T100 Leading Athletes Take Time Out to Visit Schools and Corporates, sharing valuable insights and experiences
Singapore, 9 April 2024 - With the Singapore T100 Pro Triathlon Race just days away, some of the T100's leading athletes took time out to make visits to schools and engage youths in a training clinic amidst soaring temperatures that threaten to make an already challenging T100 course even more difficult for some of the world's top triathletes.
Even then, the heat did not stop them from heading out to pay some visits to schools in an engagement and outreach session to impart their knowledge and values as athletes to the next generation.
Early yesterday morning, Chelsea Sodaro was received by some 200 students at ACS International, as they engaged her in a witty Q&A interview session.
The American triathlete showed class and humour with her clever answers. When asked by a student, "How much can you bench?" Sodaro replied with a shrug: "Look at these tiny biceps, clearly I don't bench that much," which was received by roaring laughter across the hall.
Imparting the values of hard work and sacrifice, one of the best advices Sodaro shared with the students was that in order to be successful, every human can only choose to be good at a few things, and Sodaro chose to focus on being a good mother and a good triathlete - which meant she does not have much of a social life or head out to parties.
Later in the afternoon, Estonian Olympic triathlete Kaidi Kivioja visited XCL World Academy, in which she explained what it meant to be a professional athlete and the amazing triathlon community that keeps her going.
Sharing tips on how she trains, her nutrition choices and the benefits of having a clear race plan, Kivioja encouraged the students to dream big, but start small at the same time.
Having clinched second place twice, including once at the World Triathlon Cup, Kivioja hopes to finally land the elusive winner's medal soon.
Over at the Home of Athletics in the afternoon Rudy Von Berg, Frederick Funk, Imogen Simmonds, Amelia Watkinson and Lucy Buckingham led youths and children from ActiveSG in a series of drills and intervals, sharing useful training tips and taking the youths through their paces.
Hosted by MetaSport, the Triathlon Singapore and Sport Singapore, the five T100 pro athletes then proceeded with a shake-out run around the Singapore Sports Hub, with Singapore national triathletes Ben Khoo and Ong Yun Ting joining the run.
The Singapore T100 is taking place this weekend from 13-14 April at Marina Bay. Those interested can head on down to catch world-class triathletes in action as they battle it out for the T100 title. Enjoy a pro triathlon experience unlike any other.
Singapore is the second city in the T100 world tour circuit.