• Competitors during the cycling section of Ironman Dubai on Friday. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Competitors during the cycling section of Ironman Dubai on Friday. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • Amateur participants before the Ironman race at Jumeirah beach in Dubai. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Amateur participants before the Ironman race at Jumeirah beach in Dubai. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • Spectators cheer the Ironman athletes at Jumeirah beach in Dubai. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Spectators cheer the Ironman athletes at Jumeirah beach in Dubai. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • Spectators show their support at Jumeirah beach. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Spectators show their support at Jumeirah beach. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • Left to right, Pamela Oliveira (third), Imogen Simmonds (first), and Danielle Dingman (second) clinched the women's section of Ironman Dubai on Friday. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Left to right, Pamela Oliveira (third), Imogen Simmonds (first), and Danielle Dingman (second) clinched the women's section of Ironman Dubai on Friday. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • Competition was intense at Ironman Dubai. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Competition was intense at Ironman Dubai. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • Medals to be awarded at Ironman Dubai on Friday. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Medals to be awarded at Ironman Dubai on Friday. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • Left to right, Adam Bowden (third), Bart Aernouts (first), and Pieter Heemeryck (second) were the best three in the men's section of Ironman Dubai at Jumeirah beach. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Left to right, Adam Bowden (third), Bart Aernouts (first), and Pieter Heemeryck (second) were the best three in the men's section of Ironman Dubai at Jumeirah beach. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • Josh Holman was the best amateur at Ironman Dubai on Friday. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Josh Holman was the best amateur at Ironman Dubai on Friday. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • Ironman Dubai had the Burj Al Arab as backdrop. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Ironman Dubai had the Burj Al Arab as backdrop. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • Spectators cheer Ironman competitors at Jumeirah beach. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Spectators cheer Ironman competitors at Jumeirah beach. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • Bart Aernouts after winning Ironman Dubai. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Bart Aernouts after winning Ironman Dubai. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • Participants change for the running section of the race. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Participants change for the running section of the race. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • A participant cools himself off at Jumeirah beach in Dubai. Leslie Pableo for The National
    A participant cools himself off at Jumeirah beach in Dubai. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • A participants begins the cycling section of the race in Dubai. Leslie Pableo for The National
    A participants begins the cycling section of the race in Dubai. Leslie Pableo for The National

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Ironman Dubai pushes athletes to their limits at Jumeirah beach - in pictures

Bart Aernouts and Imogen Simmonds won the men's and women's section of the race on Friday

Ajit Vijaykumar

February 07, 2020

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Participants were pushed to their limits in an enthralling edition of Ironman Dubai on Friday.

Belgian triathlete Bart Aernouts emerged victorious in the men's section of the competition held at Jumeirah beach while in the women's category Switzerland's Imogen Simmonds took home the top prize.

The prize pool for the contest was $30,000 (Dh110,000).

The race included a 1.9km swim near Burj Al Arab, followed by a 90km bike ride and ended in a 21.1km run.

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