Eligibility

Applies to all race types

• The athletes must obey the competition rules, traffic rules and manners. (JTU competition rules and Sado Local rules are applied.  The traffic is not controlled on the race day so standard traffic rules are applied.)
• The applicants must submit the completed entry application form and other required documents, which are to be accepted by the Sado International Triathlon Office.
• Please be aware of that entry will not be accepted when any of the required documents are not submitted. 
• The qualification might be canceled even after it is finalized in such cases that a participant is diagnosed as having heath problems or it is  found that submitted documents were falsified and suspected that the entry may affect the competition operation adversely.
• The finalized qualification cannot be transferred to any other person.

【Applicable to Type A and Type B】

• The applicants must be healthy men and women at the age of 18 or older (High school students are not eligible.  Those under the age of 20 are required to have consent by the parents or legal guardians) and must have the JTU membership in FY2020. The applicants also  must understand and accept the contents of the pledge and have the  following entry qualifications.

☆ Charity entry:  First 50 applicants
☆ Hometown Tax Donation Program entry:  First 50 applicants

■Type A → Qualify by lottery

• Those who have finished a middle or longer distance triathlon within the past three years from the application date (It is necessary to submit the result or the completion certificate.)

■TypeＢ → Qualify by lottery

• Those who have finished either ① or ② within the past three years from the application date (It is necessary to submit the result or the completion certificate.)
• ① Standard or longer distance triathlon
• ② Open Water Swimming (1,500 m long or more)

■ TypeＲ(Relay type) → Qualify by lottery

• Team leader has a JTU membership in FY2020.The swimmer of the team has finished either ① or ②　within the past three years from the application date (It is necessary to submit the result or the completion certificate.)
• ① Standard or longer distance triathlon
• ② Open Water Swimming (1,500 m long or more)
• All three members of the team must apply for Type R (Relay) at the same time.  Individual applications are not acceptable.
• The applicants must be healthy men and women at the age of 15 or older (Junior high school students are not eligible.  Those under the age of 20 are required to have consent by the parents or legal guardians), have experience in the relevant leg (swim, bike or run), are confident to finish a triathlon race by relay of three, and, understand and accept the contents of the pledge.

■Young kids, Kids & Junior Class

• The applicants must be healthy 1st to 9th grade boys or girls and be capable of swimming the distance of each category. (The pledge signed by the parents or legal guardians must be submitted.)

Japan Championship

• The applicants must be the athletes designated by JTU as long distance elite athletes in FY2020 or recommended by the JTU member local triathlon union/federation.

Overseas participants must be a member of their National Triathlon Federation(NF), or must purchase the JTU one-day license.(Registration fee JPY1000)

Race type / Capacity

(Sado Long International Triathlon・Japan Championship)

• Age group awardees in 2019 (Top 3 ) 
• Priority group selected by the host
• Charity entries (First 50 for each category) 
• Hometown tax donation program entries (First 15 for each category) 
• Scott Cup awardees in 2019

Race type / Capacity

(Sado Junior Triathlon)