Israel will host the Ironman Middle East Championship triathlon in November, The Ironman Group announced on Monday.
The triathlon, to be held in Tiberias, will be the first full-distance Ironman event to be hosted in the Middle East.
In the event, the first-ever Ironman Middle East champion will be crowned, ahead of the 2023 world championships set to take place in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, where it has been held annually since 1981.
As part of the triathlon, the athletes will begin with a 3.8 km. swim course in Lake Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee), followed by a 180 km, two-lap bike course through the surrounding landscape.
Then, athletes will run along the western shore of the Kinneret, from Tiberias to Migdal, in a 42.2 km. marathon course comprised of four laps.
The course is fast and flat, also making it perfect for first-timers or those who are going for a personal best, the statement noted.