Craig Alexander wins Ironman 70.3 Singapore
Current Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander, from Sydney, was crowned champion after 3 hours 47 minutes and 24 seconds, edging out his closest rival for the title by 3 minutes and 18 seconds.
Current Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander, from Sydney, was crowned champion after 3 hours 47 minutes and 24 seconds, edging out his closest rival for the title by 3 minutes and 18 seconds.
More than 2,200 youths took part in a non-competitive triathlon last weekend but congestion and delays left some frustrated.
The 2010 Youth Olympic Games will feature both the individual and relay format for triathlons. The sport of triathlon made its debut at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
While attempting the deca triathlon, Kua Harn Wei injured his knee and had to cycle for four hours with one leg. Here is his story.
Kua Harn Wei is an ultra triathlete who almost drowned while trying out for the Naval Diving Unit. The near death experience - as well as a humiliating lecture for not learning how to swim - spurred him to teach himself swimming. By 2003, he had set his personal best of 10hr 49min in an Ironman-distance time trial. Currently an Assistant Professor at NUS, Harn Wei has also completed the Deca Iron World Challenge - a race where he completed 1 Ironman per day for 10 consecutive days.
A new triathlon event held in the heart of the city may result in loss of registration numbers for the Singapore International Triathlon.
The fifth edition of the Bintan Triathlon will be back next year and is scheduled for the weekend of May 23rd and 24th at Nirwana Gardens. A record 1,200 triathletes took part in this year's edition on a beautiful course that's just a 55-minute ferry ride away for Singapore-based triathletes.