Arab silver for Jordan duathlon race

AMMAN — Jordanian endurance athlete Abdel Aziz Al Shuaibi won a brilliant silver in the Arab category, and placed fifth overall at the Afro-Arab Duathlon Championships held in Luxor, Egypt, according to a statement from the Jordan Olympic Committee News Service. The race consisted of a 5km run, 20km cycle and a second 5km run to finish with Shuaibi finishing just 1.1 second behind Tunisia’s Wajdi Hamourani. The overall race, which featured some of the finest duathletes from across the world, was won by Ukraine’s Martinio Yogor. Points from this event go towards the overall qualification mark to the World Championships that will be held at the end of this year in Australia.