Triathlon

HCM City's Lâm Quang Nhật wins two golds at the National Triathlon Clubs Championships on home ground on May 6. Photo courtesy of Quang Nhật

HCM CITY — The HCM City team dominated the National Triathlon Clubs Championship on their home ground on May 6.

The team fielded the strongest of their athletes including Lâm Quang Nhật, Nguyễn Thị Kim Tuyến and Vũ Đình Duân who pocketed five golds, three silvers and four bronzes to top the medal tally.

Khánh Hòa came second with three golds, followed by the People's Police with two golds.

The tournament, which was held on May 4-6 at The Global City urban area, featured 87 competitors from 12 teams. They competed in 13 categories for triathlon, duathlon and aquathlon while this year's tournament also hosted four competitions for young athletes, aged from 15 to 18 years old.

The championship was the first managed by the Việt Nam Triathlon Federation, which was only officially established in late April. Athletes will go on to compete in the National Triathlon Championship in July in Quảng Ngãi Province.

The two tournaments will be basis of the national team pick for the 33rd SEA Games and 20th Asian Games. VNS