Donnelly and Hayashi Rule the Waves at 2026 Subic Bay International Triathlon

The 2026 NTT Asia Triathlon Cup Subic Bay (SuBIT) concluded this past weekend at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, featuring dominant performances from international stars and rising local talents. 

Canadian Liam Donnelly and Japan’s Manami Hayashi secured the top spots in the elite categories, marking a high-energy start to the triathlon season. 

Elite Division Highlights 

In the Men's Elite category, Liam Donnelly (CAN) delivered a stellar performance, finishing the sprint distance (750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run) in 56:16. He managed to hold off Kazakhstan's Daryn Konysbayev, who took silver, and Japan's Takuto Oshima, who rounded out the podium with bronze. 

The Women's Elite race saw Manami Hayashi (JPN) successfully defend her title with a time of 1:02:29. She led a competitive field, finishing just ahead of fellow Japanese athlete Ayame Hayashi and Turkey's Sinem Tous Servera. 

Podium Summary

• Elite Men: Liam Donnelly (CAN) - 56:16, Daryn Konysbayev (KAZ), Takuto Oshima (JPN). 

• Elite Women: Manami Hayashi (JPN) - 1:02:29, Ayame Hayashi (JPN), Sinem Tous Servera (TUR). 

Philippine National Championships 

The 2026 National Triathlon Championship saw intense local competition: 

• Men's National Champion: Inaki Lorbes (58:57). 

• Women's National Champion: Raven Alcoseba (1:04:58). 

Rising Stars: Junior and U-15 Results 

The Asia Triathlon Junior Cup saw Kazakhstan take the top spots with Ramazan Ainegov (Men) and Alua Nurmuhamet (Women). 

Local athletes also featured, including a podium finish in the junior women’s race. The U-15 category highlighted emerging talent in the sport. 

The event was organized by Triathlon Philippines in cooperation with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), and supported by the PSC, NTT, and Gatorade. (SNL)

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Australians, HK ruled in 2023 Subic Bay International Triathlon (SuBIT)

Australians Oscar Dart and Charlotte McShane ruled the sprint senior elite category in the 30th Subic Bay International Triathlon (SuBIT) over the weekend.

Dart claimed the gold medal in the men's division after posting the best aggregate time of 52 minutes and five seconds in the 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer (km), bike and 5-km run race of the event billed as the 2023 NTT AST Subic Bay Asia Cup.

Joshua Ferris, also from Australia, placed second (52:12), while 2022 champion Ren Sato of Japan was third (52:23).

Sato's teammates, Genta Uchida (52:29) and Jumpei Furuya (52:38), finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

McShane, who was born in Scotland but moved with her family to Australia in 2005, topped the women's division in 58:43.

Chinese Yifan Yang registered 58:54 to settle for second place, followed by Australian Ellie Hoitink (58:58).

The rest of the top 10 finishers were China's Meiyi Lu (58:54) and compatriot Angi Huang (59:07), Japanese Manami Hayashi (59:21), Hungarian Zsofia Kovacs (59:23), Slovakians Zuzana Michalickova (59:30) and Romana Gajdosova (59:37), and Japanese Chisato Nakajima (59.40).

On the other hand, Renz Wynn Corbin and Karen Andrea Manayon of Talisay, Cebu ruled the Under-23 Elite category.

Corbin clocked 1:01:38 to beat Irenold Reig Jr. (1:04:13) and Mark Joshua Perez (1:04:58).

Meanwhile, Hong Kong swept the Super Sprint Youth (13-15 years old) category.

The 15-year-old Nok Hei Wong finished the 750m (swim)-20km (bike)-5km (run) race with an aggregate time of 32 minutes and 05 seconds to pocket the gold medal in the boys' division.

Lok Shi Lam won the silver medal in 33:04 while Kwong Hei Anson Tsang clocked 33:07 to settle for the bronze medal.

Lai Ki Nicole Man, 15, captured the gold medal in the girls' division with a total time of 36 minutes and 17 seconds.

Petra Stamenovic placed second (36:53) followed by Sarah Elise Modiano (37:52).

In the Sprint Para-Triathlon, Cebu City's Alex Silverio bagged the gold medal in one hour, 18 minutes, and 26 seconds while teammate Cedei Nemeño Abellana got the silver medal in 1:44:22 in the men's PT4 category.

Michael Bayani topped the men's PT5 category in 1:22:39 while Edison Badillo ranked second (1:34:57).

National team coaches Ani de Leon Brown and George Vilog lived up to expectations as they ruled the “Battle of the Legends.” 

Brown, who mentors the Philippine women’s squad to next month’s Phnom Penh SEA Games, clocked 43 minutes and 38 seconds to beat the field that included Mimi Lucas and Maris Bondoc, second and third with a 54:12 and 54:49, respectively. 

Vilog, a former national titlist and Arafura Games junior champion, topped the men’s side in 38:22 ahead of Noel Salvador (39:20) and Allan Barredo (40:55), who completed the podium in the race covering 500 meters of swim, 10 kms of bike and 2.5 kms of run. 

The SuBIT, which is the longest-running Olympic distance triathlon in Asia, is co-organized by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and presented by NTT and Asian Triathlon with the Philippine Sports Commission, Standard Insurance, and Asian Center for Insulation Philippines, Inc. (SNL)

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Chicano, Alcoseba best Filipino finishers in Subic International Triathlon

John Chicano and Raven Alcoseba became the best performing Filipinos as Japanese bets reigned supreme in the 2022 NTT ASTC Subic Bay International Triathlon at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone last Sunday.

 

Chicano clocked 1 hour, 51 minutes and 2 seconds to finish at 22nd place in the men’s division that was topped by Asia’s No. 3 and world No. 56 Ren Sato, who timed 1:43:11.

 

Chicano’s teammate John Remolino was at 23rd with 1:52:11, while Iñaki Lobres finished at 25th with 1:54:22. 

 

Japan made a 1-2 finish with Ryoya Tamazaki settling behind Sato in 1:43:37. Australia’s Oscar Dart came in third with 1:43:48.

 

In the distaff side, Alcoseba finished 13th after timing 2:09:56 behind eventual champion and Youth Olympic games gold medalist Yuka Sato, who posted a winning time of 1:58:49.

 

Hong Kong’s Choi Yan Yin Hilda pocketed the silver in 2:00:37 while Slovakia’s Margareta Bicanova settled for bronze in 2:01:02.

 

The 1.5-kilometer swim, 40km bike and 10km run race serves as an exposure for national athletes bound to the 31st Southeast Asian Games slated in Hanoi, Vietnam next week. (Manila Bulletin)

Source:https://mb.com.ph/2022/05/02/chicano-alcoseba-best-filipino-finishers-in-subic-international-triathlon/

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