The race will feature a swim in the pristine waters of the Mediterranean Sea, a challenging bike ride and a run course along Nice’s historic Promenade des Anglais waterfront.

Athletes will be cheered on by the enthusiastic supporters for every mile of the 70.3 course.

Huynh Thanh Duy will compete in the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship 2019.

The Vietnamese athletes include Le Thuy, Pham Thuy Vi (female); Tran Toan, Nguyen Anh Tuan, Pham Quang Minh, Le Hoang Vu and Huynh Thanh Duy (male).

Le Thuy earned a ticket after finishing first in the age group of 40-45 of female in the Techcombank IRONMAN 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship in Da Nang in May with a time of 6:56.18.

Vi will take part in the world event after becoming the best female Vietnamese athlete in the Techcombank IRONMAN 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship 2019 with a time of 5:33.49.

Meanwhile, Minh and Vu also had good results at the IRONMAN 70.3 Subic Bay 2019 and IRONMAN 70.3 Bangsaen 2019, respectively.

Spartan Race in Vietnam to attract over 1,000 athletes

The obstacle course racing Spartan Race will come to Vietnam on February 15 next year, expecting to attract more than 1,000 participants, the organizer said at a press conference on August 21.

Assorted activities to advertise charm of Mu Cang Chai terrace fields

A hive of activities praising the charm of Mu Cang Chai terraced rice fields in Yen Bai province will be held in the downtown of Mu Cang Chai district throughout this September to celebrate the National Day (September 2).

Vietnamese racer comes second at cycling tourney in Belgium

Vietnamese racer Nguyen Thi That finished second at the 25th Erondegemse Pijl cycling tournament in Belgium on August 4.

69 teams to compete in Vietnam’s largest terrain car race

The HTV Challenge Cup 2019, the largest terrain car race in Vietnam, is scheduled to take place in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City, from August 2 to 4 with the participation of 69 teams.

Quang Ninh to host world clipper race 2019-2020

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh will join the partnership of the Clipper Round the World Race 2019-2020 to host the event of in 2021-2022, and send a team to take part in the race in the UK in September, according to a local leading official. 

Source: VNA