Thursday, 07 February 2008

Zimbabwe Triathlete receives BG Scholarship for 2008


Chris Felgate from Zimabwe has been awarded a BG Scholarship for 2008 to support him in his attempt to gain Olympic selection for Beijing. Chris is currently training at the high altitude venue of Potchefstroom, South Africa alongside many local and international triathletes who choose to migrate there in the European winters. Chris has his sights set on being the second ever triathlete from his country to get a start at the Olympic Games.
The other BG Scholarship recipients for 2008 are: Leo Chacon (Costa Rica); Dan Alterman(Israel); Javier Cuevas (Domnican Republic); Zvonko Cubric (Croatia); Barbara Riveros (Chile) and Yuliya Sapunova (Ukraine). The 2008 BG Scholarships for Coaching were awarded to: Zeljko Bijuk (Croatia) and Atherton Squire (Zimbabwe).

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