{"id":70054,"date":"2014-10-06T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T08:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/70054\/trinity-sports-sprint-series-2014-kicks-off\/"},"modified":"2014-10-06T12:48:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T10:48:18","slug":"trinity-sports-sprint-series-2014-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2014\/10\/06\/trinity-sports-sprint-series-2014-kicks-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinity Sports Sprint Series 2014 kicks off"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trinity Sports hosted the first edition of the inaugural Triathlon and Duathlon Sprint Series at the Germiston Lake on September 28.<\/p>\n

The Trinity Sports Sprint Series follows International Triathlon Union (ITU) rules and comprises of three events in 2014; the next two series are scheduled to take place on October 19 and December 14, also at the Germiston Lake.<\/p>

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Trinity Sports announced that the sprint series kicked off to a flying start and hopes to gain momentum for the series in Gauteng, while driving triathlon and duathlon awareness within the sporting community.<\/p>\n

This event series is set to help to address the growing need for more events in Gauteng.<\/p>

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Athletes can earn points per event, working towards the top three positions in the male and female categories, respectively, at the end of the series.<\/p>\n

“We are honoured to be able to host a sprint series in Germiston, with the backing and support of Central Gauteng Triathlon (CGT) and Triathlon South Africa (TSA),” said the director at Trinity Sports, Japie Boonzaaier.<\/p>\n

“The first of our series was well supported and our goal is to bring Gauteng triathletes and duathletes a fantastic series of events.”<\/p>\n

Travis Johnston was the first male finisher in a time of 56 minutes and 38 seconds, while Kerryn Grenfell finished as the first female, in one hour six minutes and 20 seconds.<\/p>\n

The winning scholar in the 16-19 years category was Ruan van Zyl, who finished in one hour, one minute and 17 seconds.<\/p>\n

For more results visit www.finishtime.co.za.<\/p>\n