All set for Bonaqua Africa Triathlon event

Philemon Jambaya

Preparations for the 2023 Bonaqua Africa Triathlon Cup Troutbeck are in order and the Local Organising Committee are now starting to gear up for it, Zim Now has learned.

Triathalon Zimbabwe also announced in a statement that Simbisa Brands has also come on board.

“Triathlon Zimbabwe are delighted to be able to announce the inclusion of Simbisa Brands to their Sponsors Group for the 2023 edition of the event alongside Coca Cola, Schweppes, Cimas i-Go, CFAO Motor Group, Ecocash and Rooneys,” said the committee.

Event Director Rick Fulton said: “We are very excited to have yet another blue-chip brand come on board for this event, now in its 15th consecutive year.

“We welcome Simbisa Brands on board and hope that this will be the start of long relationship with the sport and the event. As with our entire Sponsor Group, we value their loyalty and commitment to this event and we sincerely hope that they benefit exponentially from the branding, marketing and media exposure,” he said.

The LOC are fine-tuning the various arrivals and departures of athletes from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Troutbeck Resort and return.

This exercise entails detailed planning for the Triathlon Zimbabwe “Meet-n-Greet” team to co-ordinate the incoming international and regional athletes that will compete in the Elite Men and Women’s categories and also the Junior Elite categories for Junior Men and Women.

At this present time, the Start Lists as published by World Triathlon of 16 Elite Men and 15 Elite Women from 18 countries. Athletes are travelling from a variety of European countries and as far afield as Mexico, Chile, Guam, Japan and Bermuda.

The 2023 edition also sees the return of two-time Troutbeck Elite Men’s gold medalist Ayan Beisenbayev from Kazakhstan, who will be hoping for a hat-trick of victories at this tough event.