96 / /May 2019
A
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
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