South Korea - Money!!

Top triathletes from around the world will be competing in the first ever Nations Challenge, as part of the 2006 Standard Chartered Ironman Korea, to be held on 27 August in Seogwipo City, Jeju Island.

The Nations Challenge is an event for nations to pit their best triathletes against each other. There will be a male and a female race. Athletes compete in five regional categories, with prizes for the top three finishers in each region and a cup for each regional winner. The top finishers in the male and female categories from among the regions will take home the Nations Challenge Cup. Standard Chartered is putting up an additional prize pool of US$30,000 specifically for the Nations Challenge.

Regions & Race
Region 1 Southeast and South Asia
Region 2 North East Asia (including Korea, Japan and China)
Region 3 Europe and Oceania
Region 4 Americas (including USA, Canada and Mexico)
Region 5 Middle East & Africa

Invitation Procedure
- Standard Chartered Bank will invite in conjunction with the local sports association (where appropriate) a national triathlete (male or female or both) to compete at the Standard Chartered Ironman Korea.
- Invitations will include: return airfare, up to 5 nights hotel stay, Ironman Korea entry fee waiver, and a meal allowance and the cost would be born by the local Standard Chartered country.
- For Non-SCB countries, costs will need to be borne by local sports association or by the individual athlete.
- Athletes already participating from a particular country can request to be entered into the Nations Challenge as the best triathlete from that country by sending their triathlon resume to Erica Kang at Erica.JY.Kang@scfirstbank.com.
- The registration will be closed 1st of July.
- Standard Chartered will have the final say on Nations Challenge participants.

More Info: http://www.ironmankorea.net