During a
week of virtual meetings of all 12 of the World Triathlon Committees and
Commissions before Sunday’s Congress, a picture has been painted of a sport
striving to move forward and a triathlon family still positive as it emerges
from a difficult year. The meetings, attended by dozens of National Federations
from all five continents, covered every aspect of World Triathlon governance
and finance, while further Continental Confederation meetings will take place
this weekend.
“The fact
World Triathlon is finishing 2020 with such a positive financial and structural
outlook is thanks to responsible governance, diligence and a lot of hard work.
Our meetings have shown the adaptability and resilience of this organisation
and its members and we continue to thrive despite the difficulties caused by
the pandemic. To have had such productive discussions and cover every area of
the sport has been incredibly valuable. We can now look forward to Congress
fully informed of the healthy state of triathlon going into one of the biggest
year’s in our history,” said World Triathlon President Marisol Casado.
Friday’s
Audit, Risk and Integrity Committee presented the revised 2020 and 2021 budgets
after a year of greatly reduced event activity, concluding that World Triathlon
was in good financial shape to enter the recovery phase. The Legal and
Constitution Committee looked over some specific resolutions and ahead to plans
for reviewing, harmonising and implementing of rules.
The Medical
and Anti-Doping Committee had kicked off proceedings on 21 November,
highlighting the importance of the COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines for Event
Organisers document that was so important in ensuring August’s return to the
blue carpet and several joint research projects underway to ensure the safest
possible racing in the summer in Tokyo.
The Women’s
Committee reflected on a well-received opening block of the Mentorship
Programme to help more female leaders emerge in the sport and the annual Award
of Excellence, and the Age-Group Commission gave an in-depth look ahead at
plans to develop the community and their race opportunities and experiences.
Planning for
the Tokyo and Paris Paralympic Games were at the forefront of the Para
Triathlon Committee report as it continues to push for six male and six female
medal events in 2024, while coaching and classifying were also in focus. The
Sustainability Commission closed out the first day of meetings by recapping the
new Sustainability Guidelines for Event Organisers and setting out its
ambitious targets for the organisation to hit in five years’ time.
The Coaches
Committee got day two underway unveiling plans for a close look at the
scheduling of events and the prospects of new race formats and establishing a
larger coaches network representing the global community. The Athletes
Committee looked back on a positive year off the blue carpet that saw a second
voice on the Executive Board and looked ahead to greater support for mental
health awareness and career paths for athletes.
The
Multisport Committee set out its goals to expand the Multisport World
Championships, analyse Winter Triathlon and other disciplines and build new
partnerships for their continued growth. The World Triathlon Tribunal looked to
the creation of a working group with the Legal and Constitution Committee and
presented updates on specific cases, before the Technical Committee delivered
its report on Technical Official education and certification, global rules
harmonisation and innovation.
Sunday’s
virtual Congress will see voting take place for all electable positions within
World Triathlon.
ABOUT WORLD
TRIATHLON
World
Triathlon is the international governing body for the Olympic sport of
triathlon and all related multisport disciplines around the world, including
duathlon, aquathlon, cross triathlon and winter triathlon. Triathlon made its
Olympic debut in Sydney 2000, with a third medal event, the Mixed Team Relay,
added to the programme at Tokyo 2020, while paratriathlon was first added to
the Paralympic programme at Rio 2016. World Triathlon is proudly committed to
the development of the sport worldwide, with inclusion, equality,
sustainability and transparency at our core as we seek to help triathletes at
all levels of the sport to be extraordinary.
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