Asian Triathlon Cup - the main sporting event of the summer season 2019 in Almaty

An international triathlon competition will be held for the second time on August 3-4, 2019: “Asian Cup - 2019 ASTC Almaty Triathlon Asian Cup” among Elite category athletes (professionals), organized by the Kazakhstan Triathlon Federation and the Almaty Triathlon Federation with the support of JSC "NWF Samruk-Kazyna, the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Akimat of Almaty.

The possibility of holding a continental Cup in the southern capital is the result of an agreement between the Kazakhstan Triathlon Federation and the International Triathlon Union (ITU) based on the results of the development and popularization of the triathlon in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Also in the framework of this event, athletes of the Age Group category (amateur) will compete for rating points of the VIII stage of the TEMIRADAM Cup.

Informational support: Committee of Physical Culture and Sports of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Alash Media Group, Vesti.kz, Tenginews.kz, Massaget.kz, WeprojectMedia.

On August 3, the Elite athletes' race will be held.Triathlon, sprint:

750 m swimming + 20 km bike + 5 km running.

Start of the competition: 08.00 h.

Awarding ceremony: 12.40 h.

Location: Almaty city, Lake Sairan

Technical Delegate - Mr. Byambaa Tsagaanbaatar (Mongolia)

The chief judge is Olga Blokhina (Uzbekistan)

Official website of the event: www.almatytriathlon.kz.

Up to 130 athletes from around the world are expected to attend.

On August 4, the start TEMIRADAM Cup VIII stage among athletes of the Age Group category (amateur) will take place.

The “standard” distance will consist of 3 stages:

1500 m swimming + 40 km bike + 10 km running.

Start of the competition: 09.00 h.

Awarding ceremony: 14.00 h.

Location: Almaty city, Lake Sairan.

The chief judge - the judge of the highest national category Sergey Kobzev (Shymkent)

Up to 250 amateur athletes in the individual standings and 10 relay teams are expected to participate.

Information

Triathlon is multisport race, consisting of continuous successive passing by its participants of three stages: swimming, cycling and running, each of which comes from an independent cyclic sport.

ASTC Asian Cup - a series of cups held under the auspices of the Asian Triathlon Confederation  (ASTC).

Detailed information about the route, schedule, etc. on the official website of the event www.almatytriathlon.kz.

NGO "ALMATY TRIATHLON FEDERATION"

Almaty city, 36 Al-Farabi Avenue, building complex "AFD", block "B", 3rd floor

info@almatytriathlon.org

+7 727 346 85 64, +7 702 677 42 80 (press secretary Andrei Zubov)