{"id":6574,"date":"2020-11-11T11:38:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T11:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=6574"},"modified":"2020-11-11T11:38:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T11:38:29","slug":"datev-challenge-roth-to-host-european-triathlon-championships-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=6574","title":{"rendered":"DATEV\u00a0Challenge Roth to host European Triathlon Championships 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This announcement means that it will also be the first time in history, German and European title fights will take place during the same race in Roth, as a few weeks ago, Roth was also awarded the 2021 German Championships by the German Triathlon Union (DTU).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This means German and European professionals and age group athletes can not only fight for victory in DATEV Challenge Roth, but also for the German or European crown over the 3.8 km swim, 180 km cycle and 42.2 km run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a huge sign of respect for the triathlon district of Roth that the governing bodies have approached us to host both championships here,\u201d said Felix Walchsh\u00f6fer,\u00a0 of Team Challenge. \u201cThe region will do everything possible to be a great host for the double championship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is a special allocation of entry\u00a0spots for the sold out event for the European Championships. 200 of the 3,400 places\u00a0have been reserved for the ETU and will\u00a0be given to the national associations.\u00a0All athletes who have already registered for DATEV Challenge Roth 2021 from\u00a0Germany and Europe and who hold a valid\u00a0membership of their national\u00a0associations can take part in the European Championships. Athletes should\u00a0contact their national body for further information on\u00a0eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>Renato\u00a0Bertrani, ETU president said, \u201cIt is with great pleasure and excitement we\u00a0announce the 2021 Long Distance European Championships will take\u00a0place on the\u00a0iconic long distance course in Roth.\u00a0Still in\u00a0my mind are the memories, back in 2012, when for the first time\u00a0we held our European LD Champs in collaboration with Challenge\u00a0in Roth. In the extremely difficult period\u00a0we are currently living in, such positive\u00a0news is greatly welcomed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Roth has hosted the\u00a0European Championships. In 1987, Detlef K\u00fchnel and his team hosted the title\u00a0fights over the middle distance.\u00a0Challenge Roth was once again the venue for\u00a0the European Championships in 2012 when Rachel Joyce (GBR) and Timo Bracht secured\u00a0the wins.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This announcement means that it will also be the first time in history, German and European title fights will take place during the same race in Roth, as a few weeks ago, Roth was also awarded the 2021 German Championships by the German Triathlon Union (DTU). Advertisement This means German and European professionals and age&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6574\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}