More than 1,000 athletes from 54 countries and territories will competein the Ironman, an international triathlon, in the coastal central cityof Da Nang on May 10.
The event organising board said thetriathletes would begin with a 1.9km ocean swim off the beautiful HyattRegency Da Nang Resort and Spa in the morning.
Then the athleteswill race over a scenic two-loop 90km bike course, starting from theresort on Truong Sa street and winding through Vo Nguyen Giap, Hoang Sa,Le Duc Tho and Thuan Phuoc bridge, and further to Nguyen Tat Thanh andback.
The final 21km run will also start from Hyatt Regency and pass through Truong Sa, Vo Nguyen Giap and Hoang Sa and back.
The athletes will take at least eight hours to finish a muscle sport race in hot tropical weather in the central city.
The organising board said Hong Kong (China) would send the largest team of 161 members.
The race offers 15,000 USD in professional prize money.
Vietnam is the 30th country in the world and the eighth Asia-Pacific country to host an Ironman triathlon.-VNA
The event organising board said thetriathletes would begin with a 1.9km ocean swim off the beautiful HyattRegency Da Nang Resort and Spa in the morning.
Then the athleteswill race over a scenic two-loop 90km bike course, starting from theresort on Truong Sa street and winding through Vo Nguyen Giap, Hoang Sa,Le Duc Tho and Thuan Phuoc bridge, and further to Nguyen Tat Thanh andback.
The final 21km run will also start from Hyatt Regency and pass through Truong Sa, Vo Nguyen Giap and Hoang Sa and back.
The athletes will take at least eight hours to finish a muscle sport race in hot tropical weather in the central city.
The organising board said Hong Kong (China) would send the largest team of 161 members.
The race offers 15,000 USD in professional prize money.
Vietnam is the 30th country in the world and the eighth Asia-Pacific country to host an Ironman triathlon.-VNA
