Six athletes from four National Federations came together as the 2026 New Taipei Team Asia at the 2026 Asia Triathlon Cup New Taipei and the 2026 Asia Triathlon Junior Cup New Taipei, on 3–4 October. This was the third and final Team Asia of 2026, following the success of Team Asia Turkestan in August and Team Asia Astana in June. In its debut year, Team Asia has brought athletes from the Asian region together to compete as a team, providing an opportunity to gain international racing experience, learn more about the support provided to elite athletes at events and connect with athletes from across the region.
Team Asia in New Taipei team members were -
Raven Alcoseba (PHI) – Elite Women
Alua Nurmuhamet (KAZ) – Elite Women
Diana Yerzhanova (KAZ) – Elite Women
Isaac Tan (MAS) – Elite Men
Abdelrahman Tantish (PLE) – Elite Men
Arseniy Shevchenko (KAZ) – Junior Men
The athletes were supported by Team Administrator Firas Al Hmood (JOR) and Team Manager Francesco Fissore (ITA). Competing in the Super Sprint and Mixed Relay events, Team Asia provided an opportunity for athletes from different National Federations to share the experience of international competition, develop new connections and represent the wider Asian triathlon community.
Team Asia results in New Taipei
The athletes produced encouraging results across the Elite and Junior individual events. The elite women and junior mens races saw top 10 results from Raven Alcoseba (PHI) in 8th and Arseniy Shevchenko (KAZ) 4th respectively. Arseniy's fourth-place finish was particularly encouraging, narrowly missing the podium in the Junior Men's event. All team results are listed below -
Elite Women
Raven Alcoseba (PHI) – 8th, 1:03:10
Diana Yerzhanova (KAZ) – 16th, 1:04:54
Alua Nurmuhamet (KAZ) – 20th, 1:06:18
Elite Men
Abdelrahman Tantish (PLE) – 24th, 56:16
Isaac Tan (MAS) – 39th, 58:07
Junior Men
Arseniy Shevchenko (KAZ) – 4th, 26:23
The Team Asia initiative highlights the value of providing athletes with opportunities to compete internationally, experience different racing environments and build relationships beyond their own National Federations. By bringing athletes together under one team, World Triathlon Development continues to support regional collaboration, athlete development and stronger connections across the Asian triathlon community.
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