Lolwa al-Marri becomes the first Qatari woman to finish the Ironman race

Lolwa al-Marri. Credit: Qatar Women's Sport Committee

القطري عبدالله شاهين الكعبي يحقق رقما قياسيا قطريا جديدا (10:28:25) في سباق الرجل الحديدي 140.6 في مدينة هامبورغ الألمانية pic.twitter.com/xLWVwJVXfk Lolwa al-Marri became the first Qatari woman to finish the Ironman race on Sunday. She was participating in the Ironman triathlon in Hamburg, which includes swimming, cycling and marathon competitions. The Qatar Women’s Sports Committee congratulated the champion al-Marri on her success in completing the race, which consisted of 3,800 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42 km running, with a time of 13 hours 27 minutes and 16 seconds, wishing her success in her career and future participations. Meanwhile, Abdullah Shaheen al-Kaabi also set a new Qatari record in the race, after covering the race distance of 225,800 km in a time of (10:28:25 hours).