The International Triathlon Union announced today that Beijing, China will host the 2011 BG Triathlon World Championships. The announcement was made after the venue’s successful hosting of the latest round of the 2007 BG Triathlon World Cup, the test-event for next year’s Olympic Games.
“To be able to offer the thousands of elite and age group athletes that compete in the world championships the opportunity to race on the same course as the Olympics is a great thrill for us,” said ITU’s Director of World Cups and World Championships, Sheila O’Kelly. “This is part of the planned sport legacy to come out of the Beijing Olympics.”
Athletes will swim in the Changping reservoir next to one of many ancient pagoda in the region; the bike course will take athletes through the surrounding hills and past the Ming Tombs; finally athletes will run through the local urban setting.
The ITU World Championships feature a number of categories in addition to those participated in by the professional athletes, with several thousand age group and AWAD (Athlete with a Disability) competitors also to be accommodated during the event.
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