Javier Gómez Noya confirms that he will be in New Plymouth and will go for the World Cup in Pontevedra

Javier Gómez Noya, five times world champion of triathlon and silver medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games, confirmed this Monday that next Sunday he will return to competition in the test of the New Plymouth World Cup (New Zealand), with its mind set on the Olympic Tokyo 2020.

"I'm wanting to prove myself. For me it is a preparation race. One of my goals is the Olympic Games and not only do I have to perform in short distances. This is a time of a lot of training and a lot of work"Said the Galician triathlete, in Vanguardia.com

Noya this 2019 has achieved a victory on IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong, getting the pass to IRONMAN World Championship 70.3 in Nice and in sprint triathlon in New Zealand and is looking forward to testing in this distance already with level triathletes

Gómez Noya parked yesterday morning training in New Zealand to participate, by videoconference, in the presentation of the sponsorship of Banco Santander as the main sponsor of the Mutideporte World Championship, which will be held in Pontevedra from 27 from April to 5 in May .

"For me it's a luxury to compete at home. I keep very good memories of all the experiences I've had competing in Pontevedra and I'm sure it will be a great show. If I did not compete, I would not miss it as a spectator“, said Gómez Noya, to whom they sang the “happy birthday”.

In this sense, he pointed out that if the World Cup event were in another city, it would not participate: “My training is now very different, but it is my city and I want to try to fight for the victory. As in all the races I go out to, I always go out to win".

"It is a complicated objective, a distance that I have never competed in, I have made shorter and longer, but I hope to be able to perform at a good level"He said.

The mayor of Pontevedra, Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores, thanked Banco Santander for its financial support to a meeting that, according to revealed, will have the participation of 4.000 athletes from around the world.

"We are putting Pontevedra on the map and I hope that this championship is a success. We are talking about an immediate return of millions of euros and a subsequent return that will make people return to Pontevedra in the future“said the councilor.

For her part, Charo García Alonso, Banco Santander's territorial director in Galicia, commented that for her company it is a "unique opportunity" to take the name of Pontevedra to all corners of the world.

"We are sponsoring sports intensely and with this bet we want to get closer to the city of Pontevedra.", he pointed.