And from the royal website.
http://www.nasseralkhalifa.bh/english/news139.asp News
A PROUD MOMENT
THE Bahrain athletics team, led by Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, made their nation proud after achieving honourable results at the 2013 Ironman 70.3 triathlon event in Berlin, in Germany.
Shaikh Nasser, the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee president, was able to complete the 25-27 age category of this challenging event in 27th place in five hours, six minutes and 27 seconds.
On his part, Supreme Council first vice-chairman and Bahrain Athletics Association president Shaikh Khalid also had a great finish yesterday after coming 25th in the 18-25 category in a total time of 6:04:52.
Spaniard Mikel Calahorra, who was part of the Bahrain team as per an invitation from Shaikh Nasser, was able to finish the 25-29 division in third place and was 33rd overall to seal his berth in the next World Championship in Las Vegas in September.
Several other athletes spearheaded Bahrain yesterday, most of whom made history for themselves by successfully passing all the championship stages.
They were Shaikh Salman bin Saqer Al Khalifa (5:56:28), Mohammed Al Qais (5:25:15), Tareq Ameen (5:44:47), Ahmed Al Busamait (6:04:51), Ahmed Al Haj (5:41:02), Abdulmohsin Al Qusaibi (6:10:43), Tareq Al Qusaibi (6:37:37), Abdulla Al Shamlan (7:04:08), Hamad Al Maraisi and UAE's Ahmed Al Hai.
Some of the most physically fit athletes in the world are converging on the German capital for one of the most gruelling tests in sports, which covered 113 kilometres in total and featured three different types of contests.
The Ironman 70.3 is a series of events from August 2012 to August 2013, culminating in the world championship in Henderson, in Nevada. Racers have to pick up points in events like the Ironman Berlin in order to qualify for the world championship.
Berlin's Ironman event got underway with a 1.9km swim in river, which was followed by a 90km cycle race and concluded with a 21.1km run.
The Bahraini athletes shared the moment of joy and glory as they all showed physical strength and fitness with determination and composure to successfully complete the three stages of the competition.
The competition began in the water, as the Bahrain representatives traveled 1.9 km in the river Spree. Once they swimmers reached the Elsenbrźcke, they had to come back.
On their return, the Bahrainis swam against the current to make things even more difficult. They also had only an hour and 10 minutes to complete the swim portion.
Ride
From there, it was time for them to exchange swim caps for bike helmets as they had to ride 90 km through Berlin.
The Bahrain riders had to bike to and through the Tempelhof Airport, which was decommissioned in 2008. Luckily, Shaikh Nasser and Shaikh Khalid fellows only had to deal with slight inclines.
Late on, the competitors remained at the airport to finish off a 21.1 km run, the final portion of the Ironman. The Bahrainis had to run three laps at the airfield to complete the race.
The event was won by host country's Michael Raelert, the back-to-back Ironman world champion in 2009 and 2010, who lived up to his billings to finish the event on top with a total time of three hours, 46 minutes and 56 seconds.
Michael Gohner, also of Germany, came second in 3:51:30, followed by compatriot Per Bittner (3:52:14) in third place.