Serrat, Benito, Godoy and Santamaría, the national representatives in the Mediterranean Games

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Next Saturday, the triathlon of the Mediterranean Games will be contested with four Spanish representatives

Tomorrow, Friday, the XVIII Mediterranean Games, that this year are celebrated here in Spain, specifically in Tarragona and where the swimmer Mireia Belmonte will be the Spanish standard-bearer.

One of the first sports to enter the scene will be the triathlon, since on Saturday 23 will be the turn of the Triarmada, with four representatives: the Catalan Anna Godoy, the Madrilenian Cecilia Santa Maria, the Galician Antonio Serrat and the manchego Antonio Benedict.

In the female category, the Portuguese Melanie Santos is the favorite, this year shines in his palmarés the 5ª place achieved in the WTS of Abu Dhabi. By Spanish part Anna Godoy is the current silver medal in the Mediterranean Games (it was second in Pescara 2015 where the test was played an aquatlon) and Cecilia Santa Maria It was already a podium in the Altafulla last year in the Mediterranean championship. Both arrive with options of everything.

Anna Godoy and Cecilia Santamaria in competition

Women's departure list

In the male category, the Portuguese Joao Pereira y Joan Silva They are the top favorites. Pereira is the current European Sprint and Olympic distance champion, competitions where Silva it was bronze in both, and in addition it is last arrives with a top 9 recently achieved in the WTS of Leeds.

 Antonio Serrat y Antonio Benedict They are the Spanish tricks and will try to fight with the best as always. Serrat he arrives with a top20 in the WTS of Leeds and a very regular season as always with good positions in all the races he finishes. On the other hand Antonio Benedict has had good performances this year in the European Cups of Gran Canaria and Quarteira, marking the best partials of the race on foot.

Male start list

The triathlon competitions, which will be sprint distance, will take place in Alfafulla, a town dedicated to the triathlon where important national and international competitions are being held in recent years.

Where to see it live?

The women will be the first to participate, to the 10: 45, while the men will do it to the 13: 00 the next 30 of March and can be followed live through Teledeporte

Photo Cecilia and Anna: FETRI / Photo Serrat: AquawizPhotography

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