The men’s elite category was won by 2015 and 2016 duathlon world champion, Matt Smith from Australia, who clocked 2:40.58s.
Saud Alzaabi (2:40.58s) from the UAE and Saghaei Dehkordi (2:44.55s) completed the podium respectively.
This year’s competition saw a total of 4,300 participants from 35 countries in Putrajaya, Malaysia on 29 - 30 Oct.