The Penang International Triathlon & Duathlon (PgiTD) which concluded its fourth annual event on April 17, 2016 was a great success with this year’s event drawing 1000 participants both locally and internationally. 550 participants took part in the triathlon and 450 joined the duathlon.
The Penang
International Triathlon & Duathlon (PgiTD) which concluded its fourth
annual event on April 17, 2016 was a great success with this year’s event
drawing 1000 participants both locally and internationally. 550 participants took part in the triathlon and 450
joined the duathlon.
“This
year’s PgiTD is a great boost for tourism in Penang. We have participants from
over 22 countries all the way from United States, Australia, Belgium, Britain, Canada, France,
Philippines, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Netherland, Norway,
Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Venezuela and Malaysia. This really helps to put us
on the map,” shared by the organizer, Chairman of G-Club Cyclist Penang, Dato
Dr. Lim Seh Guan.
The
main sponsor for the PgiTD 2016 is a newcomer and Thailand’s number 1 sports
drink, SPONSOR. Brought to you by
the same makers as Red Bull, the world’s No.1 selling energy drink, SPONSOR is a sports drink that helps to
boost performance, sustain endurance and accelerate recovery for those who are
serious about their sport. SPONSOR
has been around in Thailand for more than 30 years, and famously consumed by the Thai
National Football Team as their official sports drink.
Flagged off by Chief Minister of Penang,
Y.A.B. Lim Guan Eng,
General Manager of SPONSOR Malaysia,
Mr. Charles Wong, and Chairman of G-Club Cyclist Penang, Dato Dr.
Lim Seh Guan at 7.30am, the
triathletes started the day with a 1.5km swim at Pantai Jubilee followed
by cycling 40km and running 10km. Meanwhile, duathletes were flagged off
by Director of Community Services
Department Penang, Rashidah Binti Jalaludin, Pornsak Sermwiwatwong, Senior Business Development Manager from TC
Pharmaceutical and Organizing Chairman of PgiTD 2016, Ben Woon. They
started off with their 7 km run around the scenic Teluk Bahang fishing village,
followed by a race to complete a 40 km cycle from Teluk Bahang Dam to Balik
Pulau and back, and then a 10 km distance run and looping back to the finishing
line at Teluk Bahang Dam.
“This year’s
race was the toughest of all years. The heat and weather was the biggest hurdle
for me. I find the availability of chilled SPONSOR sports
drinks at the water stations, very helpful in cooling me down and providing me
with the energy to endure till the finishing line,” shared by Irene Teoh, one
of the PgiTD 2016 participants.
“We are glad that our first year, as main sponsor for PgiTD has
given us huge exposure to our direct target consumers. I would say that this
sponsorship was a great success as I am able to see a huge acceptance of the
drink; they loved the taste and they loved what it did for their performance,”
said Mr. Charles Wong, General Manager of SPONSOR Malaysia.
Here's a peek at what happened during the event.
Congratulations to all winners
SPONSOR is a sports drink that helps to boost performance, sustain
endurance and accelerate recovery for those who are serious sports enthusiasts.
SPONSOR can be consumed “during” sport
activities to help boost performance by sustaining longer endurance. It is also
recommended for consumption “after” sport
activities to help accelerate quicker recovery. SPONSOR is brought to you by the same makers as Red Bull, the
world’s No.1 selling energy drink. SPONSOR is the No.1 sports
drink in Thailand and is currently the official drink for the Thai national
football team. Produced in Thailand by
TC Pharmaceutical and imported by Allexcel Trading Sdn Bhd., SPONSOR is available
currently only in Penang at Happy Mart, 24 Express, 98 Stores and other
selected supermarkets and minimarkets. SPONSOR is available in 325 ml
can packaging and retails at RM1.70 per can.
For more information,
To know more about SPONSOR Malaysia
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