The Seville Triathlon continues to break records

The test, at the close of registration, exceeds the 3.000 participants

The XVIII Sato Sport Club - Seville Triathlon which is celebrated this Sunday 18 de Mayo continues to break records. This time, at the close of the inscriptions, the Hispanic test exceeds the 3.000 participants. So that maintains the progression that has been observed in recent years.

Sevilla consolidates with this test, second of Europa FM Circuit, as one of the great references of triathlon not only in our country, but also internationally (an 15,7% of those registered are of foreign origin). In addition, in economic terms, it should be noted that more than half of the participants in the Seville Triathlon (an 61%) are from outside the city, with the important return that this implies at the hotel level.

Among the list of illustrious participants, we must highlight four triathletes, two in the male category and two in the female category, with important prestige: in girls Elena Aguilar y María Pujol; and in guys Samer Ali Saad (winner of the latest 3 editions) and Josemi Pérez. The latter, Olympic triathlete in London 2012, He wanted to "thank Seville for the welcome it gives to this sport. Competing here is a real pleasure for us. For triathletes it is an obligation to come here, for the city and for the organization. " The own Josemi Perez is one of the great favorites to adjudge the triumph in the Park of the Alamillo.

One of the objectives of the renewed Seville Triathlon is to promote a very high participation and to attract for the first time to this sport to the maximum number of people in a total sporting holiday. To do this, you can also participate in the Relay modalities, as well as in the Equality Triathlon (in pairs) and paratriathlon. It will be a very affordable triathlon for the uninitiated, and also focused on promoting the city and the province.

This new edition of the classic Seville test will be played over three different distances with exits in waves: Olympic (1.500 meters of swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km of running), Sprint (750 m, 20 km and 5 km ), and Super Sprint (350 m, 10 km and 2,5 km).

The Seville Triathlon is organized by the Municipal Sports Institute of the Seville City Council and the Andalusian Triathlon Federation, in collaboration with OF SPORT. Sponsor Sato Sport Club.

With the collaboration of Europa FM, Nutrisport, Coca Cola, Cruzcampo, Doña Rosa, Supermercados Más, CCilu, Andalucía is Sport, Beiman Clinical Hair Cycles and Pajares Ambulances.

More information in www.triatlondesevilla.com