After extensive discussions with Bermuda’s health and government authorities, the Bermuda Local Organising Committee and World Triathlon have made the difficult decision that the 2021 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championship will not take place this year.
Bermuda was ready to welcome hundreds
of participants from all over the world from October 15 to 17. However,
changing conditions on the ground demanded that the programme’s safety plan be
reviewed. Using a tool provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the
Organising Committee and the World Triathlon conducted a risk assessment on the
event. The analysis considered the island’s recent spike in Covid-19 infections
in addition to the Bermuda Hospital’s elevated Covid-19 patient intake, and the
Organising Committee in consultation with World Triathlon made the decision not
to proceed with the October event. The health and safety of all athletes,
coaches, staff, contractors, volunteers, and the people of the island was the
primary consideration.
The whole World Triathlon family is
disheartened that the global pandemic continues to impact our events, but we
are committed to returning to Bermuda. We are confident in the island’s
rigorous pandemic management and reputation of delivering safe, outstanding
sporting events. Conversations are taking place presently to identify other
exciting future opportunities, including a triathlon on the island of
Bermuda.
ABOUT WORLD TRIATHLON
World Triathlon is the international
governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic 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 para triathlon 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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