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2021 World Triathlon Cancelled Due To Covid
The 2021 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championship – which Bermuda was scheduled to host next month — will not take place this year, officials have just confirmed. The event, which Bermuda’s Olympic gold medalist Flora Duffy was scheduled to compete in, will not take place, with organisers citing an analysis that “considered... Read more of this article
Organisers Seeking Volunteers For WTSBDA
People are being encouraged to register to volunteer for the upcoming World Triathlon Sprint and Relay Championship in Bermuda [WTSBDA]. A spokesperson said, “Local fans of Flora Duffy are encouraged to show their love for the international superstar by registering to volunteer at her first triathlon on home soil since winning the sport’s Olympic... Read more of this article
HSBC Bank To Sponsor World Triathlon Event
HSBC Bermuda will “focus on the island’s young athletes and promote youth engagement as a main sponsor of this fall’s World Triathlon Championship,” the Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] announced today. “The newly announced HSBC partnership paves the way for the return of key youth training and development opportunities for aspiring... Read more of this article
Free Stream Of Duffy’s 2018 Bermuda Victory
Triathlon fans are getting the opportunity to re-live the excitement of Flora Duffy’s win at the 2018 MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda – complete with the Bermudian triathlete’s commentary – as streaming platform TriathlonLIVE.tv offers its services free for one year. A spokesperson said, “This weekend Bermuda can re-live the... Read more of this article
Carey Olsen To Sponsor WTS Bermuda Triathlon
Carey Olsen Bermuda is an Official Partner of the International Triathlon Union’s [ITU] World Triathlon Series in Bermuda. The World Triathlon Bermuda takes place on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April, and will now be the first installment of the 2020 World Triathlon Series following last week’s decision by the International Triathlon Union and... Read more of this article
MS Amlin Named Title Sponsor Of WTS Bermuda
MS Amlin has been named the title sponsor for Bermuda’s World Triathlon Series [WTS] for the third consecutive year. A spokesperson said, “MS Amlin is proud to be announced as the title sponsor for Bermuda’s World Triathlon Series [WTS] for the third consecutive year. “The April 18, 2020 international triathlon is growing and expanding... Read more of this article
Four Days Of Activities For 2020 World Triathlon
Bermuda will host the MS Amlin World Triathlon Series for the third year this coming April, with four days of activities to take place. The event website said, “In 2020 Bermuda hosts the MS Amlin World Triathlon Series for the third year and Olympians will race the challenging course just months ahead of their Olympic quest in Tokyo, Japan. “Four... Read more of this article
ITU 2020 World Triathlon Series Schedule
The ITU 2020 Season calendar has been released, one that will see the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, along with 7 World Triathlon Series to crown the World Champions at the Edmonton Grand Final and 15 World Cups. “I am absolutely thrilled with the new calendar, it’s a perfect mix between new additions to our portfolio of events, classic... Read more of this article
Report: Triathlon Contributed $4.7M To GDP
This year’s MS Amlin World Triathlon Series [WTS] event in Bermuda “generated an estimated $4.7 million for the island’s economy, along with another $9.3 million in projected future tourism,” according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers [PwC]. “The April 28 event—one of three annual International Triathlon Union [ITU] World... Read more of this article
Volunteers Win With World Triathlon Bermuda
Bermuda’s MS Amlin World Triathlon Series event in 2020 is already off to a great start with more than 100 residents already signed up to volunteer. World Triathlon Bermuda ran a promotion inviting the community to sign up as volunteers early for the April 18, 2020 race, offering great prizes from the event’s volunteer sponsor, PwC Bermuda. Those... Read more of this article
BDA Supports Team Ladybugs To Continue
A father and daughter team from the UK who entered this year’s MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda, continue to inspire the Bermuda community. Stephan and Chloe Couture, who race as ‘Team Ladybugs’ as a disabled team, competed in the Sprint Distance individual triathlon event. Chloe, at 13 has severe Cerebral Palsy and her dad, Stephan pulls her... Read more of this article
BTA: More Accessible To People With Disabilities
A working group of diverse Bermudians brought together by the National Tourism Plan is developing a strategy to make Bermuda more accessible to people with disabilities. The goal is to release the strategy to the public this fall and motivate the country to execute it in time for the World Triathlon Grand Final in October 2021. The two-year deadline... Read more of this article
Photo Set #3: World Triathlon Bermuda Races
The World Triathlon Festival Weekend was held with the three day event involving an opening ceremony, RenaissanceRe Kids Duathlon, amateur age group races, plus the male and female elite races which featured some of the world’s top professional triathletes from different countries. A total of 35 troops from the Royal Bermuda Regiment provided security... Read more of this article
Regiment Provide Support At World Triathlon
Soldiers swung into action yesterday [April 28] to help an international triathlon competition go without a hitch. A total of 35 troops from the Royal Bermuda Regiment provided security and acted as marshals around the MS Amlin World Triathlon competition based in Hamilton. The RBR also provided extra safety on the water with two vessels from Boat Troop... Read more of this article
Photo Set #2: World Triathlon Bermuda Races
The World Triathlon Festival Weekend was held with the three day event involving an opening ceremony, RenaissanceRe Kids Duathlon, amateur age group races, plus the male and female elite races which featured some of the world’s top professional triathletes from different countries. France’s Dorian Coninix finished first in the Elite Men’s... Read more of this article
Photos: WTS BDA Amateur Age Group Races
The World Triathlon Bermuda Amateur Age Group races got underway this morning [April 27] with staggered starts throughout the morning. The Elite Men’s Race started after 1.00pm and saw France’s Dorian Coninx finish first in 1:50:36, which also sets a new record on the Bermuda course. The Elite Women’s Race started shortly after 4.00pm and... Read more of this article
