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Dubai's triathlete completed 100 triathlons in 100 days

- BY AREEBA HASHMI Special to Gulf News

Ghani Souleymane had already smashed the Guinness World Record at 80 triathlons last month.

On Sunday, November 16, Ghani Souleymane did something most people wouldn't even dream of attempting: he completed his 100th consecutive triathlon in 100 days.

That's right, for every single day for more than three months, he’d been swimming 2km, cycling 80km, and running 18km. By the time he crossed the finish line at the Dubai T100 Triathlon at Meydan, he had covered an absolutely mind-boggling 10,000km.

He already smashed the Guinness World Record at 80 triathlons last month, but Ghani wasn’t about to stop there. This journey started back on August 8 at Kite Beach, and now he’s bought it full circle in front of thousands of athletes and spectators during Dubai Fitness Challenge 2025.