Pontevedra will host the grand final of the Triathlon World Championship in 2023

The Executive Board of the Triathlon World has approved the award of the 2023 Triathlon World Championship Finals to Pontevedra.

At Lóleo Eventos, Pontevedra World champions for racing will be crowned Elite, Sub-23 y Paratriathlonas well as for the standard distance of age groups, the Super Sprint distance of age groups and the Aquabike World Championships of standard distance of age groups.

The Championship Final is the jewel in the crown of the annual World Triathlon calendar. Previous hosts have included cities such as London, Budapest, Beijing, Auckland, Chicago, Gold Coast, Lausanne and Edmonton, with the next scheduled for Abu Dhabi in 2022.

"We are delighted that Pontevedra, which has proven to be a fantastic host to multiple sports on the world triathlon calendar, is now hosting the best triathletes in the world for the championship finals in 2023 ”said the president of the world of triathlon and member of the IOC, Marisol. Married.

"For Pontevedra, the organization of the grand Final of the World Triathlon Series in 2023 involves completing a cycle, because it is the only competition they had left to organize and putting a finishing touch.

He has always supported the biggest projects of international competitions, European championship in 2011, European duathlon championship in 2014, World multisport in 2019, and now the Grand Final in '23.

And the same happens with Spain, which has known how to capitalize and has been able to respond as necessary in the last three world championships this year. And this is an endorsement of the city of Pontevedra and the Spanish Triathlon Federation and the work we are doing", He said Jose Hidalgo, President of the Spanish Federation.

Pontevedra hosted the 2019 Multisport World Championships, with Javier Gómez Noya winning the long distance world title in front of thousands of spectators in one of the most memorable events on the Triathlon World calendar in years.

Gómez Noya, five-time world champion: "Pontevedra is a guarantee of success"

For an elite Spanish and Galician athlete who has competed in all corners of the world, having the grand final at home, in my city, is an absolute joy. Pontevedra is a guarantee of success, of knowing how to do things and a total guarantee of success.

"I have run almost all the Triathlon World Finals, in some of the most incredible cities in the world, but words cannot describe how excited I am that a small city like Pontevedra, my hometown, is now among the best cities to host. triathlon events"Said five-time world champion and local hero from Pontevedra, Javier Gómez Noya.

"I know the city, I know the organizers and I can promise that we are all ready to host the most important triathlon in the world in 2023 ”, assured the five-time Spanish champion.

Mayor Miguel Anxo Fernández: "Organizing the Grand Final is a finishing touch"

For his part, the mayor of Pontevedra Miguel Anxo Fernandez Lores He was enthusiastic about the news and highlighted the city's commitment to triathlon and its events, “for Pontevedra, the organization of the grand Final of the Triathlon World Series in 2023 involves completing a cycle, because it is the only competition that It remained to organize and put a finishing touch.

He has always supported the biggest projects of international competitions, the European cato in 2011, the European duathlon championship in 2014, the multisport world championship in 2019, and now the Grand Final in the 23rd.

The same happens with Spain, which has known how to capitalize and has been able to respond as necessary in the last three world championships this year. And this is an endorsement of the city of Pontevedra and the Spanish Triathlon Federation and the work we are doing ”.

"We welcome with great enthusiasm and great strength to host the Grand Final of the World Series in 2023. And for this we have the support of both our citizens and local and national public institutions and Triathlon Federations.

We want to organize a memorable event designed for major competitions and for the happiness and satisfaction of the athletes, as well as the entire great triathlon family"I affirm.

"Among us, as part of the great family that make up Pontevedra and the International Triathlon, we have Javier Gómez Noya, one of our illustrious citizens. He is a person who represents the core values ​​of Olympism: excellence, friendship and respect.

Values ​​that perfectly identify the bets of Pontevedra and the Spanish Triathlon Federation in the organization of large sporting events.

With him we share our best dreams. We carry sport in our blood, the vitality of a city that vibrates in the street with each race, with each heart moving to compete with joy.

And that is why we want to beat better and better brands. See you in Pontevedra in 2023”, Concluded Mayor Miguel Anxo Fernández.