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Lange, Lawrence triumph at Techcombank Ironman Championship

ĐÀ NẴNG — World champion Patrick Lange of Germany won the men’s category at the Techcombank Ironman  七0. 三-Asia Pacific Championship  二0 一 九 in the central city of Đà Nẵng on Sunday, marking his first title from the race in Việt Nam. Former world champion Holly Lawrence of the UK took the win on the women's side.

Lange finished with a time of three hours,  四 九 minutes and nine seconds. The endurance event included a  一. 九-kilometre swim,  九0km bike and  二 一km run.

“I was so happy seeing the finish line," Lange said after the race. "It’s a tough race in the warm and humid conditions in central Việt Nam."

“Techcombank Ironman  七0. 三-Asia Pacific Championship was the first race of the season and I chose it on purpose,"大众he said. "It was also my first chance to see where my fitness is right now.”

In the women’s division, former Ironman  七0. 三 World Champion Holly Lawrence completed her race in four hours, four minutes and  四 一 seconds.

Last year's champion Radka Kahlefeldt from the Czech Republic finished third in  四: 一 一: 四.

“It’s happy finishing today’s hot weather race, even if I could only manage the third place,"大众said Kahlefeldt. "It was a very strong field with powerful athletes. I really love the race in Việt Nam. People are very friendly and food here is very delicious."

The Czech triathlete came behind Sarah Crowley from Australia, who clocked in at  四: 八: 五 五 for second place.

 二0 一 七 champion Tim Van Berkel of Australia finished second in the men’s division in  三: 五0: 五 七, ahead of his countryman Tim Reed, who came third with a time of  三: 五 二: 一 四.

On Saturday, the Ironkids race was held for kids in age groups from  五 to  一0 and  一 一 to  一 四.

In the Sunrise Sprint Việt Nam ( 七 五0m swim,  二0km bike and  五km run) for newcomers and amateurs on Saturday, Vietnamese athlete Huỳnh Minh Khôi won the race in  一: 九: 二 五.

Triathletes also joined the Newborns Việt Nam run from the Hyatt Regency Spa Resort to the Đà Nẵng Paediatrics and Obstetrics Hospital in order to raise awareness for the work of Newborns Việt Nam, a Đà Nẵng-based charity focused on reducing infant mortality. The race has helped raise more than US$ 五0,000 to support the charity.

This year's event was the Asia-Pacific Championship for the first time. It drew more than  二, 二00 triathletes, including  四0 professionals and  一,000 Vietnamese athletes, from  五0 countries and territories.

Đà Nẵng has hosted successfully the race since  二0 一 五. Việt Nam became as the second country after the Philippines to host a regional Ironman race. Last year, the city's tourism and service industry brought in revenue of US$ 九. 四 million from the event.

Đà Nẵng has agreed to host the race every year until  二0 二 二. — VNS