The event will be co-organised by IRONMAN in partnership with Sunrise Events, the Philippines’ leading sporting event company, with VNG Corporation as sponsor.

“The growth of the sport in the Asia-Pacific region in the last few years has been extraordinary,” said IRONMAN Asia-Pacific CEO, Geoff Meyer. “We are delighted to add another race to the IRONMAN calendar in such a spectacular destination.”

Considered one of the most difficult one-day sporting events, the IRONMAN triathlon was first held in Hawaii in 1978, consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.2-mile (42.2 km) run, raced in that order and without a break.

Since the inception of the IRONMAN® brand in 1978, IRONMAN has grown from a single race to a global sensation with more than 190 events across five unique brands: IRONMAN®, IRONMAN® 70.3®, 5150™ Triathlon Series, Iron Girl® and IRONKIDS®.

For its debut in Vietnam, the competition will be held under the brand IRONMAN 70.3, meaning the half distance of a full IRONMAN, consisting of a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) swim, a 56-mile (90 km) bike ride, and a 13.1-mile (21.1 km) run.

All people can register to participate in the VNG IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam as an ‘individual’ or ‘relay group’. Detailed information is available at http://www.ironman.com or http://ironman703vietnam.com.