Princess Galura, Sunrise Events General Manager who organizes the event, said the award would be called the Tribu Maisugon Award to honor the 11 tribes of Davao City.
Galura said the team with the fastest combined time of the top 11 finishers would win the award and P500,000 in cash.
She said they are very excited to bring back the hugely successful swim, bike, and run event next year for its third edition.
"We are grateful to the Davao City government for allowing us to host another triathlon event in the city," Galura said during the Ironman 2023 press briefing on Wednesday, September 28, at Azuela Cove.
Galura said while the return of the triathlon event has officially started this year, they decided to calendar it for next year to celebrate the founding anniversary of Davao City.
She revealed that aside from the regular triathlon event, there would also be a triathlon event for kids and a running event for women.
Davao City mayor Sebastian Duterte, who also joined the press conference, is elated about the return of the triathlon event after three years of waiting since it would bring income to the city's tourism department.
"Thank you to the organizers for allowing Davao City to host Ironman next year," Duterte said.
Dabawenyo artist Kublai Millan, who designed the medals for the past two editions of the sports event, is happy to design the medals for the winners next year.
"Next year's theme is oneness, wherein we celebrate our unity as a people of Davao City," Millan said. (Romeo Braceros, Jr.)
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