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Eyeing slots in the triathlon event in next year’s
Beijing Olympic Games, close to 30 world-class triathletes have
already confirmed their participation in the 13 staging of the Subic
Bay International Triahlon set on May 5 and 6 inside the Subic Bay
Freeport.
“This is the country’s
longest-running and only international triathlon event where the top
finishers earn points for their International Union [ITU] rankings,
this is why even Europeans, aside from Asian triathletes compete
here regularly,’ said Tom Carrasco Jr., president of the
organizing Triathlon Association of the Philippines [TRAP] of its
event which has already attracted close to 300 entries, including
the sprint distance, relay team, and kids’ aquathlon and triathlon
events, aside from the highlight Olympic distance race.”
And the visiting triathletes will
get a special treat as this year, TRAP has adopted the theme Fies-Tri
to give the event a local fiesta-like color, according to Carrasco
who has gotten the support of Speedo, David’s Salon, Asian Centre
for Insulation, host venue Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, and
sanctioned by both the Asian Triathlon Confederation and the
International Triathlon Union.
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