Inaugural Ironman Asia TriClub Championship heads to Hefei
16.03.2016
World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) of Wanda Group has announced on March 14, 2016 the expansion of the Regional TriClub Championship Series with the addition of the Ironman 70.3 Asia TriClub Championship event. The inaugural Ironman Asia TriClub Championship will be hosted at the 2016 Ironman 70.3 Hefei triathlon, set to take place on October 16, 2016.
After the TriClub Championships in Austrilia, Eurpoe and America, this move marks the fourth Regional TriClub Championship. Top-ranked clubs from Asia will be invited to participate.
For the Ironman Asia TriClub Championship, top-ranked clubs from Asia will be invited to participate in the capital city of Hefei based on their 2015 ranking. Each division champion will be determined by each club’s top five race performances at Hefei. For the 2017 Ironman Asia TriClub Championship, TriClubs will qualify by finishing in the top 3 of their division at one of the designated seven qualifying events throughout Asia in 2016 and 2017.
The Regional TriClub Championship series was launched in 2014 building upon the success of the global TriClub program. The first TriClub Championship took place at Ironman Australia. In September 2015, the inaugural European TriClub Championship took place at Ironman 70.3 Pula, Croatia. The inaugural Pan American TriClub Championship will take place at Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico on 20 March 2016.
With the addition of the Asia TriClub Championship in Hefei, it is expected that the sport of Ironman triathlon will soon sweep Asia, particularly China at large.