More than 60 professional athletes will compete at Challenge Family’s flagship event, The Championship, on May 21, 2023, at the x-bionic sphere sports resort in Šamorín, Slovakia.
For the first time in the history of The Championship, the swim will not be in the River Danube, but in the canal that runs parallel to the Danube, which was also used during last year’s Collins Cup.
The event organising team adds that the canal provides not only cleaner, but also calmer swimming water and a shorter run to T1.
Lining up at the event in May are elite male triathletes: Frederic Funk, Aaron Royle, Thomas Bishop, and Matt Hanson.
Among the women, defending champion Sara Perez Sala returns to Šamorín. Fenella Langridge also returns to The Championship this year and after winning the 2022 Challenge Family World Bonus. Another athlete, Lucy Byram, who finished ninth last year, but has kicked off 2023 with strong form.
The Championship takes place at the Olympic training venue, x-bionic sphere in Šamorín, Slovakia with short course national championship races on Saturday, May 20. The flagship middle distance race, featuring a 20m non-drafting rule, starts at 08:30 CEST on Sunday, May 21.
