WELCOME TO TRIATHLON IN CHINA
(三项 Sānxiàng)
Updated September 26, 2021
Notice: I stopped working on this site in late September because my 10-year China tourism visa was cancelled due to COVID-19. As of September 2021 I couldn't get any more extensions. So, in October 2021 I moved to Thailand... It's been almost a year. Thailand is very, very nice, but my one dream is to move back to China when I can. 注意:我在 9 月下旬停止在此网站上工作,因为我的 10 年中国旅游签证因 COVID-19 而被取消。 截至 2021 年 9 月,我无法再获得任何延期。 所以,2021 年 10 月,我搬到了泰国……已经快一年了。 泰国非常非常好,但我唯一的梦想就是尽快搬回中国。
Dauntless in China
Looking Forward!
September 26 announcement: Sanfo kids triathlon in Beijing on 16 Oct. children between 7-16 of age can take part.
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_9MEmRldONEbMmdjSih0jg I went to one of those kids triathlons a couple of years ago and those youngsters really tried hard. It was also cute and funny. It's well worth the visit to cheer the young athletes on! Jiayo! As of Sept. 18, 2021
There's another race on Oct. 17 in Chengdu. Olympic and sprint distances.
AND believe it or not: Registration for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Triathlon Race has started, and Langya Mountain in Yishui Lake is waiting for you on October 17th! However, Huangshan tri is cancelled. Yangshuo triathlon on Oct 31 is open for registration. Olympic and 113 km distances. Foreign athletes need to be already in China by 2 Oct and have not left the country. All athletes need to be fully vaccinated and from low risk areas. Thanks to Grace on BeijingTri-Happy WeChat group for updating the community on current competitions.
2021 event schedule
most recently updated on July 19, 2021 The following was passed around on the Beijing TriHappy Chat group July 8, 2021 NOTE: Quite a few have been cancelled or postponed. 4th Yumen Ironman Triathlon Postponed - Due to "risk assessment." This is probably due to the 22 May 2021 Gansu Ultra-marathon disaster in which 21 runners died from hypothermia in the 100 Km. race. Yumenguan is also in Gansu. (July 17 notice)
July 19, 2021 UPDATE - Most competitions appear to be ON!
1. International competitions 2021 Weihai Triathlon World Cup World Cup Sept. 25-26 Weihai, Shangong 2021 Chengdu Jintang World Triathlon Championship Series Oct. Chendu, Jintang Half-distance and mixed relay 2021 Harbin Winter Triathlon World Cup Dec. Harbin Heilongjiang Province, full distance 2. Friendly Exchange Competitions 2021 Dongying "Strait Cup" Triathlon, Straits Cup, August 28-29 Dongying, Shandong Full and half distance, ultra-short distance and mixed relay, Excellent and Youth Groups 3. National Competitive Competition 2021 Taizhou National Youth Triathlon Championship, National Youth Championship, October 23-24, Taizhou, Jiangsu, Half distance, short distance, Ultra short distance, mixed relay, Youth group 2021 Xiamen National Triathlon Championship, November, Fujian Xiamen, Full, half, Mixed relay, Excellent group, U23 group 4. China Triathlon League 5. China Railway Association Theme Event 2021 China Baotou Yellow River Triathlon Series, China Railway Association specific theme event, August 15, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, Full, half, Elite group, age group 2021 China Dongying Yellow River Triathlon Series, China Railway Association specific theme event, August 29, Dongying, Shandong, Full, half, Age group 2021 China Wuwei Yangtze River Delta Triathlon Series, China Railway Association specific theme event, September 5, Anhui Wuwei, Full, half, Elite group, age group 2021 China Jintang Chengyu Twin Cities Triathlon Series, China Railway Association specific theme event, October TBA, Chengdu Jintang, Full, half, Age group 2021 China Taizhou Triathlon Open, China Railway Association specific theme event, October 24, Taizhou, Jiangsu, Full, half, Age group 2021 China Xiamen Triathlon Open, China Railway Association specific theme event, November, Fujian Xiamen, Full, half, Age group 6. Winter Triathlon 2021 Harbin National Winter Triathlon Open, December, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Full, half, Age group 2021 Yichun National Winter Triathlon Open, December, Yichun, Heilongjiang, Full, half, Age group http://triathlon.sport.org.cn/xhgg/2021/0308/376669.html Translated from Chinese by site editor w/ Fanyi.baidu and google |
COVID-19 Watch
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/region/china It ain't over till it's over and it ain't over yet. Be wise, follow reasonable precautions. What's Up?
World Triathlon Series
2021 Asia Triathlon Youth Championships Hong Kong
16 - 17 Oct, 2021 2021 Asia Triathlon Cup Hong Kong 16 - 17 Oct, 2021 2021 Asia Triathlon Cup Macau 7 Nov, 2021 Upcoming IRONMAN 70.3 Triathlons
IRONMAN 70.3 Liuzhou, Guangxi Province Date: TBA (Registration Opening soon)
IRONMAN 70.3 Xiamen, Fujian Nov. 8, 2021 (Registration Opening soon) IRONMAN 70.3 Shanghai Chongming Date: TBA (Registration Opening soon) IRONMAN 70.3 Xi'an Date: TBA (Registration Opening soon) Little Known Fact: Wuxi Triathlon Association ranks Number 1 in China
At present, the Wuxi Triathlon Association ranks first in the annual team points ranking of the China Triathlon Association with points of 11,081.1. Feng Zhiling said that during the epidemic, the association regularly organizes members to conduct swimming, cycling, and running training, combined with the training plan formulated by the association’s “big guys”, the team’s training atmosphere is very good, and the enthusiasm for triathlon is very high.
http://triathlon.sport.org.cn/news/2020/1116/367576.html Virtual Triathlons
https://www.ironmanvirtualclub.com/
Some Upcoming Single-Event Competitions
Moderate exercise is all good baby!I've been researching scientific articles about boosting the immune system lately and put together a few short articles:![]()
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Like everything else in China, the topography of the Triathlon Leagues/Organizations in China appears quite dynamic. The following are the primary organizers at this time.
CHINESE
http://en.sanfo.com/ http://english.sanforace.com/cms/detail/80/1326#en International
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Other Calendars
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Association of International Marathons and Distance Races has a rocking calendar:
http://aims-worldrunning.org/calendar.html Running in China
http://marathons.ahotu.com/calendar/china International Cycling Union
http://www.uci.ch/events/ SWIMMINGThe World governing body for swimming is:
http://www.fina.org/calendar Bicycling in China
http://cycling.sport.org.cn/
(China Sports Federation official website) http://cycling.sport.org.cn/home/jsjh/index.html |
Brief History of Triathlon in China
The first record of triathlon I could find in China was in 1987, organized by Xi Zuang Yanlin with the help of a non-governmental organizer named Mr. Li. It was called the Super-Triathlon and held in Sanya City in Hainan Province. The course consisted of a 2 kilometer swim, 80 kilometer bike race followed by a 42.195 kilometer run.
Two years later the State Sports Committee started paying closer attention to this sport and held an official launch for the nascent sport in China, January 16th 1990.
From 2001 on some cities and provinces started organizing regular triathlon events in China.
China included the Triathlon as an official game in the 10th National Games in 2005 and in 2010 Triathlon was first included as part of the National Water Sports Games held in Shandong Province.
The China Triathlon Sports association (CTSA) began operations in 2010 helped by the National Sports Commission and the All-China Sports Federation. That same year the China Triathlon Sports association joined the China Olympic Committee and the International Ironman Alliance.
Naturally in the beginning most triathletes in China were amateur and it took some time for Chinese athletes to begin to catch up with international standards.
In 2006 Wang Hongni became the first great Chinese female triathlete. She started modestly enough competing at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics, taking 40th place with a total time of 2:18:40.07 yet went on to win gold at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha in the triathlon event and at the May 21st 2011 Huangshan ITU Triathlon Premium Asian Cup, she took first place with a time of 02:03:50.
Translated from Chinese posted at: http://triathlon.sport.org.cn/gyxh/2013-03-10/294550.html with some additional notes added, by Gregory Brundage.
Two years later the State Sports Committee started paying closer attention to this sport and held an official launch for the nascent sport in China, January 16th 1990.
From 2001 on some cities and provinces started organizing regular triathlon events in China.
China included the Triathlon as an official game in the 10th National Games in 2005 and in 2010 Triathlon was first included as part of the National Water Sports Games held in Shandong Province.
The China Triathlon Sports association (CTSA) began operations in 2010 helped by the National Sports Commission and the All-China Sports Federation. That same year the China Triathlon Sports association joined the China Olympic Committee and the International Ironman Alliance.
Naturally in the beginning most triathletes in China were amateur and it took some time for Chinese athletes to begin to catch up with international standards.
In 2006 Wang Hongni became the first great Chinese female triathlete. She started modestly enough competing at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics, taking 40th place with a total time of 2:18:40.07 yet went on to win gold at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha in the triathlon event and at the May 21st 2011 Huangshan ITU Triathlon Premium Asian Cup, she took first place with a time of 02:03:50.
Translated from Chinese posted at: http://triathlon.sport.org.cn/gyxh/2013-03-10/294550.html with some additional notes added, by Gregory Brundage.
For an interesting article on the development of Triathlon in China see:
www.triathlete.com/2019/04/lifestyle/triathlon-in-china-growing-pains-and-big-potential_373457
www.triathlete.com/2019/04/lifestyle/triathlon-in-china-growing-pains-and-big-potential_373457
Article by Kelly O'Mara.
Last December (2018) I got an email from Kelly O'Mara the writer of this article who found this site, https://triathlonchina.weebly.com/ and asked for resources for an article. I messaged Martin Lorenzo and asked if it was OK to share his phone number. He said sure, no problem. The story was published April this year. (2019)
I can't vouch for the accuracy of all the information in her article, however can agree Triathlon is growing quickly here in China.
This site I built has also been useful to help bring foreign athletes to China. How do I know? I get pretty many emails from people all around the world asking for information about competitions here in China.
Last December (2018) I got an email from Kelly O'Mara the writer of this article who found this site, https://triathlonchina.weebly.com/ and asked for resources for an article. I messaged Martin Lorenzo and asked if it was OK to share his phone number. He said sure, no problem. The story was published April this year. (2019)
I can't vouch for the accuracy of all the information in her article, however can agree Triathlon is growing quickly here in China.
This site I built has also been useful to help bring foreign athletes to China. How do I know? I get pretty many emails from people all around the world asking for information about competitions here in China.
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