GEORGE NEWS - Eden Modern Pentathlon Association (Eden MPA) athletes held the South African flag high in the 2024 UIPM Biathle and Triathle World Championships held in Port Said, Egypt from 10 to 13 October with 600 athletes representing 28 countries.
Biathle is a continuous 'run-swim-run' event with no breaks in between, while triathle involves a 'shoot-swim-run' sequence with multiple laps. Both events vary in distance, based on the participant's age group.
"Bringing home multiple world medals, Eden MPA's athletes didn't hold back and showed their stuff in scorching conditions while running on the sand and swimming in the sea," said Mariska Haasbroek of Eden MPA.
"Athletes who competed in both biathle and triathle, being two different sport disciplines, who powered through the semi-finals and mixed relays during the first two days and ended with strenuous efforts in the finals the last two days of the competition, are truly commendable," said Haasbroek.
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Biathle podium results:
Misha Meyer (u.9): bronze individual medal and silver team medal
Wanru Haasbroek (u.13): silver team medal, finishing 5th individually and 5th in the biathle mixed relays
Duné Haasbroek (u.15): gold team medal, finishing 5th individually and 5th in the biathle mixed relays
Annabelle McEwan (u.17): gold medal in biathle mixed relay, silver team medal and finishing 5th individually
Marilie Duvenage (u.19): gold team medal, finishing 5th individually and 6th in the biathle mixed relays
Jan Meyer (40+): gold team medal, finishing 5th individually and 5th in the biathle mixed relay
Anita Louw (60+): silver individual medal and silver in the biathle mixed relays
Johan Windt (70+): gold individual medal
Other biathle results:
Keyla Douglas (u.13): 11th individually and 5th in the biathle mixed relays
Ruan Share: 23rd individually
Mieke Buitendag (u.13): 34th in the biathle semi-finals and 12th in the biathle mixed relays
Marius Meyer (u.13): 45th individually in the semi-finals and 20th in the biathle mixed relays
Caitlin Douglas (u.15): 27th individually in the semi-finals
Josua Vorster (Jnr): 5th individually and 4th in the mixed relay
Melissa Meyer (Snr): 4th individually and 4th in the mixed relay
Stefan van Wyk (Snr): 4th in mixed relay
Liesel Buitendag (40+): 6th in the mixed relay
Triathle podium results:
Wanru Haasbroek (u.13): gold medal in the triathle mixed relay, silver individually and a silver team medal
Keyla Douglas (u.13): gold medal in the triathle mixed relay, silver team medal and finishing 9th individually
Duné Haasbroek (u.15): gold team medal and finishing 5th individually
Marilie Duvenage (Jnr): bronze individually, silver team medal (u.19) and bronze in the triathle mixed relay
Josua Vorster (Jnr): bronze in the triathle mixed relay and finishing 9th individually
Stefan van Wyk (Snr): bronze in the triathle mixed relays and finishing 11th individually
Jan Meyer (40+): gold team medal, finishing 4th individually and 4th in the triathle mixed relays
Anita Louw (60+): silver individually and silver in the triathle mixed relays
Johan Windt (60+):winning gold individually (70+) and silver in the triathle mixed relays
Other triathle results:
Misha Meyer (u.9): 5th individually
Ruan Share (u.13): 31st individually in the semi-finals and 13th in the triathle mixed relay
Mieke Buitendag (u.13): 31st in the semi-finals and 16th in the triathle mixed relays
Marius Meyer (u.13): 35th individually in the semi-finals and 16th in triathle mixed relays
Caitlin Douglas (u.15): 26th individually in the semi-finals
Melissa Meyer (Snr): 4th individually and 6th in the triathle mixed relay
Liesel Buitendag (40+): 10th individually and 7th in the triathle mixed relays
UIPM Para Laser-run (9 October):
Luca Vermeulen: silver medal
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