Less than a month for the Doñana Challenge

Augusts 25, 2015Updated on August 25, 2015

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The September 9 will close the registration process

The next 19 of September will celebrate the sixth edition of the Triathlon Doñana Challenge which begins with 90 km of cycling followed by 1 km of swimming and with a 30 km of running to finish. All this for places and environments of singular beauty and sensitivity such as the mouth of the Guadalquivir and Doñana National and Natural Park.

Also this year, family members and companions will be able to be closer to the athletes during the day of the competition thanks to the Accompanying program

The little ones between 7 and 17 years old will also be able to experience their own MiniDesafío Doñana.

On the same day of the event a parallel promotion competition will be held so that all the boys and girls can start in the world of triathlon. The modality to be disputed will be an attractive Aquatlon for minors, organized by the Andalusian Triathlon Federation, with categories of age groups and very affordable and ideal distances to promote this sport.

The race on foot (first and third segment) will be held in Bajo Guía, and swimming in the waters of the beach itself. The distances to be covered will vary according to the age of the participants: there will be several departures per category, which will vary from the 125 m. of running, 50 m. of swimming and 125 m. of the Pre-Benjamins race (7 to 8 years), up to the 1.000 m.-400 m.-1.000 m. of the Cadets (15-17 years). The first test will start at 10.00 hours.

Mini Defiodonana

The competition, organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport is one of the toughest endurance sporting events held in Andalusia, and for the sixth time it will cross the Doñana National Park, one of the most important ecological reserves in Europe.