THE National Duathlon Championships (NDC) will feature the finest Filipino competitors in the run-bike-run event along with a strong foreign participation as the races form part of the selection of the Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.
More than 450 duathletes are expected to troop to the New Clark City in Tarlac for the December 4 race where they will see action in the Standard Distance races as well as in the Sprint and Super Sprint events against the best from Singapore and Malaysia.
“The main actions are in the sprint events which will be played in the Cambodia SEA Games with Singapore and Malaysia sending their best to measure up with our elites,” TRAP president Tom Carrasco said.
According to Carrasco, the TRAP signature event is the 13-15 age group (Super Sprint) starring the country’s Youth Olympic Games aspirants and the next generation of duathletes and triathletes in the national team.
“The top Filipino finishers will be in the short list for the SEA Games in Cambodia, but we will also consider the other duathlon events results in 2022,” Carrasco said.
More entries are expected to sign up prior to the races where Pocari Sweat serves as hydration partner and PTV Sports and Radyo Pilipinas 2 as media partners.
A total of 103 team will participate, most of them from 26 cities and provinces in the country and foreign contingents from Australia, Brazil, France, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and the United States.