The World Triathlon Executive Board
has approved the awarding of the 2024 World Triathlon Championship Finals to
Malaga, in Andalucia, Spain. World Champions will be crowned for the Elite,
U23, Junior and Para triathlon, the Mixed Relay World Championships for
U23/Juniors and potentially Para triathlon, as well as Age-Group Standard
distance, Age-Group Sprint distance and Age-Group Mixed Relay World
Championships..
The Championship Finals are the crown
jewel of World Triathlon’s annual calendar. Previous hosts have included such
cities as London, Budapest, Beijing, Auckland, Chicago, Gold Coast, Lausanne,
Edmonton, Abu Dhabi and in 2023 best athletes of the world will vye for the
world titles in Pontevedra, also in Spain.
The Executive Board has also approved
to host the annual Congress in Malaga along with the Championship Finals.
“Awarding the 24 Championship Finals
to Malaga means a lot for the International Federation and also for me,
personally,” said World Triathlon President and IOC Member, Marisol Casado.
“The commitment from the Spanish Federation to our sport, elevating the
organisation of top level triathlon events is just outstanding, and words
cannot express how thankful we all are for their commitment. The location is
just perfect, with warm temperatures, an incredible venue, and a course right
through the heart of the city, one of Europe’s best tourist destinations. I am
truly convinced that the experience for athletes, volunteers and fans from all
over the world will be one to remember.”
“Awarding the Championship Finals to
Malaga might come as a surprise,, but we could not miss the opportunity,
neither FETRI nor World Triathlon, to once again work together and partner with
a city as committed to sports as the Andalusian Government, making a great
effort to deliver large competitions in
the region. This year, the commitment of Spain to triathlon has been fantastic,
with Ibiza, Madrid and Pontevedra hosting major World Triathlon events, and
announcing that next year we will have the Finals in Malaga and the 2025
Multisport Championships in Pontevedra, confirms our status on the
international scene”, said Jose Hidalgo, president of the Spanish Federation.
Francisco de la Torre, Mayor of
Malaga, said: “We are delighted with this decision, which consolidates our
city, the whole province and the Costa del Sol region, as one of the best
destinations in the world for sport and tourism, and I am sure that the city
will prove that right. We are ready to welcome triathletes from all over the
world and give them the best experience ever.”
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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