IRONMAN has announced that the 2016 IRONMAN 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship triathlon will be held in Cebu, Philippines, on 7 August 2016.
As a result of ‘the substantial growth of triathlon and the IRONMAN brand in the Southern Hemisphere’, IRONMAN will begin an annual rotation of the IRONMAN 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship throughout the Asia-Pacific region starting with IRONMAN 70.3 Philippines, Cebu.
“It’s an exciting time for the sport of triathlon in Asia-Pacific,” said Geoff Meyer, Chief Executive Officer for IRONMAN Asia-Pacific. “With our ongoing expansion in Asia that includes 14 IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 events combined with tens of thousands of athletes living and competing in the region – it’s the right time to host a championship race here.”
He continued, “Cebu also hosted the successful IRONMAN 70.3 Philippines triathlon for the past five years – and will provide our athletes a beautiful and challenging championship course.”
The awarding of the IRONMAN 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship to IRONMAN 70.3 Philippines, Cebu, furthers IRONMAN’s long-standing partnership with Sunrise Events, a leading sporting event company in the Philippines, which operates IRONMAN 70.3 Subic Bay, 5150 Subic Bay and 5150 Bohol.
Wilfred ‘Fred’ Steven Uytengsu Jr, President and Chairman of Sunrise Events, expressed his excitement at IRONMAN 70.3 Philippines, Cebu, hosting the 2016 IRONMAN 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship.
“We are extremely proud to have been selected as the host for the 2016 IRONMAN 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship,” said Uytengsu. “We intend to stage our best event yet which will coincide with our five-year anniversary in Cebu and our eighth year in partnership with IRONMAN. We look forward to welcoming everyone with our trademark Filipino hospitality.”
IRONMAN brand owner World Triathlon Corp (WTC) added that the locations for the 2017 and 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship will be announced soon.
The 2016 IRONMAN 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship will offer a US$75,000 professional prize purse and 40 age-group qualifying slots for the 2017 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship.
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