A Malagasy, in the person of Karl Rafidimanana, had a great performance in the main event of Ironman France in Nice this weekend. He demonstrated great resistance and remarkable perseverance by completing the three events with a total distance of 226.195 km in 14 hours 15 minutes and 01 seconds. He ranks 1,603rd overall among 4,200 participants from 70 countries. Although he flew the French flag, the native of Antanifotsy, the son of MP Narson Rafidimanana, is a source of pride for Madagascar. Indeed, the Ironman France in Nice combines three events, including 3.8 km of swimming, 180.2 km of cycling and 42.195 km of running. It’s the race of all challenges that requires you to be a complete athlete, to perform as well in the water as on a bike and to be able to run a marathon to finish. The athletes set off in the early morning for a 3.8 km swim. Everyone swam crawl. Then they took off their suits for the next event. There is no time to dry off. He had to run on his bike for 180 km across the middle country, from Nice to Caille via Andon, Gourdon and Saint-Laurent-du-Var. The participants closed with a marathon on the Promenade des Anglais. The Castresian, Steven Galibert, achieved an authentic feat by winning first place with a time of 8 hours 40 minutes 14 seconds.
Manjata Razafy
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