40 athletes sign up for cycling, triathlon

 THE third Pacific Islands Triathlon and Cycling Championships has attracted a good number of backers for the regional tournament this weekend in Port Moresby. 

PNG Power is the latest sponsor to front up with K20,000 to support the multi-sport event.

Company acting chief executive officer John Tangit presented a cheque for the amount to PNG Triathlon president Annette Copola at the PPL board room recently. 

In addition, the company is giving two tents for use during the two-day cycling and multi-sport extravaganza, on top of 100 t-shirts for event officials and volunteers.

The Pacific Islands Triathlon and Cycling Championships has already attracted athletes from Port Moresby, Wewak, Manus, Tabubil, Guam, Fiji and the Solomon Islands.

Other companies that have supported include Digicel, which has come on board as the official mobile communications provider.  

Stella Magazine is donating copies of its magazine as half the athletes are women, while Chemcare is the official supplier of body spray and Gatorade is the official supplier of energy drinks.

Athletes from Fiji and the Solomon Island are expected to arrive early this week, while those from Guam are coming on Friday. 

Damien said so far 40 competitors had registered. Two technical officials from Triathlon Australia will conduct a refresher course.