supertri E World Triathlon Championship features one day event in London
World Championship to be decided at one-day event
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Kevin Mackinnon
Formerly known as Super League’s Arena Games that, thanks to an agreement with World Triathlon led to an indoor world championship title, the rebranded supertri E will feature one race this year. The 2024 world title will be decided in one day of racing last 60 athletes will compete at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London on April 13.
Heats in the morning will trim the field down to 10 for the evening final with 10 men and women competing for the medals.
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According to today’s release from supertri and World Triathlon: “The heats will consist of two stages of swim, bike, run with a short break between them and a pursuit start for stage 2. The finals will be the full supertri E World Triathlon Championship format (Swim – Bike – Run // Run – Bike – Swim // Swim – Bike – Run) with a pursuit start in stage 3.”
“Moving to a single day World Championship event means the drama of the professional racing will be even more intense, with all 60 athletes arriving at the venue with a chance of winning a potentially career-defining title, and knowing that later that evening only one man and one woman will lift the trophy,” said Michael D’hulst, supertri co-founder and CEO. “It is a hark back to a different era of triathlon, where one-day finals decided titles. It fits these formats so well, where any mistake is costly, and you have to deal with pressure, and also delivers the excitement of a true World Championship event weekend in a package that offers substantial future growth.”
You can find out more about the event here.
