The announcement from the Organizing Committee of VNG Ironman 70.3 Vietnam 2021 on May 18 said that the event will be postponed to serve the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic.
The organizers have worked with partners VNG and IRONMAN Asia to schedule the earliest alternative date for this event, tentatively as follows:
- The VNG IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam event will take place on Sunday, August 15, 2021.
- Sunrise Sprint & Ironkids event will take place on Saturday, August 14, 2021.
- Ironman Village activities, from Thursday to Sunday, August 12-15, 2021.
Previously, according to the plan, the 6th season of VNG Ironman 70.3 Vietnam 2021 was scheduled to officially take place on May 9, 2021. However, due to the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Organizing Committee officially announced the postponement of the tournament to ensure the health of the athletes.
This is the third postponement of the tournament. Previously, also to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the community, the tournament had to be postponed for the first time in May 2020 and the second time in September 2020.
Information about the VNG IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam 2021 tournament:
With the message “Embrace the challenge”, VNG Ironman 70.3 Vietnam 2021 will organize a triathlon competition of swimming - cycling - running, with a total distance of 113 km. Athletes will have to complete a 1.9 km swim relay race, a 90 km bike ride and a half marathon run with a distance of 21.1 km.
The race will offer 50 places to the 2021 Ironman World Championship, which will take place on September 17-18, 2021 in the US. In addition, the Women For Tri organization has reserved an additional 25 places to encourage and honor the female triathlon community. In total, the tournament has the most places to attend the world championship ever: 75 places.
