Tri-Kids Goa will be held in four age categories (6 to 15) with distances based on age. The four categories with their respective distances are: 6 to 9 years:Swim 25 metres, Cycle 1.6 km& run 400 metres; Under 11 years: Swim 100m,Cycle 3.4km&Run 1.2 km;Under 14 years:Swim 200m,Cycle 7km&Run 2km;Under 16 years:Swim 300m,Cycle 7km & Run 2.8km
The Goan Network
Panaji
Enduro Sports Goa will conduct India’s first Triathlon exclusively for children, titled Tri-Kids Goa on November 14 - Children's Day. This unique event will see children from the ages of 6 to 15 compete to be Goa’s Triathlon champion.
Scheduled to start at 6.30 am, the event will kick off with a short swim in the Campal pool, followed by cycle & run loops at the Miramar Park opposite Red Rosary High School. The Event will be flagged off by Panaji MLA Sidharth Kuncalienker.
Tri-Kids Goa will be held in four age categories with distances based on age. The four categories with their respective distances are: 6 to 9 years:Swim 25 metres, Cycle 1.6 km& run 400 metres; Under 11 years: Swim 100m,Cycle 3.4km&Run 1.2 km;
Under 14 years:Swim 200m,Cycle 7km&Run 2km;Under 16 years:Swim 300m,Cycle 7km& Run 2.8km.
The event is being held in association with Sethu as part of the ‘Cheer For Children’ campaign. All safety arrangements have been made with lifeguards at the swimming pool,full road closures for vehicular traffic around the Miramar park and a dedicated doctor & ambulance on hand. The cleaning of the park of all debris has been done by the Corporation of the City of Panaji.
Participant T-Shirts have been sponsored by HDFC bank, refreshments sponsored by Carasid & Frughurt will be available to all participants, four water stations sponsored by Magsons will ensure that participants stay refreshed & hydrated at all times.
Tri- Kids Goa is the brainchild of Nisha Madgavkar a swimming ace of Goa and Dr Michelle Gouveia a young radiologist.
Joseph Rodrigues & Elias Patel, the partners of Enduro Sports Goa have been instrumental in organizing Goa’s first ever open water swim race for the last five years called the ‘Goa Swimathon’ & Goa’s first & second Triathlon since 2014 called the ‘Goa Triathlon’.
