A total of 1,500 triathletes participated in the prestigious triathlon event IRONMAN Malaysia and IRONMAN 70.3 Langkawi 2022. Among the attractions for IRONMAN Langkawi participants this time is the offer of 55 qualification slots to the 2023 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii and 30 tickets to the VinFast IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Lahti, Finland.
This year witnessed the participation of 54 countries, with the highest participation being from Malaysia with a total of 631 participations, followed by Japan and Singapore with 120 participations and 91 participations, respectively. This year, once again, the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) became a collaboration partner and established a partnership with World Endurance Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. to organise this triathlon event.
Furthermore, this event had the highest level of involvement from the local community with 1,050 volunteer workers on duty throughout the event.
It is hoped that by organising renowned events like these, the recovery of Langkawi’s tourism industry will be faster than expected. This year, LADA is targeting the arrival of 2.5 million tourists compared to 3.92 million tourists in 2019.
