The 2015 Village Green Triathlon (VGT) kicked off at the Shanghai Auto Expo Park in Anting town of Jiading district on Sept 5. More than 400 participants were seen participating in the activity.
This is the fourth consecutive year for Jiading to host the event. This year's event was sponsored by the Shanghai-based Jiujiu Finance, which has become a communication platform for sports fans.
A participant in the triathlon is ready for his bike ride [Photo/jiading.gov.cn] |
In addition to the regular Olympic-distance race (1.5-km swim, 40-km bike ride, 10-km run) and half-Olympic-distance race, a short-distance one that involves 100-meter swim, 10-km bike ride and 2.3-km run was added with the idea of encouraging more people to participate in the triathlon and also making them enjoy the fun of sports.
Officials say that the number of triathlon fans is on a fast rise. Statistics reveal that more than 7,000 people have already enrolled in the China Triathlon Sports Association. And Shanghai has witnessed two triathlon competitions in the ongoing year.