2019-06-01_220_Triathlon

96 / /May 2019

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reyoureadytotestyourself

atChallengeFamily’s

showpieceevent?On2 June,

youcouldbelininguptotake

onTheChampionshipinthe

SlovakiantownofSamorin.

Proathletesandage-group

athletescanqualifyforthisHalf-

Distancetriathlonatoneofseveral

ChallengeFamilyRaces.ButThe

Championshipisnotjustaboutone

singlerace.Thereisa rangeofside

eventsthatmakeit a propercelebration

forallthefamily.Youcanalsocompete

intheChallengeSamorinMiddle

Distance(OpenCategory),the

Tryathlon,aswellastheSprint

Distance,OlympicDistanceandthe

OlympicRelay– whereyoucantakeon

theultimatechallengeasa team,plus

kids’runningracesforallages.

Thesemiddle-distanceandfringe

eventsalltakeplaceatSamorin’s

remarkablex-bionic®sphere.

Coveringa totalof1 millionsquare

metres,thex-bionic®sphererecently

becameSlovakia’sofficialOlympic

trainingcentre.Theunique,

multipurposecomplexboastsfeatures

suchasa hotel,restaurants,50m

outdoorand25mindoorpools,three

poolsforchildren,fourwaterslides,

thex-bionic®equestorsphere

• a paradiseforhorsesandhorse
  lovers,andanathleticsstadium.
  SebastianKienle(GER),whofinished
  insecondplaceatTheChampionship
  2018,saysofthesideevents:“Racing
  atthisyear’seventwasanunbelievable
  experience,andthefamily-friendly
  sideeventsabsolutelycontributedto
  theelectricatmospherethroughout.
  WhatisfantasticaboutChallenge
  Familyracesisthattheytakeinto
  accountnotonlytheproathletes,but
  thewholetriathloncommunity,sothey
  canbeenjoyedbyboththecompetitors
  andspectatorsalike.”

SamorininSlovakia

playshosttoThe

Championship– a

festivalofeventsforall

thefamilyculminating

inanepictriathlon

2 June 2019 ,

ARE YOU A

FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR HOW TO QUALIFY FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP, VISIT THECHAMPIONSHIP.DE

IMAGES: JAMES MITCHELL

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