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Ellina Mhlanga-Senior Sports Reporter
TRIATHLON Zimbabwe yesterday held the Annual Pink Triathlon at Mount Pleasant pool with their regular members and corporates coming on board to support the event.
The cancer awareness and fundraiser event is organised by Triathlon Zimbabwe in conjunction with The Pink Project.
It has been running for more than a decade.
The Pink Project director, Debi Jeans, was grateful for the support they continue to receive.
“We were absolutely delighted with the turnout today. Just amazing from the corporates, from the individuals.
“It’s the 11th year since I was diagnosed with my own breast cancer…So, it’s not just about breast cancer, it’s about all cancers.
“And it’s about people turning out as a community to just support people going on that journey.
“Zimworx has been sponsoring it now for five years. They sponsor all the money that it takes to run the event and then every dollar that is raised goes to the Cancer Association of Zimbabwe, which is the cancer centre.
“So, this event is very important. It’s absolutely fantastic, the turnout is just amazing,” said Jeans.
Participants took part in the tri-fit and supersprint, which were open to all age-groups, as well as duathlon and aquathlon events.
The programme included tri-kidz, tri-tots and tri-sport for children.
Some of the juniors who to part included Rohnan Nicholson, who competed in the supersprint event together with Stanley Chasakara and Callum Smith.
It was the first triathlon event at Mount Pleasant this season.
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