The IRONSTAR SOCHI SIRIUS 2023 sports festival, held in the Sirius Federal District (Sochi) from October 6 to 8, brought together 6,500 participants and 17,000 fans from 77 regions of Russia. The festival included women’s and children’s races, open water swimming, triathlon competitions at distances of 113 km, SPRINT and OLYMPIC, as well as the main triathlon race of the season, IRONSTAR 226 SOCHI SIRIUS 2023.
The IRONSTAR 226 SOCHI SIRIUS 2023 race took place on October 7. Within the scope of the competition, a 3.86 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42 km running course was completed. On the same day, professionals competed for prizes at the Russian Long Distance Championship, the winners of which were Ilya Prasolov and Yulia Golofeeva.
“The festival in Sirius is the most long-awaited event of the season for both participants and the IRONSTAR team. There were 3 marriage proposals at the finish line – this is already a good tradition and we are happy to be a place where families are formed. This year we have filled the program not only with competitions, but also with educational conferences, competitions from our partners, a historical EXPO and a loyalty program for fans. IRONSTAR SOCHI SIRIUS is a storm of emotions, excitement and joy resulting from self-transcendence. The festival is over and there is a feeling of energy from this 4-day holiday,” said IRONSTAR General Manager Vladimir Sheikin.
In the men’s IRONSTAR 226 category, Kirill Kravchenko won the first place, Artem Prilepov won the silver medal and Alexander Halamanov won the bronze medal. In the women’s category, Marina Koleskina came first in the same discipline, Natalya Grigorieva came second and Antonina Faustova came third.
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