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The Canadian knight participates in the seventh
decade 55 years is the difference between

Gillian the oldest Diaz the youngest

The 18th edition of the World

Endurance Championship,

which is hosted by the village

of Butheeb, is characterized

by some large differences in

the ages of the participants,

as the difference between

the oldest and youngest par-

ticipants reached about 55

years, which is happening for

the first time in the champi-

onship since its inception in

1986 with the participation

of the Argentine rider Con-

stanza Diaz, aged 18 years in

her first appearance in this

world championship, along-

side veteran Canadian Robert Gillen, who is in his seventh decade, at the

age of 73, and who is participating for the fourth time in the World Cup.

Veteran Robert Gillen, the Canadian, began his career in endurance

races in 1995, then his first participation was in the World Champion-

ships in Malaysia, 2008, then he participated in the 2016 championship,

and he ran the test race for the World Championships in North Carolina

2018, then he participated in the championship that was not completed

that year. .