Rwanda Triathlon Federation (RTF) will this weekend organize a one-day competition, dubbed "Car free day” slated on Sunday in Kigali.

The competition will comprise of two events—Duathlon one leg, which includes athletics covering a total distance of 7km followed by a cycling event covering 12km. 

The participants will cover the areas around the Round Point Primature- Kabindi, KBC Kimihurura, Round Point Top Tower Hotel, then back to Rwanda Revenue Authority in Kimihurura.

According to Triathlon Federation president Alex Mbaraga, over 30 participants from four teams will compete in the inaugural event. The teams include; Team Kigali, Gisenyi Beach Triathlon Club, CBS Karongi Team and Rwamagana Triathlon Club.

Speaking to Saturday Sport, Mbaraga said, "The event will only involve athletics and cycling because in Kigali City we don’t have any water bodies like lakes or rivers for swimming part.”

He says the top three in Duathlon will be rewarded, "We wanted to reward the best ten but because of lack of logistics it is not possible.  But the top three will walk away with Rwf100, 000, Rwf70, 000 and Rwf50, 000 respectively.”

Triathlon is a multiple-stage competition involving the completion of three continuous disciplines. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances. 

In Rwanda, Triathlon as a sport was introduced in 2013 and the weekend event will be the fourth to be organized by RTF.

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