Adaptive endurance athlete begins final 350-mile run to Venice Beach after raising more than $80,000 toward a $250,000 goal benefiting Save the Children and the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
LAS VEGAS, July 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Paralympic medalist Mohamed Lahna has reached Las Vegas after completing the 3,000-mile cycling stage of his historic 250 Triathlon Across America, arriving three days ahead of schedule in his quest to become the first athlete with a prosthesis to complete a triathlon across the United States in this format.
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