Participating athletes at the swimming event. (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – Vietnamese athlete Hanh Nguyen came firstin the female category at the VNG IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam, which took place in thecentral coastal city of Da Nang on May 8.
Attracting more than 2,500 athletes, this internationaltriathlon covered 1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling and 21.1 km running.
A Vietnamese athlete at the running event (Photo: VNA) Hanh Nguyen completed the challenges in 5 hours 9 minutes 25seconds, followed by Pannapat Krarunpetch from Thailand with 5 hours 12 minutes17 seconds; and Agnieszka Najnigier Pierzynowska from Poland with 5 hours 24minutes 17 seconds.
In the male category, Michael Cassinides, an Australiannational, triumphed by reaching the finish line in 4 hours 16 minutes 15seconds. Andy Wibowo from India and GolatatKunaborimas from Thailand secured the second and third places, respectively.
At the cycling event (Photo: VNA) Vice Director of the municipal Department of Culture andSports Nguyen Trong Thao said the city had well prepared and offeredcomprehensive support for the international event, the first of its kind in DaNang after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The previous edition of the triathlon took place in 2019./.
Participating athletes at the swimming event. (Photo: VNA) 
A Vietnamese athlete at the running event (Photo: VNA) 
At the cycling event (Photo: VNA) 
