European competitions of junior triathletes in Chisinau have become a good tradition
The winner of the European Cup among juniors was the representative of Estonia Eva-Maria Albert (see the results of the medalists in the table), among the boys the best time was shown by Sebastian Zikman from Luxembourg. The winners of the mixed relay, in which a pair of girls and boys from each national team took part, were triathletes from Romania. Two Moldovan athletes took part in the competition – Cristian Vasilake and Ivan Bostan.
Chisinau hosted the European Junior Triathlon Cup stage for the fourth consecutive year. The European Triathlon Union (ETU) honored Moldova with the honor of hosting such a high-level event every year, after the inspectors highly appreciated the level of infrastructure in the “La Izvor” park and the compliance of the course with international standards. According to the ETU representatives, the level of organization of competitions by the Triathlon Federation of Moldova is comparable to the European Cup stage held in Tiszaujvaros (Hungary) and even the World Cup stages in Holten (Netherlands) and Wels (Austria).
The partner of the event is the Chisinau City Hall. “I am happy that our city is hosting one of the most important junior sports tournaments. The event strengthens the status of Chisinau as a city hosting international competitions and promoting active and healthy lifestyle among young people,” said Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban.
Athletes competed in three disciplines that make up the triathlon – swimming (400 m freestyle), cycling (10.2 km) and running (2.4 km). In the mixed relay, each of the four competitors covered shorter distances – a 200-meter swim, a 5.2 km bike race and a 1.5 km run. The athlete’s result also takes into account the time he/she spent on two technical shifts (transition from one stage to another).
The European Triathlon Cup stage in Chisinau was the last preparatory tournament for juniors before the European Championship, which will be held on July 19-20 in Melilla (Spain). The championship will include competitions among adults, youth (U-23) and juniors (U-19). Moldovan athletes did not qualify for the tournament.
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Results of medalists and Moldovan athletes at the European Junior Triathlon Cup 2025 in Chisinau |
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Athlete | Final result | Swimming | Cycling | Running |
Techn. shifts |
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Girls (20 participants) |
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| 1 | Eva-Maria Albert (Estonia) | 33 min 41 sec | 6 min 28 sec | 17 min 19 sec | 8 min 54 sec | 1 min 00 sec |
| 2 | Chiara Guarisco (Italy) | 34 min 16 sec | 6 min 07 sec | 17 min 41 sec | 9 min 30 sec | 58 sec |
| 3 | Tunde Giorgiana Crisan (Romania) | 34 min 40 sec | 6 min 36 sec | 18 min 03 sec | 9 min 04 sec | 57 sec |
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Boys (34 participants) |
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| 1 | Sebastien Zickman (Luxembourg) | 30 min 07 sec | 5 min 41 sec | 16 min 08 sec | 7 min 23 sec | 55 sec |
| 2 | Tom Heyart (Luxembourg) | 30 min 24 sec | 6 min 09 sec | 15 min 41 sec | 7 min 37 sec | 57 sec |
| 3 | Ludovico Trinqueri (Italy) | 30 min 31 sec | 5 min 49 sec | 16 min 06 sec | 7 min 43 sec | 53 sec |
| 24 | Christian Wasilake* | 33 min 25 sec | 6 min 33 sec | 17 min 11 sec | 8 min 42 sec | 59 sec |
| 32 | Ivan Bostan | 36 min 26 sec | 6 min 56 sec | 18 min 10 sec | 10 min 10 sec | 1 min
10 sec |
| * Athletes whose names do not indicate their countries represent the Republic of Moldova | ||||||
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Results of the Mixed Relay at the European Junior Triathlon Cup 2025 in Kishinev |
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National team | Final result | Stage No. 1 | Stage No. 2 | Stage #3 |
Stage No. 4 |
| 1 | Romania (Antonia Madelina Vasian, Raul Petre, Tunde Giorgiana Cristian, Alexandru-Rares Popa) | 1 hour 17 min 07 sec | 20 min 38 sec | 18 min 00 sec | 20 min 20 sec | 18 min 09 sec |
| 2 | Estonia (Karola Viinapuu, Ronan Salmu, Eva-Maria Albert, Robin Randøya) | 1 hour 18 min 00 sec | 22 min 09 sec | 18 min 25 sec | 19 min 25 sec | 18 min 01 sec |
| 3 | Turkey (Ayşe Şahan, Kiwanç Yoren, Nisa Çebeci, Yağyz Sarikaya) | 1 hour 19 min 07 sec | 20 min 05 sec | 19 min 30 sec | 20 min 55 sec | 18 min 37 sec |
| 4 | Bulgaria (Mira Georgieva, Boyan Kirilov, Miroluba Nenkova, Preslav Kushev) | 1 hour 21 min 08 sec | 20 min 31 sec | 21 min 04 sec | 21 min 26 sec | 18 min 07 sec |
| 5 | First team of Ukraine (Maria Ivashchenko, Arsen Adamov, Amina Marchenko, Fyodor Bezlepkin) | 1 hour 21 min 09 sec | 20 min 48 sec | 19 min 29 sec | 21 min 55 sec | 18 min 57 sec |
| Out of the standings
Europe (Anna Szkunka, Sebastian Zickman, Lea Bezlepkina, Tom Heyart) |
1 hr 19 min 27 sec | 20 min 54 sec | 17 min 20 sec | 23 min 11 sec | 18 min 02 sec | |
| Second team of Ukraine (Kateryna Kirilovich, Zakhar Tsivkovsky, Oleksandra Boronina, Matvei Malysh) | Disqualified | |||||
