World Triathlon and Super League Triathlon have announced a partnership to grow a global esports series that will crown the official triathlon esport World Champions. The partnership will see the formation of the Arena Games Triathlon powered by Zwift, a series of events giving opportunities to ranked athletes and national federations to participate and pursue the official World Championship title.
The partnership between World
Triathlon and Super League Triathlon is the next step in growing the innovative
concept of esports into a new and officially recognised discipline for
triathlon. Fully in line with the International Olympic Committee’s aspirations
to develop esports with its Olympic Virtual Series, it also taps into the
strong growth of virtual participation that emerged during the pandemic.
The Arena Games Triathlon powered by
Zwift, developed by Super League, is a unique format that marries real life and
virtual racing and realises triathlon’s potential as an esport. Off the back of
winning the prestigious Sports Industry Awards title for Cutting Edge Events
and the Sports Business Award for Most Innovative Business Response to COVID
19, the Arena Games Triathlon will see both organisations working together to
grow a global series that crowns an official World Champion.
Investing in cutting edge
technologies, audiovisual content and incredible race scenarios that will
generate wide engagement and awareness, World Triathlon and Super League will
together help take the Arena Games Triathlon to the next level for the benefit
of fans, athletes, national federations and all stakeholders.
The Arena Games Triathlon series
builds on the existing MOU between Super League and World Triathlon and will
continue to celebrate gender equality, clean sport and fair competition,
providing new race opportunities to athletes with the aim of taking the format
to the very pinnacle of the sport.
Marisol Casado, World Triathlon
President and IOC member, said: “We are absolutely delighted with this
partnership. Both organisations have been working hard and investing
significant resources to evolve our sport, growing audiences, and giving the
athletes the best stages on which to perform at their best. So it is only
natural for both World Triathlon and Super League to invest and work together.
I am absolutely convinced that the Arena Games Triathlon will be a fantastic
event for athletes, broadcasters, sponsors and fans alike.”
Super League Triathlon CEO, Michael
D’hulst, said: “This is a very exciting day for the sport. By partnering
together, Super League Triathlon and World Triathlon are taking the next step
in what has already been a very steep growth curve for the Arena Games. With
this partnership, the sky's the limit. This could well be the next Olympic
triathlon discipline.”
“The Arena Games Triathlon powered by
Zwift has already proved to be an award winning disruptor, recognised by
athletes and the wider sports community, and with a growing appetite at the
very top levels of sport to bring esport to a much wider audience, this is
perfectly timed for the benefit of everyone in triathlon and to help deliver an
even more exciting future.”
Super League Triathlon co-founder and
Chairman, Leonid Boguslavsky, added: “When I was a kid I had a dream to create
a new sport discipline. This is why I am very proud that we have created the
Arena Games Triathlon format using innovative tech from Zwift. It will inspire
many athletes as well as organisers to roll out this format to many countries
and cities since it does not depend on weather or venue restrictions, and triathlon
as a sport will grow much faster both for athletes and media.”
World Triathlon and Super League will
collaborate on all aspects of Arena Games Triathlon powered by Zwift, including
scheduling, participating athletes, involvement of national federations,
promotion, broadcasters, host venues and amplifying the reach of the events.
The first series will be announced shortly, with the first official World
Champions set to be crowned in 2022.
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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