TRIATHLON QUEENSLAND
HOW TO BECOME
A WORLD CHAMPION
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f you need motivation for the season,
here’s a goal. Compete in events on
Triathlon Australia’s national calendar
and race for selection in Team Australia,
headed to the 2017 Age Group World
Championships in Canada. Take part in
the Parade of Nations, race with Aussie
pride and meet new people from all over
the world. Plus, you can tie it all in to a trication in the heart of the Canadian
wine country.
Next year, Team Australia will be
headed to Canada for the Penticton 2017
ITU Multisport World Championships
Festival on 18 – 26 August, including the
Duathlon, Aquathlon, Cross Triathlon
and Long Distance Age Group World
Championships.
Triathlon Australia can select up to
20 male and 20 female athletes per
Age Group category to represent Team
Australia at the World Championships.
Here’s what you need to know about
qualifying to represent Australia at the Age
Group World Championships as part of
Team Australia:
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Earn selection points over the season
by racing in qualifying races included
in Triathlon Australia’s National
Calendar.
Your finishing position in the races
will determine the number of selection
points that you receive, and points are
accumulated over the 2016/2017
season.
Double points can be earned
at National Championship races.
Automatic qualification for the
team is also awarded to athletes
who place first at an Australian Age
Group Championship.
To be selected on the Australian Age
Group World Team you need to be a
member of Triathlon Australia and apply
for the team in the distance you would
like to race before March 2017. For your
selection points to count, make sure your
Triathlon Australia membership is active
as of midnight on the Thursday preceding
the date of your selection race.
Qualifying Races coming up in QLD
AQUATHLON
Kawana Aquathlon | 12 November 2016 |
Sunshine Coast
CROSS TRIATHLON
TreX X-Tri Series | 11-12 February 2017 |
Sunshine Coast
LONG DISTANCE
Hogs Breath Hervey Bay 100
12-13 November 2016 | Wide Bay
Hell of the West | 5 February 2017
Goondiwindi | Australian Championship
Long Distance
Find out more at
triathlonqld.com.au
" ONE OF THE BIGGEST
DRAW CARDS FOR
MY PARTICIPATING
IN TRIATHLON IS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REFRESH
MENTALLY AND TO SWITCH
OFF OFFICE LIFE."
P H OTO : T R I AT H LO N A U S T R A L I A | D E L LY C A R R
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