Name of Event:

ITU AMASKUSA International Triathlon

Date:

20 June 2004

Name of contact:

Masao NAKAYAMA (JTU)

Telephone:

+81-3-5469-5401 @JTU office,
+81-90-1691-1296 @Mobilephone

Fax:

+81-3-5469-5403@JTU office

Email:

nakayama@jtu.or.jp (copy to jtutrihq@jtu.or.jp)

Web site:

http://www.jtu.or.jp/

Postall Address:

King Bldg, 2-9-10, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0002, JAPAN

Entry fee:

Free for overseas elite athlites

Prize money:

$US8,000.-

Start times:

10:35 Men, 10:50 Women

Start Mechanism:

Beach start

Swim Conditions:

3 laps, Ocean

Water Temperature

Wetsuits Unlikely

Cycle Course

20km out and return, Flat partly hilly. Drafting legal.
Course will be closed to vecle traffic.

Run Course:

1 laps, Moderate up and down, Paved

Age Groupe Event

Age Groupe National Championships will separately be conducted same day.

Name of Media Contact:

Shin OTSUKA, JTU Secretary General
Email : otsuka@jtu.or.jp (copy to jtutrihq@jtu.or.jp)

Address for Media Credentials request:

King Bldg, 2-9-10, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0002, JAPAN

Location of Media Centre and hours of operation:

Hondo City Centre, Kumamoto Pref.

Time and place where media kit can be pick-up:

Hondo City Centre, Kumamoto Pref.

Amakusa Airport (AXJ)
http://cyber.pref.kumamoto.jp/asp/info/info-e.asp

NIPPON TRAVEL AGENCY (NTA) Kariya Branch
Contact : Ms Arisa BROWN
Email : triathlon_kariya_arisa@msn.com
(copy to otsuka@jtu.or.jp)
Tel : +81-90-3456-0059, Fax : +81-566-25-2626

Available between airport and the hotel.
Your flight detail required.

Amakusa Plaza Hotel
Contact Ms Arisa BROWN for inquiry and booking.

Available, Space is limited, First-come first-served basis.

Saturday afternoon

Sunday afternoon

The Amakusa Triathlon is the oldest Olympic distance event in Japan. City of Hondo had a sister city relationship with Encinitas, California, USA. ITU Triathlon World Cup was held in 1993, 1994. City mayor and degnitaries willwelcome athletes.

The Amakusa Islands were a stronghold of Christianity during Japan’s Christian Century, in the 17th century. Host city, Hondo is the main town on the islands and has a museum relating to the Christian era.

Time

Activity

13:00-17:00

Arrival Registration / Uniforjm Check / Bike Check
(Hondo City Centre)

15:00-15:40

Race Briefing (Hondo City Centre)

17:00-17:40

Opening Ceremony (Hondo City Centre)

15:20-16:20

Media Conference (Hondo City Centre)

Time

Activity

09:30-10:20

Body Marking(Men) (Race Site)

10:35-

Competition(Men) (Race Course)

09:30-10:35

Body Marking(Women) (Race Site)

10:50-

Competition(Women) (Race Course)

13:00-

Award Banquet