Cloud-based event registration and data firm ACTIVE Network, is in Chicago, Illinois, to support 4,000 athletes competing in the ITU World Triathlon Chicago event – the only US stop on the 2014 ITU World Triathlon (ITU WTS) series.
Taking place on 27-29 June, ACTIVE is working behind the scenes to support race registration at the major ITU WTS event.
The ITU World Triathlon Chicago is hosted by USA Triathlon, the US national governing body for the sport, and Lagardère Unlimited Events North America – a division of Lagardère Unlimited, which is the International Triathlon Union’s global commercial partner for the ITU WTS.
The City of Chicago will welcome the world’s top Olympic-distance elite triathletes as one of the stops on the WTS, alongside such cities as Auckland, Cape Town, Yokohama, London, Hamburg, Stockholm and the Grand Final in Edmonton, which will crown the World Champions in triathlon.
“ACTIVE Network understands endurance athletes, and provides enterprise-level software, and development support, as well as the overall experience to manage the demands of USA Triathlon-sanctioned events, including the inaugural ITU World Triathlon Chicago,” said Chuck Menke, USA Triathlon Chief Marketing Officer.
“ACTIVE Network is honoured to be an official Gold-Level partner of USA Triathlon and we’re dedicated to continually evolving our technology to support the growth of triathlons,” said Sam Renouf, General Manager, ACTIVE Network Sports & Consumer business.
Sam continued, “We pride ourselves on developing relationships with our partners to help us better understand their needs, and those of their participants, in order to provide the right tools and insights to help them grow.”
The City of Chicago joins the ITU World Triathlon Series in 2014 and 2015, including the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final and Age Group World Championships. One of just eight series events around the globe in 2014, Chicago will welcome 130 of the world’s top Olympic-distance triathletes alongside such cities as Auckland, Cape Town, Yokohama, London, Hamburg, Stockholm and Edmonton.
In addition to the elite races, the event features top-flight Olympic- and sprint-distance age-group races, as well as two relay options, offering amateurs the chance to compete in the same epic venue as the world’s best athletes. Launched in 2009, and rebranded in 2011, the ITU World Triathlon Series is televised in more than 160 countries.
The City of Chicago joins the ITU World Triathlon Series in 2014 and 2015, including the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final and Age Group World Championships. One of just eight series events around the globe in 2014, Chicago will welcome 130 of the world’s top Olympic-distance triathletes alongside such cities as Auckland, Cape Town, Yokohama, London, Hamburg, Stockholm and Edmonton.
In addition to the elite races, the event features top-flight Olympic- and sprint-distance age-group races, as well as two relay options, offering amateurs the chance to compete in the same epic venue as the world’s best athletes. Launched in 2009, and rebranded in 2011, the ITU World Triathlon Series is televised in more than 160 countries.
ACTIVE Network is a leading provider of ‘Activity and Participant Management’ solutions. The company’s technology platform aims to make managing and operating all types of activities, events and organizations smarter and more efficient.
ACTIVE powers over 47,000 global customers and builds leading vertical technology applications for the markets it serves. The company’s ACTIVEWorks cloud platform scales with customers, large and small. ACTIVE Network was founded in 1999, is headquartered in San Diego, California, and has offices worldwide.
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