PANO - Da Nang will host the international triathlon “Ironman” for the first time on May 10th. So far, according to the organizing panel, more than 1,000 athletes from 54 countries and territories have registered to this international contest.

The athletes will compete in three contents of swimming, cycling, and running.

In the swimming event, the athletes will swim 1.9km from the beach of the Hyatt Regency Da Nang Resort.

Each individual triathlete is to compete in 8 hours non-stop

Then they will cycle 90km in a double-lap from Truong Sa Street through Vo Nguyen Giap, Hoang Sa, Le Duc Tho to Nguyen Tat Thanh streets.

For the running event, the athletes will run 21km from the Hyatt Regency Da Nang Resort through Truong Sa, Vo Nguyen Giap and Hoang Sa streets and back.

Apart from the main contents of the triathlon, other activities, such as tourism and sports fairs, gala dinners to promote the images of Da Nang to foreigners, will also be held.

Source: baodanang.vn

Translated by Huu Duong