Antonio Benito will not be in the T100 Final
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Spaniard Antonio Benito is finally left out of the T100 Qatar 2025 Grand Final, an absence marked by his physical problems in the final stretch of the year.
Antonio Benito, confirmed withdrawal from the T100 Qatar 2025 Grand Final
It's official: Antonio Benito will not be in the Grand Final of T100 Qatar, which will be played next December 12.
La PTO The final start list for the last event of the season was published, confirming what had been feared for weeks: the triathlete from Tomelloso has not overcome the posterior tibial injury he has been suffering since his withdrawal from the World Championships. HOMBRE DE HIERRO from Niza.
World Triathlon had offered some hope last week by provisionally including him among the entrants, but the final list for the T100 circuit leaves no room for doubt. Benito thus concludes a very inconsistent year, especially in its second half, during which he has been unable to compete since September.
Even without his presence in Qatar, his 2025 season leaves two major milestones: the Silver medal at IRONMAN Texas and the Pontevedra Long Distance World Championship, in addition to its best T100 result: the 4th position in Vancouver.
Montiel and Pérez Sala will maintain the Spanish presence in Qatar
The absence of the man from La Mancha will not leave the Spanish representation empty. The men's list includes... Guillem Montiel, while in the female category it does Sara Perez Living Room, which comes after a consistent season on the circuit.
On the contrary, the female elite had known for weeks that Marta Sanchez She wouldn't be there either, she was also injured.
Men's T100 Qatar 2025 start list
- Hayden Wilde
- Jelle Geens
- mika noodt
- Rich Bogen
- Morgan Pearson
- Samuel Dickinson
- Mathis Margier
- Marten Van Riel
- Youri Keulen
- Gregory barnaby
- menno koolhaas
- Jason West
- Kyle Smith
- Wilhelm Hirsch
- Vincent Luis
- Jonas Schomburg
- Pieter Heemeryck
- Nicholas Mann
- Guillem Montiel Moreno
- Henry Rappo
- Mike Phillips
Start list women's T100 Qatar 2025
- Kate Waugh
- Julie Derron
- Lucy Charles-Barclay
- Ashleigh Gentle
- Jessica Learmonth
- Lucy byram
- Hannah Berry
- Paula Findlay
- Taylor Spivey
- Ellie Salthouse
- Lisa Perterer
- Holly Lawrence
- Hanne de vet
- India Lee
- Grace thek
- Georgia Taylor-Brown
- Sara Pérez Sala
- Caroline Pohle
- leana bissig
- megan mcdonald
- lizzie rayner
- Els Visser
- Marlene DeBoer
- Kaidi Kivioja
- Diede diederiks
- Imogen Simmonds
A bitter end for Benito and a Final with a lot at stake.
The Qatar 2025 Final will decide the circuit title, with Hayden Wilde as the overwhelming favorite after a dominant season, and Kate Waugh leading the women's ranking.
Benito's absence leaves a bitter taste, but also the certainty that, when he was healthy, his level at middle distance was among the most solid on the international scene.
