Monday, March 21, 2016

Rafael Nadal to play an Exhibition in Puerto Rico against Estrella Burgos

Rafael Nadal is already in the airport flying to Puerto Rico. Today, Monday, in the evening the Spaniard will face in best of five sets exhibition the Dominican Victor Estrella Burgos.


At first, Rafa was set to play against his compatriot Pablo Andujar, who underwent elbow surgery a few days ago. 'Unfortunately, after my last tournament I had to retire due to an elbow problem I've been carrying for some time and I have decided to get surgery. It will take a while until competing once again, but I'll keep you posted on my evolution with photos and I'm sure I'll come back stronger. Thanks for your support!' - Andujar wrote on Instagram.

Rafael Nadal to play an Exhibition in Puerto Rico against Estrella Burgos

Tim O'Donnell becomes Ironman Puerto Rico champion for third time

The most competitive event on the island, Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico, concluded its sixth edition with Tim O'Donnell (3:50) and Tine Deckers (4:20) as winners over more than 1,500 athletes. This is the third championship for O’Donnell, who also won 2011 and 2012 editions.

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Tim O’Donnell
Tine Deckers was the first professional woman to cross the finish line.

The two Puerto Ricans athletes to finish were Xavier Santana and Edgardo Omar Velez.

The race started in the Condado Lagoon where the athletes swam 1.2 miles and continued towards the transition area located at the Sixto Escobar Stadium. From this point the 56-mile cycling stage began that covered the northern part of San Juan, headed west towards the municipality of Dorado. This pedestrian stage took participants through Old San Juan showing the colonial Spanish architecture, including the famous San Felipe del Morro Fort. The run of 13.1 miles finished at the Parque del Tercer Milenio.

This edition represented the participation of 1,500 athletes from more than 50 countries.

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Tine Deckers
 
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Tim O'Donnell becomes Ironman Puerto Rico champion for third time