IronMan 70.3 Colombo International Triathlon sold out
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With over 850 registrations, 2 months prior to the main event, Sri Lanka’s “Wonder of Asia” IronMan 70.3 Colombo, has been oversubscribed.
IronMan is an iconic high profile international triathlon event to be staged in Sri Lanka on Feb.25, with over 850 athletes representing 63 nations, organised by Pro-Am Serendib, the official licencee of the IronMan global triathlon brand in Sri Lanka.
This challenging event will start with a 1.9 km open water swim off Galle Face Green, followed by a 3-lap, flat, 90 km bike leg through the Colombo Port and Marine Drive, ending with a 21.1 km run finishing at Galle Face Green.
Registrations have officially closed now, which is a significant achievement for an inaugural event, demonstrating the confidence in Sri Lanka as a destination for multi-sports and endurance events.
Pro-Am Serendib is all geared up to hold this prestigious international sporting event in Sri Lanka, which will be the only IronMan event in the South Asian region. With a goal to attract a global audience of over 3,000 visitors to the country for this event, Pro-Am Serendib is ready to make Sri Lanka the destination of choice to compete and travel, while also giving participants and their families a uniquely Sri Lankan experience.
The Sri Lanka ‘Wonder of Asia’ IronMan 70.3 Colombo, International Triathlon will form a qualifying round for the triathletes to participate at the 2018 IronMan 70.3 World Championships to be held in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa in September. There are 30 world championship qualifying slots available for grabs.
IronMan triathlon is a global phenomenon with a 40-year history going back to Hawaii. During an awards banquet, a few athletes debated which athletes were the fittest: Swimmers, Bikers, or Runners. Later, US Naval Commander John Collins and his wife Judy decided to combine the 3 toughest endurance races in Hawaii—the 2.4 mile (3.8 km) Waikiki Rough water Swim, 112 miles (180 km) Around-O’ahu Cycle Race and the 26.2mile (42.2 km) Honolulu Marathon—into one event.
On Feb.18, 1978, 15 competitors, including Collins, came to the shores of Waikiki to take on the first-ever IronMan challenge. Since the first ever race, the IronMan World Championship race is held in Hawaii in October each year. It is the number one user-based sports brand in the world, with 15 billion media impressions for the IronMan World Championship, a global audience of over 6,000,000 spectators, over 250,000 athletes representing 200 countries, participating at over 250 IronMan branded events globally, which include IronMan and the IronMan 70.3 series.