Another exciting race weekend is behind us! Our athletes once again represented Triatlona Akadēmiju both in Latvia and abroad, continuing to gain valuable racing experience and take important steps toward their goals for the season.

🇹🇷 2026 15 Temmuz Eğirdir Yeşilay Triathlon Cup

Our athlete Leya Bezlepkina delivered another strong performance, finishing in 4th place in the Young Women category with a time of 1:24:26.

This race served as an important preparation event ahead of the Ukrainian National Championships, where she will compete this Saturday. Leya had an excellent swim and a strong bike leg, but unfortunately experienced a technical issue during the cycling segment due to low pressure in her rear tire. This made it difficult to maintain the pace and ultimately prevented her from closing the gap to the leading athletes.

Despite the setback, Leya showed great determination and secured an impressive 4th place.

It is also worth mentioning that this is her first season competing in a new age group. Even as one of the youngest athletes in the field, she is already proving herself against older competitors and delivering excellent performances.

🇱🇻 Liepāja Half Marathon

Another great performance came from Aleksandra Zumente, who completed the Liepāja Half Marathon in 1:42:23.

Aleksandra joined Triatlona Akadēmija in October 2025, but has already demonstrated remarkable progress and consistency. Earlier this season, she successfully finished IRONMAN 70.3 Venice-Jesolo, followed just two weeks later by the Rimi Riga Half Marathon.

The decision to race in Liepāja was made quite spontaneously together with coach Igors Gucanovičs. The goal was ambitious – to break the 1 hour 40 minute barrier. Although she narrowly missed the target this time, it will serve as extra motivation for the races ahead.

Looking Ahead

We are proud of every athlete representing Triatlona akadēmija. Every race is another opportunity to learn, improve and move one step closer to bigger goals.

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Thank you for following Triatlona Akadēmija. We wish everyone a successful season, great performances and plenty of motivation for the challenges ahead! 💙