Sara Pérez Sala takes third at Challenge Samarkand

Spanish triathlete Sara Pérez Sala secured third place in the women’s professional category at the Challenge Samarkand. Pérez Sala demonstrated early dominance by recording the fastest swim time of 24:47 during the 1,900-meter segment, followed closely by fellow Spaniard María Vilas.

During the 90-kilometer cycling stage, Pérez Sala maintained a lead group alongside Australian Natalie Van Coevorden and British athlete Daisy Davies. In the final 21.1-kilometer run, Van Coevorden took the victory with a time of 3:58:41. Pérez Sala finished third with an official time of 4:00:08, narrowly overtaking Davies in the final two kilometers.

In the men’s professional category, Sam Laidlow claimed victory with a time of 3:34:57. He was followed by Denmark’s Emil Holm in second place and Great Britain’s Will Drapper in third.