DAPITAN CITY — Even before the Alveo Ironman 70.3 kicked off last Sunday, City Mayor Seth Frederick Jalosjos and the city government have already set the ground for Ironman 5150 competition here.
A reason why city government officials set foot in Davao City to observe the event and benchmark Ironman 70.3 in preparation for Ironman 5150 historical race in Dapitan come September 10.
Officials observed Davao’s preparation, met their counterparts and tag along while Davao chiefs of offices prepare for the event to replicate and harness the template for Dapitan.
Dapitan is known to be the center for tourism in Zamboanga Peninsula and is the most visited place by tourists in the region maintaining its different spots, its strong Heritage and Sports Tourism, thus, continually drawing tourists to visit the city as it is also known as the place where all members of the family have something to be interested in.
Since then, Dapitan has hosted various national and international events like the National Chess Tournament, Mutya ng Pilipinas, Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC), and National Drag Racing of the Philippines Drag Strip, among others.
“The IRONMAN 70.30 Davao City event, Davao City LGU enlightened the Dapitan City delegation to create an equally successful IRONMAN 5150 event in Dapitan City. Join us on September 8-10, 2023 in the first ever Heritage Run IRONMAN 5150 Dapitan City, which celebrates Rizal’s Legacy in the Shrine City and historic Dapitan,” says Kat Uyehara Hamoy, Dapitan City’s events consultant.
As they expect an influx of tourists, Mayor Jalosjos, who is a triathlete and a multi-sports athlete, desired the best to both promote and market Dapitan City in holding international events to lure international tourists to come as participants. He makes sure that they will prepare thoroughly and give every participant representing their country a competition they will never forget.-Dynah Diestro
