
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The swimming stage took place in the water area of the City Pond, the cycling stage was laid along the central streets past historical monuments and the Novo-Moskovsky tract, and the running stage took place along the promenade along the embankment of the City Pond. A distinctive feature of the start in Yekaterinburg is the transit zone and the finish of the participants at the stadium. The finish arch stood on the Dynamo running track and added spectacle to the most important moment of the race — the completion of the distance. Such a finish is unique in triathlon competitions in Russia, and in world practice this has only been done a few times.
Among the festival participants were a record number of para athletes this IRONSTAR season: a total of 15 people finished in various races of the festival, including overcoming the half-iron distance triathlon. Sergey Shelapugin and Natalya Chiftdzhi performed in two tandems with the wards of the “More Than You Can” Foundation. The athletes entered the 113 km race together with Boris Bredikhin and Anna Gordeeva — their charges were diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
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The competition was broadcast live on the official IRONSTAR platforms and is available in recording.
“The start in Yekaterinburg, our new location, turned out to be colorful and dynamic. A picturesque swimming stage overlooking the new quarter of Yekaterinburg City, the historical center during the running and cycling stages — this is what we wanted to show our participants. We look forward to next year to hold our sports festival here again. Thank you to the City Administration for helping to light a new star on the IRONSTAR map.”- shared CEO of IRONSTAR Vladimir Sheikin .