Video Feature: Ishigaki, Triathlon Paradise

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By Fergus Murray | 20 Jan, 2010

Ishigaki; 14 years and still going strong

A tropical paradise and holiday island of Japan, Ishigaki is the longest serving ITU event having run for 14 years since 1996. Athletes are household names here, with multiple winners enjoying unprecedented fame throughout the land. Courtney Atkinson has won here 5 times, Emma Carney 3.

It is not only the elite that flock to Ishigaki, age group athletes from all over Japan and Oceania come to the test themselves against the best of the region.

The event is special to the heart of so many athletes and we take a look behind the scenes to see what makes this event so inimitable.

Related Event: 2009 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup

26 Apr, 2009 • event page • all results

Results: Elite Women
1.	Juri Ide	JPN	02:03:32
2.	Kathy Tremblay	CAN	02:03:37
3.	Kiyomi Niwata	JPN	02:03:54
4.	Ainhoa Murua Zubizarreta	ESP	02:04:15
5.	Lauren Groves	CAN	02:04:51
6.	Olga Dmitrieva	RUS	02:05:21
7.	Melanie Hauss	SUI	02:05:28
8.	Nicky Samuels	NZL	02:05:38
9.	Ai Ueda	JPN	02:05:46
10.	Misato Takagi	JPN	02:06:12

Results: Elite Men
1.	Courtney Atkinson	AUS	01:48:24
2.	Ivan Vasiliev	RUS	01:49:01
3.	Denis Vasiliev	RUS	01:49:22
4.	Vladimir Turbayevskiy	RUS	01:49:41
5.	James Seear	AUS	01:49:46
6.	Hirokatsu Tayama	JPN	01:50:13
7.	Sebastian Rank	GER	01:51:34
8.	Jarrod Shoemaker	USA	01:51:50
9.	Kyle Jones	CAN	01:51:59
10.	Yohann Vincent	FRA	01:52:02