Rooi, Angula excel in Europe
Namibia’s para-athletes Jerome Rooi and Mateus Angula both gave impressive performances at the World Triathlon Para Cup in Besancon, France, over the weekend. Rooi led the way with a bronze medal in the para-triathlon standing category, while Angula finished seventh in the men’s para-triathlon wheelchair category. Jules Ribstein of France dominated the para-triathlon standing race […] The post Rooi, Angula excel in Europe appeared first on The Namibian .
Namibia’s para-athletes Jerome Rooi and Mateus Angula both gave impressive performances at the World Triathlon Para Cup in Besancon, France, over the weekend.
Rooi led the way with a bronze medal in the para-triathlon standing category, while Angula finished seventh in the men’s para-triathlon wheelchair category.
Jules Ribstein of France dominated the para-triathlon standing race to win the gold medal in a time of 1:16:06, finishing more than 10 minutes ahead of compatriot Michael Herter (1:26:14), while Rooi came third in 1:32:37.
Ribstein streaked ahead from the start, completing the 750m swimming leg in 11:04, while Rooi was second out of the water in 14:00, just ahead of Herter (14:04).
Ribstein increased his lead on the 20km cycling leg, but Herter overtook Rooi to go second, while he also set a faster time on the 5km running leg to finish well ahead of Rooi.
