Moroccan Athlete to Compete in Ultra-Triathlon World Championship in Australia

10 May 2019 – byKamal · 1 min read

The youngest swimmer to reach the five continents by swimming, the young Hassan Baraka will be among the 50 participants in the world championship of ultra-triathlon, which will take place in Noosa Heads, Australia, from May 11 to 13.

Obliged to comply with the time allotted for each stage, the candidates will have to succeed in three events within the allocated deadlines (10 km of swimming, 421 km of cycling and 84 km of running), failing which they will be disqualified from the competition.

His previous performances make him the first Moroccan to have participated in so many international competitions. Honored at the world championship of ice swimming held in Murmansk, Russia, Hassan Baraka also completed the World Marathon Challenge, which took place on 7 continents, and participated in the Otillo Swimrun World Championship (60 km of running and 10 km of swimming).

Holder of a Master’s degree in Business Economics and Management from the University of Madrid, the young man from Tetouan obtained a Master’s degree in management of sports institutions and activities at the Toulouse Business School, before launching his event and consulting start-up specialized in sports, HB Sport, in 2012.

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