Rita Zeqiri has a special mission to perform in the month of May.
Former swimmer Rita Zeqiri, for the 12 years she has been involved in the sport of swimming, has been a multiple champion in Kosovo and a participant in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
However, after a break of two years, Zeqiri is back with sports activities, now with a big goal.
To become the first Albanian woman to complete the triathlon otherwise known as Ironman, a series of long Triathlon races.
Ironman 70.3 Pays d'Aix will be held in the city of Aix en Provence in France, where 2500 athletes from 50 countries will compete on May 12 this year. It is also an internationally recognized Triathlon.
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To reach the finish line in the race that very few people finish before the age of 25, the will of 23-year-old Zeqiri from Prishtina is extraordinary.
It takes years to reach such a success, and Rita intends to do this thanks to the combined training during the day, started since December, reports KTV.
Since swimming is the first race of this Ironman, Rita works in several disciplines in order to maintain her energy and freshness for the other two races. The swimming race is 1.9 kilometers long.
The 23-year-old, now also a swimming coach, has thought that the last competition will be that of the Olympics in Rio and that she will not return to the sport professionally.
But, in addition to returning to swimming, she has also continued with cycling activities, something she does with great passion.
He sees the cycling race, 90 kilometers long, as the most difficult discipline in Triathlon. Despite this, Zeqiri trains on a bicycle both indoors and outdoors.
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And, in some of the exercises he does in different places in the country, he also tested himself at a distance of 100 km, which he says he completed without any problem.
The bike path, where she will do the race in France, is quite difficult, but Rita insists that there are similar tracks in our country and she is adapting quite well.
In the preparations for the run, which is also the last Triathlon or Ironman race in France, 21.1 kilometers long, Rita suffered a ligament injury.
The will, passion and desire for her goal did not stop her from the injury, as she returned to running in record time, within nine days.
Zeqiri continues by saying that he will have no problem at all. Last year, in a marathon abroad, she came third.
In addition to physical preparations, there is another element, perhaps the most important, of the competition. The former champion of Kosovo in swimming, says that he probably has the strongest point.
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After this event, Rita vows to continue in even bigger events, Olympic distance or Sprint Triathlon.
Only two Albanians who do not live in Kosovo have managed to finish the Ironman. Rita would become the first Albanian woman to achieve such a thing, while Sami Morina will also represent Kosovo in France.
