Mangrobang claims bronze in Africa Triathlon
Kim Mangrobang posted a podium finish for the second time at the women’s elite level, placing third in the Dakhla Sprint Triathlon Africa Cup recently. File photo
MANILA, Philippines – Kim Mangrobang posted a podium finish for the second time at the women’s elite level, placing third in the Dakhla Sprint Triathlon Africa Cup recently.
With her feat, Mangrobang jumped 48 spots in the ITU World ranking to 154th.
The event served as part of Mangrobang early buildup for the 2017 SEA Games in Malaysia and hopefully in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
She came out of the swim leg in the group behind Jenny Manners (GBR), Alessia Orta (ITA), and Greta Santosi (HUN). Manners held sway to win in 1:05:56 while Frenchwoman Emmie Charayron rallied and got past Santosi, Orla and Mangrobang to take runner-up honors in 1:06:28 with the Filipino bet snatching third place in 1:06:41, foiling Orla, Sena Takahasi (JPN) and Santosi.
“Kim is progressing well and this a good step towards qualifying for the 2020 Olympics,” said coach Sergio Santos, training director of the DESMOR High Performance Camp, where the Philippine elite athletes have been training since 2014.
Mangrobang’s campaign is supported by the Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP), the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and San Miguel Corp.
Claire Adorna, 2015 SEA Games Women’s gold medalist, is also currently in DESMOR along with Nikko Huelgas, 2015 SEA Games men’s gold winner, and Edward Macalalad. John Chicano and Kim Kilgroe, who have attended Brett Sutton’s HP Camps throughout 2016 as well. Attendance at these training camps is in preparation for the 2017 SEA Games.
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