Organisers of the World Triathlon
Multisport Championships have today announced that the event will be heading to
Townsville, Australia, in 2024. The 10-day event will be held in the charming
town in North Queensland in 2024, with thousands of athletes from around the
world expected to take part.
The World Triathlon Multisport
Championships will see duathlon, long distance triathlon, long distance
aquabike, aquathlon, cross triathlon and cross duathlon world championship
races organized together during a week-long festival. This ground-breaking
event now allows for athletes to compete in various multisport races, as
opposed to electing only one each season. And participants can even vie for the
Multisport Legend, a title reserved for those who compete in four events.
World Triathlon President and IOC
member Marisol Casado said that the organisation was looking forward to heading
to Townsville in 2024. "We are absolutely delighted to return to
Queensland after such a long time without events in Australia, this time for
one of our flagship events: the Multisport World Championships in Townsville,”
she said. “Over the last years, Australia has become synonymous of triathlon on
its multiple variations, and has proved to be a magnificent host for the
triathlon family, playing host to some truly memorable performances and great
champions, staging races the results of which have helped shape the path of
entire seasons.
“Being able to hold these important
races in one fantastic location and all under the banner of one festival has
proved to be hugely beneficial for athletes, spectators and media alike,
allowing the global World Triathlon family the opportunity to gather together
for a true celebration of the sport, and we are extremely excited to head to
Townsville in 2024,” she said.
Member for Townsville Scott Stewart
said the Multisport World Championships cemented Townsville’s place as the
sporting events capital of northern Australia. “I’m looking forward to seeing
the Multisport World Championships come to life here in the North, bringing
together thousands of elite and age-group athletes,” Mr Stewart said. “The
Palaszczuk Government is proud to support the Multisport World Championships because
we understand the importance of events to local jobs and Townsville’s visitor
economy.
“This event is great news for North
Queensland tourism operators, accommodation and transport providers, and local
retailers,” he said. “It’s also a golden opportunity for competitors and
spectators to build extra time into their stay to explore Townsville’s amazing
tourism and Indigenous cultural experiences, world-class dining, the reef, and
breathtaking tropical islands and rainforests.”
Mayor Jenny Hill said the Townsville
City Council and the wider community was looking forward to welcoming the
Multisport World Championships to the city.
“Hosting this event is a real coup of
Townsville and further reinforces our city’s reputation as the events capital
of Northern Australia,” Cr Hill said. “With our beautiful natural environment
and ideal weather, I can think of no better place for the world’s best athletes
to test their skills and endurance.
“The championships will also provide
a platform to promote our city and region to the world, which will boost our
tourism industry for years to come.”
Miles Stewart OAM OLY, Triathlon
Australia CEO, welcomed news that the event would be held in Townsville in
2024. “This is fantastic news for triathlon and multisport in Australia, and
for our members who have been anticipating, and looking forward to racing and
officiating at these world championships on home soil,” said Stewart. “We’re
expecting our largest Australian representative team on record for Townsville
2024 with seven championships on the schedule from cross-triathlon, aquathlon
to long course.
“The festival format will mean
athletes can race across multiple disciplines on multiple days, which is really
exciting, and will be a great boost for Australian events with athletes racing
to qualify for a spot on the team from 2023,” he said. “Australia has some of
the best triathlon events in the world, and we can’t wait to welcome the
world’s best to Townsville, and continue to build on our legacy of hosting
world-class events.
Official dates for the Townsville
Multisport World Championships will be announced in the near future.
The World Triathlon Multisport
Championships made its debut in the World Triathlon calendar in 2017 in
Penticton (Canada), a successful event that was followed by Fyn (Denmark) in
2018 and Pontevedra (Spain) in 2019. After the event being cancelled in 2020
due to the pandemic, in 2021 the races were held in multiple locations (Almere,
El Anillo and Aviles). In 2022 the event will travel to Romania and Slovakia,
and will return to the original format of all races in one location during a
10-day festival in Ibiza (Spain) in 2023 and Townsville (Australia) in 2024.
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.
www.triathlon.org
About the Professional Triathletes
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The Professional Triathletes
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has not previously accessed the media portal can register at
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