HANGZHOU, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) — Japan’s Kenji Nener clinched high honors within the males’s particular person triathlon on the Hangzhou Asiad on Friday.
Athletes from 17 international locations and areas gathered by the shores of Thousand Lake Island to check their pace and endurance.
Nener maintained a commanding lead all through the race, in the end securing the win with a time of 1 hour, 50 minutes and 54 seconds.
“My aim was to win the gold medal, but I didn’t know if I could do it,” the Japanese mentioned. “The cycling and running competitions were especially tough. I thought I was not going to be able to keep the speed up. However, I told myself I needed to keep to the end because I am a fighter.”
Japan’s Makoto Odakura and Ayan Beisenbayev of Kazakhstan respectively claimed silver and bronze medals. Li Mingxu of China completed fourth.
The ladies’s particular person triathlon takes place on Saturday.