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Rainbow Cup will feature triathlon races for children,
teams and adults starting at 9 am and a charity
5K at 3 pm.
Toyota has increased their sponsorship
for the hosting of this year’s event which
will see the overall winners of the triathlon
in the male and female categories taking home
$4,000 each. Second place will be awarded $3,000
while third place will receive $2,000 each.
The winner of the Charity 5K
in the male divisions will be awarded $3,000 while
the first female across the line will take home
$2,000. There will also be cash prizes for the
top five finishers in the male and female categories.
Special prizes will be awarded for the top school
and company competing while participants wishing
to complete the course as a team can register
for the team relay event. Medals will be awarded
to all finishers and there will be trophies for
each age group winner.
Claudia Groome-Duke, The Tobago
House of Assembly representative for Black Rock
has chosen the Black Rock Police Youth Club to
be the recipient for the Charity 5K and Gooding
explained that he sees this partnership as one
of the means by which spectator interest in the
event will be increased in Tobago.
This year an increased participation
is expected with the recent formation of the Caribbean
Triathlon Union (CTU), which is committed to send
a minimum of two athlete to each country’s
events. Triathletes from Antigua, Suriname, Grenada,
Barbados, St Kitts and Nevis, Jamaica, Guadeloupe,
Martinique and TT. The defending champion from
Grenada Marc de Caul will be back to defend his
title in the Adults Category. The race is expected
to be keenly contested as De Caul was beaten last
week in Grenada by national champion Ancil Greene
as well as David Hay.
Major sponsors for the event
are Toyota, Tobago House of Assembly, Grafton
Beach Resort, Tourism Development Company. Other
sponsors are NLCB, RBTT, Blue Waters, Monster
Energy Drink, Bar Code, Pelican Reef Bar &
Grill, Tobago Channel 5, Radio Tambrin, Red 96.7
and Ice House.
Interested persons can register
at Sports and Games in Scarborough, BarCode in
Scarborough, Grafton Beach Resort in Black Rock,
Geronimo’s in Woodbrook, Kenny’s Sports
Centre or online at www.rainbowtri.com.
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