Triathlon Alberta Announces ITU World Championship Qualifying Host Venues
DEC 13, 2018
EDMONTON, Alberta — Triathlon Alberta, the recognized Provincial governing body of Multisport in Alberta, announced the 2019 host venues for Age Group qualification for both the 2020 ITU World Multisport Championships (Almere, Netherlands) and ITU World Triathlon Championships (Edmonton).
Sprint Triathlon
Victory Triathlon (3 spots) - June 22
WTS Edmonton (2 spots) – July 20 and 21
Stettler Triathlon (1 spot) - July 14
St. Albert Triathlon (1 spot) - August 11
Standard Triathlon
Chinook Triathlon Festival (2 spots) - June 15
WTS Edmonton (3 spots) - July 20 and 21
Sprint Duathlon
Multi-sport at the Lake (1 spot) - August 11
Standard Duathlon
Multi-sport at the Lake (1 spot) - August 11
Aquabike
Multi-sport at the Lake (1 spot) - August 11
HOW TO QUALIFY
Interested athletes must be Triathlon Alberta members or members of their home Provincial Governing Bodies if not from Alberta, PRIOR to competition. Results are adjusted to determine appropriate five year age categories based on competitor’s ages as of December 31, 2020. The age adjusted results will be used to determine the automatic qualified athletes, who will be notified by Triathlon Canada directly.
ROLL DOWN POLICY
Triathlon Canada is offering an opportunity to claim an unclaimed spot for those athletes who do not automatically qualify based on the age adjusted results. Athletes will need to submit an online (link to be provided) Expression of Interest for the event they wish to claim a roll down spot in PRIOR to the event race date. Athletes will be charged $20 to submit an their “EOI” which will be treated as a deposit for those who are successful in obtaining a spot and will be deducted from their Team Management Fee as part of their official confirmation to the team. The $20 fee will be non-refundable for athletes who are unsuccessful in obtaining a spot. However, it may be applied to a charity entry instead. Successful athletes will be notified by Triathlon Canada directly.
ABOUT TRIATHLON ALBERTA
Triathlon Alberta is the provincial governing body for multisport in Alberta, providing leadership and development opportunities to athletes, coaches and officials across Alberta. Triathlon Alberta fosters the innovation and development of programs, services and resources for the Triathlon community in Alberta. Learn more about Triathlon Alberta, please visit: www.triathlonalberta.ca. Follow Triathlon Alberta on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.