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#SEAGames2023 | Triathlon, Duathlon & Aquathlon Attracted 7 Countries

Triathlon, Duathlon & Aquathlon which are under endurance race for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia will have 7 participating countries.

According to the latest registered participation list, these countries are Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and host Cambodia.

There will be 7 gold medals to be contested in the biennial meet in May. These are the (2) men and women's triathlon; (2) men and women duathlon; (2) men and women's aquathlon; and one mixed relay for aquathlon (500m swim + 2.5km run).

Triathlon will be a 750m swimming plus 20km cycling and 5km running course while duathlon will have 5km run plus 20km bike ride and 2.5km run program. For aquathlon events, it will be a 500m swim and 2.5km run.

The competition program will start from May 6 to 8, 2023 in Kep province.

At the 2021 SEA Games in Vietnam, the Philippines dominated the triathlon and duathlon events collecting three gold medals.

#SEAGames2023 News | Indonesia Starts Selection for Triathlon

The 32nd Southeast Asian Games will be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 2023 and endurance race is categorically one the sports to be featured. This includes triathlon and duathlon which were contested in the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam and aquathlon which will be contested for the first time.

The Indonesian Triathlon Federation has conducted the selection of athletes last December 27 to 29 at the Anti-Doping Laboratory, State University of Surabaya (UNESA), Lidah Wetan Campus. At least 35 athletes participated in the event in which 21 of them are men and the remaining 14 are women.

The selection process conducted was different to the usual triathlon competition. Before swimming was held in the lake and cycling on the road, this year it uses the arena games method in which swimming is done in a pool, cycling is done indoors in the Anti-Doping Lab lobby and running is still carried out on the road and jogging track of UNESA.

The national federation is very determine to win medals at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia as some of Indonesia's favorite sports will not be contested. They are hoping to capture the best athletes to represent Indonesia not only for the coming SEA Games but also for other competitions such as World Beach Games where Indonesia is hosting and the Asian Games in China.

In this selection conducted, the East Java contingent dominated the event as seen in the list of winners. For the men's category, first place went to Aloysius Reckyardo (Central Java) followed by Rasyif Amina Yaqin (West Java) and Bima Perdana (East Java) respectively.

Meanwhile, in the women's category, Martina Ayu Pratiwi (East Java) won 3rd place, 2nd place was Maharani Azhri Wahyuningtyas (West Kalimantan) and 1st place was won by Renata Berlina Aditya of East Java.

Selected athletes will train at the start of 2023.

#SEAGames2021 News 013 | A Young Triathlete May Banner Philippines in Triathlon

More than 200 triathletes participated in the recently held National Age Group Triathlon (NAGT) Series-National Triathlon Trials at the Adventure Cove, Subic Bay, Zambales in the Philippines.

The event was said to be an official qualifying race for the Philippine National Team for triathlon in the 31st SEA Games and the Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) talent identification race.

At the event, three-time SEA Games gold medalist John Chicano ruled the men’s elite category while the biggest surprise in the NAGT was Raven Faith Alcoseba who topped the standard women’s elite despite being a newbie in triathlon.

The 18-year-old Alcoseba who hails from Talisay City and a varsity swimmer could be one of the members to be selected for triathlon/duathlon team that will don at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam.

According to some reports, TRAP is planning to send Alcoseba along with other members of the national team to Portugal to train for the upcoming SEA Games.

The Philippines who hosted the 2019 SEA Games captured 4 out of 6 gold medals in triathlon and duathlon events.

But this coming month of May, only 4 events are at stake in Vietnam's SEA Games - the Men's & Women's Individual events for both triathlon and duathlon.

SEA Games 2019 News 026: Philippines To Rake Medals in Triathlon Events

The Philippines who struck two gold medals at 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games is confident of dominating the triathlon events this coming Southeast Asian Games which they will host.

Six gold medals are at stake at the 30th SEA Games which will be held in Subic and set on December 1 to 5.

Triathlon and duathlon will have three events each - the men's and women's individual events and the mixed team events.

Of the six gold medals to be competed, four are being targeted by host Philippines according to the president of Triathlon Association of the Philippines, the governing body of the Philippines for triathlon.

With high hopes, team Philippines is expected to enter the names of the recent SEA Games medalists in Malaysia. These are Nikko Huelgas, John Chicano, Kim Mangrobang and Claire Adorna.

If their names are included for the coming biennial meet, their names will also be expected to banner the Philippine flag.

But eyes are on Chicano who is expected to clinch the gold medal in men's individual category. And expected to make a rally against him are the Malaysian and Singaporean triathletes and two-time SEA Games champion Nikko Huelgas.

For duathlon events, names that popped-out are Kim Kilgroe in the women’s, Edward Macalalad, Mark Hosanna, JC Abad, Julius Crisostomo for the men’s division.

Duathlon made a comeback after the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand and its second time this year.

While triathlon were featured at the 2005, 2007, 2015 and 2017 SEA Games.

Meanwhile, the deadline for the number of events to be contested at the 2019 SEA Games will be finalized on March 15 according to source.

Triathlon | 2018 ASTC Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier

Two Southeast Asian triathletes qualify for the upcoming Youth Olympic Games in Argentina this coming October.

Emma Ada Middleditch of Singapore & to Xian Hao Chong of Malaysia qualify at the 3rd edition of YOG. The qualification was held in Subic Bay, Philippines last June 17.

Middleditch topped the girls' division while Chong was among the top 5 in the boys' division eligible to participate at the YOG in Buenos Aires.

While host Philippines missed the cut as well as representatives from Thailand.

Below are the results of the qualification. (Click image to view properly)

Source: www.triathlon.org

Southeast Asian Triathlon (SEATA) Sprint Championships 2018

The Southeast Asian Triathlon (SEATA) Sprint Championships 2018 was held last June 17 in Subic, Zambales, Philippines.

Three Southeast Asian countries namely host Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore took part of the said event with Philippines taking the top honours.

It was a 1-2 finish for the host with John Chicano topped the men's event with a time of 00:54:54 followed by compatriot Andrew Remolino timing 00:55:38 and to complete the top 3 was Indonesia's Jauhari Johan who clocked 00:55:44.

For the women's side, it was Kim Kilgroe of the Philippines who clinched the number 1 spot clocking 01:02:37 while Singapore's Phoebe Kee claimed the second spot with 01:04:28.

2017 SEA Games gold medalist Nikko Huelgas of the Philippines just finished in 7th place with a time of 00:57:42.

Due to weather conditions, the race was conducted as a duathlon with distances: Run 2.5 km (1 lap), Bike 19.3 km (3 laps) and 5km Run (2 laps).

Foremost Ironman 70.3 Thailand 2017

Nikko Huelgas (center) from the Philippines | Photo via

Foremost Ironman 70.3 Thailand FB Page

Triathletes from around the globe participated at the Foremost Ironman 70.3 Thailand 2017 in Phuket, Thailand last November 26.

Making waves at this event were Southeast Asian athletes in different categories and divisions like the 2017 SEA Games gold medalist Nikko Huelgas from the Philippines who was awarded for Top Asian Elite division.

Below are the successful competitors in this event.

Male Category

Top Asian Elite

1st - Nikko Huelgas (Philippines) 4:25:20

2nd - August Benedicto (Philippines) 4:26:20

3rd - Sam Burns (Thailand) 4:31:10

18-24 Years Old

1st - Karl Greyson Le (Philippines) 04:43:3

3rd - Nash Tantivit (Thailand) 04:51:32

25-29

3rd - Ingkanont, Lt. Pipatpon (Thailand) 04:28:35

35-39 Years Old

1st - Jearanai, Jaray (Thailand) 04:14:24

2nd - Wibowo, Andy (Indonesia) 04:16:02

45-49 Years Old

2nd Daniels, Stuart (Thailand) 04:41:24

Female Category

25-29 Years Old

3rd - Ruttanaporn, Nichakarn (Thailand) 05:09:20

35-39 Years Old

1st - Prasetyo, Inge (Indonesia) 04:56:23

40-44 Years Old

3rd - Suryadi, Elvia (Singapore) 05:12:43