Duathlon (Running + Cycling + Running) Competition in Phnom Penh 28 Apr 2013

Duathlon (Running + Cycling + Running) Competition in Phnom Penh

 

Royal Sport Club " Nautilus" Athlete Chamraen Youri Receives Gold Medal & Awards for 1st Place in Aquathlon 2012

Organizer: CTF - Cambodian Triathlon Federation

Venue: Koh Pich (Diamond) Island, Phnom Penh

Date & Time: 28 April, Sunday, at 6:30 a.m.

Categories of Competition:

Boys & Girls below 18 years old:

-          Run 2.5km (1 Small Lap) + Cycle 10kms (3 Big Laps) + Run 2.5km (1 Small Lap)

Men & Women 18-40 years old:

-          Run 5km (2 Small Laps) + Cycle 20kms (6 Big Laps) + Run 2.5km (1 Small Lap)

Men & Women Above 40 years old

-         Run 2.5km (1 Small Lap) + Cycle 10kms (3 Big Laps) + Run 2.5km (1 Small Lap)

Admission Fees:

-         CTF charges 2.5-10 USD (10,000 – 40,000 Riels) for participation depending on nationality. Free for Students (must present student card)

Prizes & Awards:

CTF will award 3 Top Winners in Each Category with Medals, Cash Prizes, Certificates & Souvenirs

Technical Requirements by CTF:

Each Participant Must Use Mountain Bike & Helmet

Deadline for Applications: 25^th April

Applications Procedure: Contact for details Cambodian NOC during office hours


Royal Sport Club "Nautilus" has decided on 15th of April not participate in this competition due low interest of its atletes to competition with running & cycling only without swimming, but will allow and will support that his atletes who would decide to participate in this competiton individually.

Therefore, RSC "Nautilis" discards its previous information about forming club's team and all other people, interested to participate in this competition, should contact Cambodian NOC directly for application procedure and other details.

 

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Calendar 2013: Swimming & Aquathlon Competitions & Cambodian National Swimming Team in International Meets 2013.

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February 2013

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January 2013

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Duathlon to Race on Sunday

Last Updated on 25 April 2013

By Dan Riley

Source: Phnom Penh Post Newspaper

The Cambodian Triathlon Federation is making final preparations for its second Phnom Penh International Duathlon, which will be held on a course around Diamond Island this Sunday.

According to CTF president Kong Rithy Chup, the dual-discipline race of running and cycling is expected to attract over 400 athletes to compete with prizes awarded for three age categories for both men and women. Competitors are said to have already signed up from eight athletics clubs associated with the Federation as well as other domestic athletics and cycling clubs.

The U18 and over-40s divisions will feature a 10-kilometre ride sandwiched between two running legs of 2.5km. The 18- to 40-year-old class starts off with a 5km run before a 20km cycle and a final running section over 2.5km.

Organisers are keen to stress their efforts to follow the road safety campaign for bicycle riders in Cambodia.

“All athletes must wear helmets, otherwise we will ban them from competing,” Kong Rithy Chup told the Post.

For the first time, special races are being held for athletes with a disability in cooperation with the National Paralympic Committee of Cambodia. Those that can both run and ride will race over 500 metres by foot and then take to two wheels for a 2km sprint.

A 2.5km relay between pairs of athletes racing both hand-driven and pedal-driven wheelchairs is also slated for Sunday.

The CTF has made the move to prohibit the use of professionally engineered racing bikes in an attempt to encourage a more level playing field among the international and local participants.

“We allow only mountain bikes to compete for the winning prizes, but we open to other athletes with elite or professional racing bikes to participate for friendship,” added the CTF President. “They will not be classified among the winners of the competition.”

Racers are instructed to arrive at the start and finish line near the southern tip of Diamond Island by 6am for pre-race registration, with the official opening of the event presided over by CTF Honourary President and Information Minister Khieu Kanharith slated for 7am.

The main Duathlon races are expected to be over by 11am, while Paralympic races, the awards ceremony and an effort by organisers and athletes to clean up the area of rubbish will take the event on until noon.

In an interesting link-up, the Cambodia Airsport Federation have been granted permission by aviation authorities to conduct flyovers of CTF events to take aerial photos of the races.

 

Comments from Aquatics Cambodia:

We put this article as it was published, without any spelling work, keeping its original style & some grammar mistakes as it was, in Phnom Penh Post Newspaper.

 

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17th Mekong River Swim Meet in Phnom Penh

Scores of swimmers splash out to conquer the Mekong

01 April 2013

By Ruth Keber

Dave and Hayley Saxby (25 and 28) celebrate after swimming from one side of the Mekong to the other. Photograph: Scott Howes

An 11-year old Cambodian girl and a married couple were among more than a hundred people who braved the muddied waters of the Mekong yesterday to take part in a mass swim.

 Mekong River Swim, now in its 17th year, attracted 112 keen swimmers from more than 20 different countries.

More Cambodians than ever made the crossing, which was organised by iCan British International School, at Prek Leap agricultural college six kilometres north of the city.

 Xavier Riblet, a 47-yearold electrical engineer from France, crossed the finishing line after seven minutes 29 seconds, winning the annual 800-metre race.

 He has won the race multiple times, finishing in seven minutes five seconds last year – a personal best.

The Frenchman, who swims four kilometres a day, said the strong current and wind made for a difficult crossing yesterday.

 The other participants, kitted out in bathing suits, T-shirts and shorts, ranged from 11 to 61 years old.

The average finishing time was 17 minutes, which organisers said is only an estimate.

The length is 650 metres at its shortest, but swimmers were pushed from side to side so they could end up in a longer stretch.

Hayley Saxby, 25, and her husband, Dave, 28, completed the swim side by side.

Hayley, who has lived in Phnom Penh for nearly a year, said she only started training last week in a local swimming pool but was the first woman out of the river yesterday.

 “I was a little worried, more about drinking the water [than the swim].

“But I feel great; I will definitely be back next year.”

 David Hunt, vice principal and swim-team coach at iCan International, organised the event. Hunt, who has swum the river three times, said they have never had a problem with people getting sick due to water quality.

 “People are always anxious about it, but [the swim] takes place six kilometres north of Phnom Penh where the water is actually cleaner.”

 When he first got involved with the event three years ago, iCan International worked with the Mekong River Commission to check the water quality.

 “It wasn’t a problem [water cleanliness] and I have never heard of anyone who has had a problem.”

 He added that this year’s event went smoothly, although two swimmers needed to be thrown a floating aid to help them complete the race.

The money raised from the swim will go towards promoting and supporting the Cambodian Children’s Trust Survival Swimming Programme, a Battambang-based project that teaches children basic survival skills and water safety knowledge.

Of the 13 Cambodian swimmers, 11 were children from the German NGO Chibodia, which home for underprivileged and ex-trafficked children based in Phnom Penh.

The group initially started training last year in order to build up the children’s stamina, and over the last few months, have been training twice a week in the Mekong.

Thirteen-year-old Ravy from Kandal province, who swam the river in 21 minutes and six seconds, said he was not scared when he started the race and came out of the river still seemingly full of energy.

Nary, the youngest competitor at 11 years old might have been the last out of the water yesterday, but, as she climbed the bank to greet waiting spectators, she boasted a winning smile.

Source: Phnom Penh Post Newspaper

Comments by Aquatics Cambodia:

Because of  very polluted water of Mekong River (see report by JICA for example), and very bad visibility inside the water, just 20-25 sm only, Royal Sport Club “Nautilus” swimmers not participate in this competition, for security reasons.