Oman Air celebrates success of Ironman triathlon

(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- Oman Air celebrated the success of Ironman 70.3 Muscat supported by both the airline and the Ministry of Tourism.

The event, which took place on Friday, attracted more than 1,000 entrants from 54 countries. Antoine Mechin from France came first completing the gruelling challenge in 3 hours 56 minutes and 55 seconds. Russian Paver Gorik claimed the second position with a timing of 4:14:59, while Swiss athlete Rafael Wyss was third best finisher with a timing of 4:16:52.

In women's category, Michela Santini from Italy clinched the top honours by finishing in 4 hours, 28 minutes and 33 seconds. Six-time Ironman world champion Natascha Badmann of Switzerland came second with a timing of 4:39:24. Ginlia Bedorin of Italy finished third.

Abdulaziz al Raisi, CEO of Oman Air said, 'Oman Air was delighted to be involved in this event which was a great success. I would like to offer my congratulations to all those who took part in this tough challenge.'

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