170 for Brunei Triathlon
By James Kon

A total of 170 participants have registered for the upcoming first Brunei Darussalam National Triathlon 2006 which will be held on Sunday (Aug 13) at the Serasa beach.

Four categories will be contested, namely aged 19 and above, aged 18 and below, men's team event and women's team event.

Testing the limit of the human's physical and mentality aspects, participants in the individual and team events have three disciplines - a 500m swim followed by cycling for a distance of 42km and to complete the gruesome course, running for a distance of 10km to the finish line.

"All participants must attend a meeting on Saturday (Aug 12) at 2pm in the Dewan Kuliah of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium to register and receive the numbers for the tournament," Awang Kifli bin Hj Jaafar, the chief sports community unit under the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports said.

He also added that any participants who failed to register their numbers would not be able to take part in the competition.

Awang Kifli also urged participants to arrive on the day of the competition at 4.45am sharp to place their gears like bicycle, running shoes and others on the designated transition areas.

Participants who arrive after 6am will not be permitted to put their gears at the transition area.

The chief sports community unit also urged members of the public to cooperate and be cautious while driving on the route of the triathlon which will involve the highway leading to Kg Perpindahan Lambak Kanan from Muara, Jalan Muara and Jalan Perperindahan Lambak Kanan.

The first Brunei Darussalam National Triathlon 2006 is organised by the Youth and Sport Department with the co-operation of the three sporting associations namely swimming, cycling and athletics.

The top prize for the individual event is $2,000 while team event is $1,500.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin