Phuket to host November Ironman 70.3

Phuket Gazette

 

          

Organizers and sponsors of the 2016 'Foremost Ironman 70.3 Thailand'. Photo: Kongleaphy Keam

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket is to host the next Ironman 70.3 triathlon on November 27 with a US$15,000 professional prize purse, Ironman Asia announced yesterday. 

The ‘Foremost Ironman 70.3 Thailand’ comprises a 1.9km rectangular swim that will start and end at Xana Beach Club Laguna Phuket, a 90km bike ride through the Laguna Phuket property and on to the Sarasin Bridge, and then back to Xana Beach Club for a final two-loop scenic 21km run ending back at the beach club. 

A junior version of the event, ‘Foremost IRONKIDS Thailand’, for young athletes 6-14 years old, is also to be held at the Xana Beach Club, the day before the main event, on November 26.

Up to 30 of the athletes will qualify for age group slots for the 2017 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee;

 

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Can foreigners compete or is it a sport reserved for thais?