Nearing the halfway mark of this season’s ITU World Cup calendar, the International Triathlon Union has added a new city to the 2014 schedule. Serving as the ninth of 10 stops, Cartagena, Colombia, will host an ITU World Cup race for the first time ever on 11-12 October 2014.
“The development of triathlon in South America is very important,” said ITU President and IOC Member Marisol Casado. “It’s critical we hold World Cup races in the Americas to ensure its elite athletes have high-level competitions in which to develop, so we are very happy to add Cartagena to the line-up.”
A seasoned host of PATCO (Pan American Triathlon Confederation) races, Cartagena will also this year welcome the 2014 PATCO Triathlon Pan American Cup and Central American & Caribbean Championships.
Cartagena joins the Chinese cities of Chengdu and Jiayuguan, as well as Alanya, Turkey, as new organizers of ITU World Cup races. Chengdu made its successful debut on the calendar last month with state-of-the-art training facilities designed specifically to become a hub for the development of triathlon.
Jiayuguan will next month make its international debut, while the Alanya race will be held in September following long-time ITU World Cup host Tiszaujvaros in Hungary.
