Techcombank Ironman: excel every day

The world-class sporting event Techcombank Ironman 70.3 Vietnam 2018 - held on Sunday, May 13, 2018. Returning to Da Nang for the 4th time, the event marked a new milestone when Techcombank became a strategic partner accompanying the tournament for many years to come. The 4th season of Techcombank Ironman 70.3 Vietnam 2018 with the message "Be Greater Together - Together we excel every day".

The event is expected to attract a record number of participants, with more than 1,600 athletes from 56 countries, including 620 Vietnamese athletes. Thus, the number of Vietnamese athletes has increased more than 10 times compared to the first year of organization in 2015, proving the attraction of the tournament to Vietnamese people who love top sports, challenging endurance and personal will is growing. Up to now, the team competition category (Relay) has "sold out" with 160 groups conquering the swimming, cycling and running categories respectively.

Techcombank Ironman 70.3 Vietnam is a continuous triathlon race, starting with a 1.9km swim at Hyatt Regency Beach, a 90km bike race on the road along the Da Nang coast and ending with a 21km run. The race will give athletes the opportunity to compete and experience the beautiful scenery of the coastal city of Da Nang. This is also one of the rare races where both professional and amateur athletes can compete with each other and strive to break their limits when reaching the finish line.

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Despite more than 40 years of development worldwide, Ironman is still a relatively young and potential sporting event for Asia, especially in Vietnam. In Da Nang, from a single-day competition first held in 2015, after 3 years, the Techcombank Ironman 70.3 Vietnam 2018 event has expanded into a multi-day sports festival event, with many competition categories as well as a variety of activities for the whole family to participate in.

Techcombank Ironman 70.3 Vietnam is an international sporting event organized by Sunrise Events Vietnam with great support from the Department of Culture & Sports of Da Nang. The Ironman event has really contributed to promoting sports development and promoting the image of Da Nang city tourism over the years, in which the swimming course of the Ironman race in Da Nang was recognized by the world's prestigious sports magazine.AsiaTrivote is "The most beautiful short distance swimming course in Asia 2017".

Reviews aboutTechcombank Ironman70.3 Vietnam 2018, Mr. Huynh Van Hung - Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Da Nang city - shared:"Da Nang City is proud to welcome back the IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam 2018 competition with its new partner Techcombank. The People's Committee of Da Nang City has decided to include the IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam event in the city's 5-year annual organization plan after witnessing the strong development and positive effects of this sporting event over the past 3 years. The government will support and accompany this important sporting event in the coming years, including racetrack construction, security, safety and order, and medical services to bring the event to life.Techcombank Ironman 70.3 Vietnambecome one of the best sporting events in Asia for many years to come”.

The professional category will be extremely interesting in this year's tournament with the competition of strong athletes in both the men's and women's divisions. In the men's division, the competition between the defending champion, Tim Van Berkel, and the 2016 Ironman 70.3 world champion, Tim Reed, promises to be extremely attractive and dramatic. The tournament also has the participation of a number of other notable male athletes such as Sam Betten, Mike Phillips, Brad Williams ... In the women's division, there will be the defending champion Anna Eberhardt and Caroline Steffen - who has won the Ironman 70.3 Vietnam twice. Other top female athletes participating include the recent Ironman 70.3 champion in Davao, Radka Vodickova, the 2017 runner-up and third-place finishers Dimity Lee Duke and Leanne Szeto.

Individual competitors will have the opportunity to qualify for the Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship in Cebu, Philippines on August 5 and the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa on September 1 and 2, with 50 and 30 tickets available, respectively, for the top positions in each age group.