{"id":24060,"date":"2023-07-24T18:01:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T16:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/?p=144290"},"modified":"2023-07-24T18:39:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T16:39:52","slug":"british-triathlon-confirms-therell-be-no-wtcs-race-in-britain-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/rss_feed\/british-triathlon-confirms-therell-be-no-wtcs-race-in-britain-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"British Triathlon confirms there\u2019ll be no WTCS race in Britain in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’ll be no World Triathlon Championship Series race in the UK in 2024, British Triathlon has confirmed. Here’s what you need to know <\/p>

By Rob Slade\n \t\t<\/p>

2023-07-24 16:01:44<\/p>

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British Triathlon has released a statement confirming that there\u2019ll be no World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) event in the UK for 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The statement reads: \u201cThe costs of hosting WTCS races has been escalating for several years.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing a detailed feasibility process and in consultation with all event staging partners, the challenging economic climate has meant that it would not be financially viable for the event to take place in 2024, despite the considerable financial and value in kind commitment from Leeds City Council and UK Sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

While this year\u2019s British WTCS race is set to take place in Sunderland next weekend<\/a><\/strong>, the plan was always for it to move back to Leeds in 2024. However, due to escalating costs and a tough commercial environment, this is now unable to happen.<\/p>\n

Instead, the money that would have gone toward putting on the race will instead be invested in \u201cother areas of the organisation\u2019s activity\u201d, says British Triathlon\u2019s media representative, \u201call of which has become much more expensive due to inflation and other related economic conditions\u201d.<\/p>\n

One thing to note, however, is that the World Triathlon Para Series event in Swansea will be unaffected and will once again take place there next year.<\/p>\n

A possible return for 2025?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The official statement went on to say: \u201cLeeds has been a great host of WTCS events for many years and is synonymous with triathlon as the training centre for several of British Triathlon\u2019s World Class Programme athletes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is also a key partner in British Triathlon\u2019s efforts to grow swim, bike and run amongst underrepresented communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cHosting major events remains a part of British Triathlon\u2019s strategy, and the organisation is working with its partners, including Leeds City Council and UK Sport, to explore different ways to enable a return of a WTCS event in future years.\u201d<\/p>\n

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