Former Ironman 70.3 world champion Patrick Lange is the male winner of the 2019 Ironman 70.3 Vietnam Asia-Pacific Championship 2019. (Photo: thanhnien.vn)

The 2017 and 2018 Ironman World champion Patrick Lange and Craig Alexander also compete this year. The tournament is being co-hosted by Vietnam and the Philippines. On Sunday, athletes raced in individual and relay team events consisting of a 1.9km swim, 90km bike ride, and 21km run on the coastal track along Da Nang beach.