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by TQ.kiwi
Oz triumph
Aucklander Charlotte Brown warmed up for the Feb. 25 Oceania Junior (U19) Sprint Championship in Taupo with her first offshore victory at the St Kilda 2XU Junior Elite Sprint Race in Jan. The Oceania champs double as the Tri NZ Junior Triathlon Series finale.
Townsville beckons
Lock August 15-25, 2024 into your dairies Kiwi age groupers – the World Triathlon Multisport Championships are coming to Australia. Townsville will host 19 races across duathlon, long-distance triathlon, long-distance aquabike, aquathlon, cross triathlon and cross duathlon during the 12-day festival with age group, para, junior, U-23 and elites categories.
Maternity Policy
World Triathlon launched a new maternity policy on Jan. 1 designed to facilitate the return of elite women to competition after childbirth. Rankings will be frozen from the moment an athlete announces her pregnancy until the child is two years old. The rule also applies to female athletes that suffer a miscarriage after their 20th week of pregnancy.
Super expansion
Kienle knocked out the 90km bike leg in 2:08:40 en route to 3rd at Challenge Wanaka in a time of 4:02:57. Kiwi Jack Moody won in 3:58:01
Super League Triathlon’s (SLT) acquisition of the iconic New York and Chicago Triathlons means it now owns three of the longestrunning and largest participation triathlons in the U.S. SLT’s Malibu Triathlon incorporated a round of the elite Super League last Sept. with Hayden Wilde winning the men’s race.
Holiday heaven
The Air New Zealand Rarotonga Triathlon is again the showcase of the Cook Island’s Triathlon Festival set for May 4-9. The 1500m swim, 42km bike, 10km run triathlon is scheduled for May 6. There’s also an ocean swim, mountain bike tour and Tour de Raro bike race for those who like their to do their vacations fit and fast. rarotri.com
SUPER LEAGUE ARENA
