Portuguese journeyman Filipe Azevedo ended the dominance of the Japanese in the 25th edition of the NTT Asia Cup Subic Bay International Triathlon held last weekend at ACEA Subic Bay in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

Azevedo used a strong kick to outrun Korea’s Min Ho Heo (1:50:55) and Japan’s Takumi Hojo (1:50:59) with a winning time of 1:50:50 in the grueling 1.5-kilometer swim – 40km bike – 10km run Elite Men’s contest organized by the Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) in partnership with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.