Stockholm replaces Lausanne in the calendar of the 2012 World Series

The Swedish city of Stockholm will replace in the calendar Lausanne, Switzerland, has been forced to withdraw from the 2012 World Triathlon Series due to financial problems, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) announced on Thursday.

The competition in the Swedish capital will be the sixth on the calendar and will take place on August 25 and 26, also including the celebration of the Mixed Relay World Cup. This will be the first time that Stockholm hosts an ITU event.

Likewise, the organization chaired by the Spanish Marisol Casado announced that the Guatape (Colombia) test of the World Cup moves from July 1 to September 9.

–CALENDAR OF THE WORLD SERIES OF TRIATHLON 2012.

14 of April: Sidney (Australia).

11-12 for May: San Diego (United States).

May 26-27: MADRID (End of Olympic qualification).

23-24 from June: Kitzbuehel (Austria).

21-22 of July: Hamburg (Germany).

25-26 of August: Stockholm.

September 30: Yokohama (Japan).

20-22 October: Grand Final in Auckland (New Zealand).

Source: eldigitaldemadrid.es