Determined Spaniard wins Mt Kinabalu climb

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KOTA KINABALU: A strong determination to win paid off for Spaniard Kilien Jornet Burgada when he clinched the top spot in the 23rd edition of the Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon.

The 21-year-old university student had just completed a gruelling 218km Tahoe Rim race in the US before coming to Sabah for the mountain race that attracted 173 participants.

“I was really tired from the Tahoe Rim race but I decided to give it my best shot for the climbathon,” said Burgada who completed the climb in 2:40:41.

Japanese Toru Miyahara repeated his last year’s feat by taking the second spot after completing the dash up and down the mountain in 2:41:49.

Winner: Burgada raising his arms after crossing the finish line at the Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon yesterday.

Sabahan Mius Balintang, 39, who grew up at the foothills of Mount Kinabalu, clinched the third spot by finishing in 2:53:20.

Last year’s champion Agusti Roc Amador of Spain took the seventh position this time.