Eight athletes, from Japan to the United States, began their Ultraman Canada journeys in the South Okanagan on Friday morning (July 25).
Participants started with the 10-kilometre swim portion of the event at Manitou Park Beach in Naramata.
The race will also feature a 420-kilometre bike ride through the region on Saturday and an 84.4-kilometre run on Sunday, ending at Dale Meadows Sports Field in Summerland.
Athletes competing in this year's event include:
香蕉视频直播� Barry Berg, 58 (Canada)
香蕉视频直播� Rob Gibson, 62 (Canada)
香蕉视频直播� Ramiro Gutierrez Piedra, 58 (Mexico)
香蕉视频直播� Jenny Hayes, 43 (United States)
香蕉视频直播� Naomichi Ide, 42 (Japan)
香蕉视频直播� Fred Lambright, 55 (Canada)
香蕉视频直播� Miku Ujita, 26 (Japan)
香蕉视频直播� Lydia Walter, 30 (United States)
Among those not competing is Penticton's Jen Annett, who won Ultraman Canada in her hometown last summer.
She later went on to become the first woman to claim top spot at the 2024 Ultraman World Championships, held in Hawaii in December 2024.
Along with winning Ultraman gold in her hometown and south of the border, Annett also competed in the final edition of Penticton's Ironman last August.
