The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has confirmed the 2024 PTO Tour will return to Singapore on April 12-14, 2024, staging 100km triathlon races for female and male professionals and experienced amateurs as well as two duathlons.
Roy Teo, Chief of Industry Development, Technology & Innovation from Sport Singapore, said “We are always looking at opportunities to bring in a wider variety of sporting events to Singapore, especially those that are innovative.
“With swimming, cycling, and running being among the top five sports here, the PTO Tour naturally becomes an attractive addition to our sporting calendar. Having the best athletes competing at the event provides an exciting opportunity for the community to rally together and cheer them on.
“We also hope that these athletes can be an inspiration to future generations of local triathletes. Following the positive feedback from the amateur participants in the first year, we hope that PTO will continue to deliver an amazing experience for the athletes participating in the 2024 PTO Tour race.”
Singapore Tourism Board’s Executive Director for Sports & Wellness, Ong Ling Lee, said “We are excited to see Singapore on the 2024 PTO Tour and look forward to welcoming the world’s top triathletes and amateur participants back to our vibrant city next April.
“With Singapore’s iconic cityscape as the backdrop, the PTO Asian Open adds to our impressive calendar of unique experiences, offering participants an unforgettable opportunity to swim in the bay unlike anywhere else in the world.”
PTO, CEO Sam Renouf added “Singapore was a big weekend for the PTO because it represented exactly how we’re looking to take longer distance triathlon to a broader audience – through world class athletes going head-to-head in iconic locations and broadcast to a global audience.
“Add in the 6,000+ amateur athletes who took part in an equivalent 100km triathlon, two duathlons and a 5km music run and it created the kind of festival atmosphere that we aspire to and are working hard to take to more stops around the world next year.”
In 2024, the swim will again take place in Marina Bay and whilst the exact bike and run course details won’t be confirmed until early in the new year, they are expected to be similar to this year when the bike featured a 16km circuit with views of the city. In 2023, there were four laps of a 4.5km run on flat, paved surfaces that took competitors along the waterside, around the ArtScience Museum, through the Gardens by the Bay and then back towards the Marina Bay Sands Hotel.
Team Singapore athletes past and present also got involved this and joined the 1,000 experienced amateurs for the 100km triathlon in five different relay teams.
The PTO’s return to Singapore in 2024 comes hot on the heels of announcing Ibiza as the home of the PTO European Open (September 28-29). Further stages of the 2024 PTO Tour will be announced in the coming months.
