World Triathlon has formalised the
acquisition of a new office at the Maison du Sports building in Lausanne, a
move that will allow the International Federation to have an even greater
presence in the Swiss city, considered by many as the Olympic capital.
In November 2022, World Triathlon
Congress approved the allocation of funds to buy an office in Lausanne, where
World Triathlon has been headquartered since 2011.
On 25 April, World Triathlon
finalised the acquisition from FISU (International Federation of University
Sports) of a floor of office space at the Maison du Sports in Lausanne, the
same building where World Triathlon had a smaller office, and where 10 other
International Federations have offices, along with other major international
sports organisations including ASOIF and WADA.
“This move to a bigger space within
the same building, the Maison du Sports, is key to consolidating our presence
in the Olympic movement. For an organisation like ours, to have our
headquarters so close to the International Olympic Committee and many other
International Federations, that location is key to be involved in discussions,
sharing of knowledge and the vibrant atmosphere that Lausanne has when it comes
to international sport. It has been an extremely positive experience to have
our headquarters there for over a decade, and now to move to a bigger office -
one that we own - puts World Triathlon in an even stronger position for growth
in the years to come”, explained World Triathlon President and IOC Member,
Marisol Casado.
World Triathlon opened the Lausanne
office, currently the headquarters of the organisation, in 2011, and has two
other operational offices in Madrid and Vancouver.
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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