{"id":6583,"date":"2020-11-11T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T13:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=6583"},"modified":"2020-11-11T13:37:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T13:37:00","slug":"usa-triathlon-pto-and-challenge-north-america-unite-to-host-three-day-tri-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=6583","title":{"rendered":"USA Triathlon, PTO and Challenge North America unite to host three-day tri festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0USA Triathlon and the Professional Triathletes Organisation have joined forces with\u00a0Challenge North America\u00a0to be part of its iconic\u00a0Challenge\u00a0<em>Daytona<\/em>\u00a0race at Daytona International Speedway on December 4th, 5th and 6th.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The three-day triathlon festival will attract athletes from around the world to compete at the \u201cWorld Center of Racing \u00ae\u201d and will feature an array of different events, including age-grouper sprint and middle-distance events, junior challenges, a Pro-Am relay and will culminate with a PTO Middle Distance World Championship Race with a $1,000,000 prize purse for the world\u2019s top professional triathletes.<\/p>\n<p>William Christy, CEO of\u00a0<strong>Challenge\u00a0<\/strong><em>North America<\/em>\u00a0said: \u201cIn often a divided world, triathlon has been a unifying force for athletes across the globe. We come together to compete as a family of global athletes. The global pandemic has displaced athletes and cancelled races and now more than ever, our world needs to unite. Our festival allows us to cheer and compete for a shared cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<div    >\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our daily lives and routines in dramatic ways. As we adjust and adapt to these changing circumstances, we also know that our entire multisport community is eagerly awaiting the day we can safely and responsibly race again,\u201d said Rocky Harris, USA Triathlon CEO. \u201cUSA Triathlon is proud to support<strong>Challenge\u00a0<\/strong><em>North America<\/em>\u00a0and the PTO by sanctioning a world-class event in December that will showcase the camaraderie of our sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Click Here: <a href='https:\/\/www.ifootballshop.com\/liverpool-424.html' title='liverpool mens jersey'>liverpool mens jersey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Charles Adamo, PTO Chairman, stated \u201cThe PTO is pleased to be able to work with the USA Triathlon and\u00a0<strong>Challenge\u00a0<\/strong><em>Daytona<\/em>\u00a0to support the triathlon community to provide race opportunities for athletes. Since many professional events have been cancelled and some races rescheduled without a professional prize purse, the PTO is committing $1,000,000 of prize money for the PTO Middle Distance World Championship.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In addition, the PTO Championships on December 6th, the\u00a0<strong>Challenge\u00a0<\/strong><em>Daytona\u00a0<\/em>Festival weekend will include a wide array of events catering to athletes of all ages and abilities. The event weekend is anticipated to host the following events:<\/p>\n<p>PTO Middle Distance World Championships<br \/>\nSprint and Middle-Distance Triathlons<br \/>\nJunior Challenge kids\u2019 race<br \/>\nPro Am Relay Race<br \/>\n5K\/10K run\/walk events<br \/>\nRelay categories<br \/>\nDuathlon and Aquabike events<\/p>\n<p>    Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The top six male and female finishers in each Middle-Distance Triathlon age group will qualify for entry in\u00a0THE CHAMPIONSHIP,\u00a0to be held in May 2021 at the x-bionic sphere in Samorin, Slovakia.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0USA Triathlon and the Professional Triathletes Organisation have joined forces with\u00a0Challenge North America\u00a0to be part of its iconic\u00a0Challenge\u00a0Daytona\u00a0race at Daytona International Speedway on December 4th, 5th and 6th.\u00a0 Advertisement The three-day triathlon festival will attract athletes from around the world to compete at the \u201cWorld Center of Racing \u00ae\u201d and will feature an array of&#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-6583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6583","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=6583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6583\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}