Tagaytay City has been selected to host the inaugural Asian Youth Plus Track Championships next year at the Tagaytay CT Velodrome, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino announced.
The Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) Management Committee approved the launch of the new tournament—designed for track cyclists aged 16 and under—during its meeting in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend.
Organizers plan to announce the official event schedule at a later date.
“The Asian Youth Plus Track Championships aims to provide a platform to develop young cyclists in the whole of Asia with an expanded scope including Oceania,” Tolentino said. It will enable young Asian cyclists to compete against a broader international field and further raising the standard of competition.”
The venue recently held the ACC Track Championships and Para Track Championships last March and is scheduled to stage two legs of the Track Asia Cup this coming December.
“The new championship will focus primarily on Boys and Girls categories, providing young riders with valuable international competition opportunities at an early stage of their development,” ACC President Dato’ Amarjit Singh Gill said in the confederation’s official statement.