By Jean Malanum
MANILA – Elite athletes from at least 20 countries are expected to join the Subic Bay International Triathlon (SuBIT) on May 2 and 3 at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
The 33rd edition of SuBIT, which is recognized as Southeast Asia’s oldest and longest-running standard distance race, gains added significance as on top of being billed as 2026 NTT Asia Triathlon Cup, it debuts as Asia Triathlon Junior Cup Subic Bay.
Ranking points for both World Triathlon and Asia Triathlon are at stake in the two-day competition featuring draft-legal sprint races for Elite and Junior Elite athletes, Super Trikids, Youth Super Sprint, Sprint and Standard.
SuBIT has continued to demonstrate the strong partnership between Triathlon Philippines headed by Tom Carrasco, who also serves as Asia Triathlon senior vice president, and Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) under chairman and administrator Eduardo Jose Aliño.
The event is also supported by the Philippine Sports Commission, NTT, Gatorade (official hydration partner), Western Guaranty Corporation, C-Vitt and Subic Bay Travelers Hotel (official race hotel).
Last year’s winners were Japan’s Takuto Oshima (1:50:25) and Manami Hayashi (2:04:58) while the top Filipino finishers were Dayshaun Ramos (1:54:03) and Raven Alcoseba (2:14:16).
Technical delegate Darnis Mahmud of Malaysia will return to lead the officiating team. (PNA)
