Chisinau on April 30 will host the first duathlon competition that is composed of cyclcing and running. More than 1,000 participants have already enrolled, incluidng professional athletes from Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Slovakia. About 600,000 lei in prize money will be offered in 64 categories, IPN reports.

According to Minister of Youth and Sport Victor Zubcu, duathlon will help promote sports, while the cycling and running races will show how physically fit the population is.

Those who want to take part can register for one of the individual races on the website of the Triathlon Federation of the Republic of Moldova.

To compete in individual sprint (6 km running, 21 km biking and 3 km running), the participants will pay by 300 lei, while in duathlon super individual sprint (3 km running, 9 km biking and 1.5 km running) 200 lei. Anyone can take part in FUN duathlon (3km running, 9km biking) free of charge.

The participants in the first two races will receive the start kit that will contain a rucksack, a T-shirt with the symbol Duathlon Chisinau 2017 and the start number with incorporated chip. The competition begins in the Great National Assembly Square at 9am.

President of the Triathlon Federation of Moldova Dorin Alexei assured that all the participants will receive prizes, including money awards.

The contest is organized by the Triathlon Federation of Moldova in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sport and is financially supported by sponsors.