Registration for the Fyn 2018 ITU Multisport World Championships Festival in Denmark is now open. Recently the patron of the event, His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Denmark tested the course for cross triathlon and ‘recommended everyone keen on a great experience of sports, nature and festival to join the event.’
Taking place in July 2018, the Fyn 2018 ITU Multisport World Championships Festival takes place on the island of Fyn, Denmark. The Danish Triathlon Federation, Sport Event Denmark, Sport Event Fyn and the municipalities of Odense, Svendborg and Middelfart will join forces and host the major international multisport festival consisting of five world championships within the course of nine days.
The five world championships include the disciplines Duathlon, Cross Triathlon, Aquathlon, Aqua Bike and Triathlon.
“A World Championship is of course the largest event one can host,” said President of the Danish Triathlon Federation, Mads Freund. “And then in five disciplines. We are very proud of that. And we are especially proud of the fact that the Open Race allows everyone who practices triathlon or one of the other disciplines, the opportunity to become a part of the vast multisport festival and experience an authentic world championship atmosphere.”
Freund added, “It is very a big thing to host such an event, but we have received incredible support from Sport Event Denmark and Sport Event Fyn, who have done their best to make it happen. It is a collective effort that has been performed by the best mainstay in Denmark.”
Crown Prince tested the cross course
Together with the opening of Open Race registration the partners behind the 2018 Multisport Festival announced that HRH The Crown Prince will be the patron of the festival. In relation to the Crown Prince’s patronage, the event partners recently invited The Crown Prince to test the Cross Triathlon route, which is located in Svendborg on the southern part of the island of Fyn.
Afterwards, the Crown Prince said “It is a marvellous area that Svendborg is located in – both hilly and bumpy. This mountain bike track, which is more or less, a single track, is a technical track, but it is also a fast track in many ways, so you have got both things. Since I am a triathlete myself, and since I think it is great that a world championship is actually coming to Denmark it felt very natural for me to become a patron for this ITU-event on the island of Fyn.”
The Crown Prince covered the challenging track through the landscape in the south of Fyn accompanied by several other event ambassadors of the 2018 Fyn Multisport World Championships Festival, among others the Danish triathlete Michelle Vesterby.
The Mayor in Svendborg Lars Erik Hornemann, added that he was pleased by The Crown Prince’s involvement in the Triathlon Festival on Fyn. “We are proud that Svendborg is able to offer such a beautiful and challenging terrain. The Crown Prince has tested the route. I know that unique experiences await the participants of the Multisport Festival 2018 in Svendborg, Middelfart and Odense where additional courses run,” he said.
CEO of Sport Event Denmark, Lars Lundov, added “It is a great honour and terrific for this large triathlon event that The Crown Prince has accepted the patronage. The Crown Prince, himself, has tried his strength against the sport and on the whole, he is a great patron for sports on all levels both nationally and internationally.”
How to participate
Age-groupers, Elite, U23, Junior and Paratriathletes must be registered by their national federations via the ITU online registration system. Other athletes can simply register for the Open Race competitions (here there will be a limited number of participants).
Facts about Fyn 2018 ITU Multisport World Championships Festival:
- The festival takes place on 6-14 July 2018 in the cities of Middelfart, Svendborg and Odense
- The festival consists of 5 world championships in the disciplines: Duathlon, Aqua Bike, Cross Triathlon and Long Distance Triathlon
- It is expected that approximately 5000 national and international athletes will participate
‘The world championships and the open races will be wrapped up in a festival, where people from all over the world gather around sport, the joy of life and festivities. Furthermore, it will be possible to participate in several fun-runs which are shorter.’
Programme
Friday 6 July – Duathlon (standard), Odense
Sunday 8 July – Duathlon (sprint), Odense
Tuesday 10 July – Cross Triathlon, Svendborg
Thursday 12 July – Aquathlon, Odense
Saturday 14 July – Aqua Bike, Middelfart/Odense
Saturday 14 July – Long Distance Triathlon, Middelfart/Odense
Saturday 14 July – Long Distance Relay (only Open Race), Middelfart/Odense
Saturday 14 July – Closing ceremoni, Odense
Fyn 2018 ITU Multisport World Championships Festival is hosted by Denmark on the island of Fyn. The event is organized in close cooperation between the Danish Triathlon Federation, Sport Event Denmark, Sport Event Fyn, RaceMakers, the municipalities of Odense, Svendborg and Middelfart and the triathlon clubs of Fyn.
www.fyn2018.com
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