After a year of making history and winning the world’s major triathlon titles, Bahrain Endurance athletes received recognition for their achievements from sports award-giving organizations in their respective countries as well as respected long-standing triathlon publications.

Jan Frodeno became the first triathlete to be awarded Sportsman of the Year at the Sportler des Jahres gala night, beating out ski jumping world champion and overall World Cup winner Severin Freund in a vote conducted among 3,000 of Germany’s sports journalists. His historic feat of winning the Ironman World Championship as well as a gold medal from the Beijing Olympics propelled the votes in his favor.

Daniela Ryf was named Sportswoman of the Year at the Credit Suisse Sports Awards, edging out gymnast Giulia Steingruber in a live television vote during the awards night. Even prior to winning the historic million-dollar prize from the Nasser Bin Hamad Triple Crown series, she had already been named Athlete of the Year at the Swiss Triathlon Awards.

Frodeno and Ryf were voted male and female Triathlete of the Year respectively by the readers of Germany’s Triathlon Magazine. They were also selected as male and female Long-Course Triathlete of the Year in Triathlete Magazine’s yearly feature on stand-out performances, which also includes Javier Gomez as Short-Course Triathlete of the Year. His historic fifth ITU World Championship win last year makes him the heavy favorite for an Olympic gold this year.

Triathlete Magazine has also named the Bahrain Endurance 13 as Team of the Year, citing the unmatched feat of the dozens of podium finishes and course records achieved by its inaugural roster, as well as its business model unprecedented in the sport of triathlon.

“The awards were great, simply because they move our sport into the forefront of people’s mind,” says Frodeno. “Triathlon is a young sport that’s growing all the time, so to get some mainstream recognition is pretty epic!”

As the new year gets underway, the Bahrain Endurance Team renews its commitment to excellence in endurance sport to promote a culture of health and wellness in the Gulf region and beyond.

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The Bahrain Victorious 13 captured an impressive medal haul at the World Triathlon Championships in Wollongong, Australia this weekend.

Lauren Parker led the campaign, winning two medals including her fifth paratriathlon world title.

The paratriathlon races opened the elite competition on Saturday, where Parker once again proved untouchable. She led from the front, exiting the 750-metre swim first, hammering the 20-kilometre handbike leg with the day’s fastest split, and then powering through the 5-kilometre wheelchair run to cross the line 70 seconds clear of her nearest rival.

Unbeaten all year, Parker’s home victory carried extra meaning as she reclaimed the crown she relinquished last season.

“Everyone was so supportive out there and it definitely made me push a little bit harder,” Parker said post-race. “I wanted to get back on top again and I really worked hard for this one and I’m just happy to get it done.”

She also revealed her next sporting ambition: to qualify for the Winter Paralympic Games, with ongoing training in cross-country skiing and biathlon.

On Sunday, Parker added to her tally with a silver medal in the Para Mixed Relay World Championships, helping the Australian team to a podium finish.

In the men’s elite race, Vasco Vilaça placed fifth to secure the overall World Triathlon Championship Series bronze medal, returning to the world podium for the first time since earning silver at the one-day championship in Hamburg in 2020.

Emma Lombardi also delivered a standout performance, claiming bronze in the women’s race – her best finish of the season – and vaulting seven places to 11th overall in the Series standings. She swam into the pointy end on the 1.5-kilometre swim alongside compatriot Cassandre Beaugrand, then attacked on the 40-kilometre bike to lead onto the 10-kilometre run where she battled against the eventual winner and series champion Lisa Tertsch and a hard-charging Bianca Seregni to hold onto the final spot on the podium.

Beaugrand, who had stayed in the lead pack throughout the swim and bike, was forced to withdraw on the run to conclude her season ranked seventh overall.

The results in Wollongong wrap up the Bahrain Victorious 13’s short course season. The team now turns its attention to middle distance racing with the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Marbella, Spain and Ironman 70.3 Bahrain on the horizon, as well as the T100 Tour’s final two stops in Dubai and Qatar.

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Kat Matthews led the charge for the Bahrain Victorious 13 on Saturday, taking her third IRONMAN World Championship silver medal at the historic final all-women’s race in Kona, Hawaii. The British star also set a new run course record on the way to her first-ever...

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