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Ibiza presents the 2023 Multisport Triathlon World Championship that will bring together 12,000 people from 50 countries

Ibiza will host the Multisport Triathlon World Championships, an event that will put world titles at stake in six disciplines (Duathlon, Cros Duathlon, Cros Triathlon, Aquathlon, Aquabike and Long Distance Triathlon) over ten days and which will take place in 2023, as announced at the presentation ceremony of the most important intercontinental multisport triathlon event.

The presentation ceremony was attended by important personalities including José Manuel Franco, president of the Consejo Superior de Deportes, Marisol Casado, president of World Triathlon and IOC member, Vicent Marí, president of the Consell Insular d'Eivissa and José Hidalgo, president of the Spanish Triathlon Federation.

12,000 people from 50 countries

The Multisport Triathlon World Championships will be held in 2023 - before the summer - and it is estimated that some 12,000 people will attend, including more than 4,000 athletes and accompanying persons from 50 countries. Ibiza will become the epicentre of world sport. It is a project with a firm commitment to sport, complemented by tourist experiences and which will be carried out in a true paradise for its practice.

The Consell and the island's town councils, committed to the World Championships

The launch of the Ibiza 2023 Multisport Triathlon World Championships was attended by the political authorities of the island's municipalities, Rafael Ruiz, Mayor of Eivissa, María del Carmen Ferrer, Mayor of Santa Eulària des Riu, Marcos Serra, Mayor of Sant Antoni de Portmany, Eduardo Sánchez, Councillor for Tourism Promotion of Sant Josep de sa Talaia and Santiago Mari, Deputy Mayor of Sant Joan de Labritja, Eduardo Sánchez, councillor for tourism promotion of Sant Josep de sa Talaia and Santiago Mari, second deputy mayor of Sant Joan de Labritja, thus showing the support of the whole island for the great international event and that they will host the different disciplines. Thus, the Duathlon and Aquathlon will be held in Santa Eulalia, the Cross Duathlon and Cross Triathlon in San Antonio and the Long Distance Triathlon and Aquabike in Ibiza, leaving San José and San Juan as venues where alternative activities will be held.

José Manuel Franco, the president of the Consejo Superior del Deporte, stressed that "Ibiza has already demonstrated in 2018 that it is capable of organising this type of event". He affirmed that sport is something that "overcomes all challenges" and gave the example of the pandemic, recalling that "it has helped many people to overcome the hardest part of the pandemic and has allowed them to escape from the most negative part of the pandemic in terms of mental and physical health". Franco recalled that "sport is a fundamental element of political, social and territorial cohesion" and concluded by saying that "sport is linked to health and also to the economy, since it represents 4% of Spain's GDP and generates 400,000 direct jobs".

On the other hand, Marisol Casadothe president of World Triathlon (International Triathlon Federation), a member of the IOC (International Olympic Committee), said that "it is a source of pride that in 2023 the world championships will be organised in your country". He recalled that since the International Federation was constituted in 1989 we have not only been linked to elite triathlon but also to the promotion and participation of any athlete in our world championships. Casado stressed that "Ibiza is one of the best places in the world to host a Multisport Triathlon World Championships because of the sporting conditions that the island presents but also because of its tourist qualities that make it a very popular destination for everyone.

Vicent Marí, the President of the Consell Insular d'Eivissa said that "with the hosting of the Multisport Triathlon World Championships we are consolidating our commitment to sporting events with a world-class event". He added that "with a global event like this we also want to promote our island as a sports tourism destination" and emphasised that "it is necessary for an event of this magnitude that all the administrations get involved in order to guarantee the success of the events". Marí stated that "we believe it is crucial to demonstrate what we have been saying for some time, Ibiza is a unique and ideal destination for outdoor sports. We are facing a challenge to demonstrate our organisational and sporting management capacity that this island has".

Hidalgo: "We want it to be a great sporting reference and provide a unique experience".

At the presentation, José Hidalgo, president of FETRI (Spanish Triathlon Federation) said that "it is a project that we have been working on for three years" and revealed that "it was a complex process as there was a great dispute to host the first World Championships after the pandemic where we reached the final phase with Italy".

Hidalgo said that "it is a project for the whole island, with six world championships in ten days, with a forecast of 4,000 athletes and a total of 12,000 people in a project that is articulated in being a reference in everything that has to do with the competition, but also in providing different experiences to each and every one of the athletes and their companions who will come here". He reaffirmed that "we are very committed to sustainability" and recalled that "sport has benefits for physical and mental health and has value as an economic and social engine".

Spain, a world leader in multisport triathlon

Spain is confirmed as a world reference in multisport triathlon after hosting top level events after Ibiza 2018, Pontevedra 2019, Bilbao Bizkaia 2022 and now Ibiza 2023.

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