“I was going for victory and I successfully achieved that today. I swam one and a half kilometers, rode a bicycle 40 km and ran 10 km. The organization was excellent, the weather served us well and everything was excellent” – said Godinjak.

Second place in the national Olympic triathlon was won by Dragoslav Jotanović, and third by Samir Silajdžija.

The winner of the national championship in the Olympic triathlon for women is Emina Alagić from Sarajevo.

“It was great, because the conditions were fantastic. The water in the lake was warm, the only time it was hot was when we were running. This is the first time I have participated in the Olympic triathlon and I am satisfied,” –  Alagić told us.

Deborah Leuthold won the second place.

The mayor of Konjic, Osman Ćatić, presented medals to the most successful competitors at the national triathlon championship. Congratulating them on the achieved results, he wished them to come to Konjic next year as well.

Jasmin Harbinja, president of TK “Fenix” and director of the race “Green Lake Triathlon” said that they were very satisfied with the competition.

“This is the second edition and we are already preparing for the third, next year. This field provides excellent conditions for the competition, there is a lake, the road is good, and I would like to thank the team from Lisičić, who arranged all this, because without them this could not have happened. See you on the same field in 2025,” said Harbinja.

Amar Borić, general secretary of the “Feniks” Triathlon Club, expressed satisfaction with the organization of the 2nd “Green Lake Triathlon” in Lisičići, which was held after a few years of break.

“The first “Green Lake Triathlon Cup” was held in 2019 and after five years we decided to organize this competition again. We gained the trust of the Triathlon Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina, so this year we have the national championship in the Olympic triathlon. The race was fast, everything went without a problem and I am very satisfied,” said Borić.

First place in the men’s sprint distance was won by Kemal Šahović, second by Ivo Ceko, and third by Haris Fazlić. In the women’s category, Anđela Talić took first place, Milena Mitić came second, and Ryna Aniech came third.

The second “Green Lake Triathlon 2024” was held as part of the “Konjic Summer” event.

Text and photo source: Radio Konjic, https://radiokonjic.ba/danas-u-lisicicima-odrzan-2-green-lake-triathlon-2024/