Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Challenge Family has confirmed the postponement of THE CHAMPIONSHIP. Due to take place on May 31st, the flagship event at the x-bionic sphere sports resort in Samorin, Slovakia, has now been rescheduled for August 16th.
The organising team cited a number of reasons, including: travel restrictions in place, the impact on athletes’ preparations and a general concern about the health situation. “This hard decision has been made after extensive consultation with all parties involved,” said Challenge Family CEO Jort Vlam. “We still see opportunities to organise a race later this summer, at August 16th to be more precisely.”
Vlam continued, “The postponement is one filled with hope for better times, but because the developments surrounding the coronavirus and therefore the measures imposed change almost daily, we will keep monitoring the situation and make a final decision latest on May 31st whether THE CHAMPIONSHIP can continue or not.
“In our belief, at that date we know more about the situation in August than we know now and there is still time to arrange travel and training. We guarantee that from our end we will do everything within our power to arrange this and work as hard as we can, but unfortunately we don’t have any control on the impact of the coronavirus.”
Challenge Family CEO Vlam also emphasized the importance of staying positive in these turbulent times. He said, “Of course we understand that this decision will have a big impact on our athletes and that there will be a few uncertain weeks ahead. We’re very sorry about that and of course we would have liked things to be different.
“We know this is a very bitter message, but we remain positive towards the future and we have hope and confidence that we can organize THE CHAMPIONSHIP on August 16th. Of course, we also understand that this solution might not be suitable for all athletes. Still we can guarantee you that we have tried to find the best alternative for as many athletes as possible and we hope for everyone’s understanding.”
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