Following a current rebrand from Super League Triathlon to supertri, the virtual-meets-real-world racing occasion– supertri E World Triathlon Championship powered by Zwift– is occurring as a single day occasion, with e-sports world titles chose at the London Aquatics Centre on April 13, 2024.
supertri E World Triathlon Championship powered by Zwift blends reality and virtual racing and included at the IOC’s Olympic Esports Week. Professional athletes race in arenas, swimming in a swimming pool with their efforts on the bike and run understood in a virtual race environment.
The occasion is packaged as a broadcast item, with the goal of providing a brand-new generation of esports fans and‘pure in your face strength’.
60 elite professional athletes will be contending in the one-day World Championship occasion in collaboration with World Triathlon on April 13 at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.
A series of warms in the early morning will see just 10 males and 10 females make it through to the last at night and an opportunity to raise the supertri E World Triathlon Championship powered by Zwift titles.
The heats up will include 2 phases of swim, bike, kept up a time-out in between them and a pursuit start for phase 2. The finals will be the complete supertri E World Triathlon Championship format (swim– bike– run// run– bike– swim// swim– bike– run) with a pursuit start in phase 3.
As a World Championship title, the occasion likewise contributes points to the World Triathlon rankings. Previous winners consist of Great Britain’s Alex Yee and Beth Potter with Australia’s Sophie Linn and South Africa’s Henri Schoeman the 2023 victors.
supertri CEO and Co-Founder, Michael D’hulst, stated “At supertri our company believe in motivation and home entertainment, therefore we have actually believed long and hard about the next age for supertri E and are happy to reveal this brand-new twist on the format along with the brand-new branding for the occasion.
“The assistance of our partners, World Triathlon, in assisting to provide the supertri E World Triathlon Championship powered by Zwift is both a source of pride therefore essential for our sport.
“Moving to a single day World Championship occasion indicates the drama of the expert racing will be much more extreme, with all 60 professional athletes reaching the place with a possibility of winning a possibly career-defining title, and understanding that later on that night just one male and one female will raise the prize.”
He continued, “It is a return a various period of triathlon, where one-day finals chose titles. It fits these formats so well, where any error is expensive, and you need to handle pressure, and likewise provides the enjoyment of a real World Championship occasion weekend in a bundle that uses considerable future development.”
Marisol Casado, World Triathlon President,
