Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship Heads to Asia for the First Time

IRONMAN announced that the 2016 IRONMAN® 70.3® Asia-Pacific Championship triathlon will be held in Cebu, Philippines on August 7, 2016.

As a result of the substantial growth of triathlon and the IRONMAN brand in the Southern Hemisphere, IRONMAN will begin an annual rotation the of 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. 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,” said Geoff Meyer, Chief Executive Officer for IRONMAN Asia-Pacific. “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 continues IRONMAN’s long-standing partnership with Sunrise Events, Inc., the Philippines’s leading sporting event company, 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 Mr. 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.”

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 $75,000 USD professional prize purse and 30 age-group qualifying slots for the 2017 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship.

For more information about the IRONMAN 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship, please visit www.ironman.com/philippines70.3

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