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Following postponement of the March event due to the northern New South Wales floods, the Kingscliff Triathlon will return to town next month.
The Triathlon will be held on Sunday, May 23 and an excess of 1500 athletes, including 270 kids ranging from age 7 to 12 are expected to take part.
Race Director Mike Crawley said that athletes were itching to get back to Kingscliff.
“After the postponement of the March Triathlon last year due to COVID-19, a restricted program in the recent November event and flood affected event in March, it definitely has been an interesting 18 months for our sport and community,” Mr Crawley said.
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Subscriber only Almost 1000 athletes will swim 1.9km, cycle 90km then run a half marathon of 21.1km when they take on the seventh annual Tweed Enduro at Pottsville on Saturday. The main event is fully booked with a wait list but there are a few entries available in the sprint event only. The annual event which will be held on March 6 has more than 950 people entered, including Men s Open athlete Nathan Dortmann who will return to fight for his place on the podium after narrowly missing out top honours in 2020. In the Women s Open, Ella Coates will be vying for the top spot after a recent podium at the Kingscliff Triathlon.
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Subscriber only The Tweed Coast will play host to a sold out world qualifier for the annual World Triathlon Series next month. The popular Tweed Enduro will be held in Pottsville on March 6, and will feature the International Triathlon Union Age Group World Qualifier for both the Long Course Triathlon distance and the Aquabike The world s fastest triathletes travel to the region to compete head-to-head for a chance to be crowned world champion. Athletes at the Tweed Enduro will be looking to prepare before the World Championships come to Townsville in 2022. Event Manager Kevin Pready said the Pottsville Beach course was well equipped to handle the level of competition which comes with an ITU World Qualifier.