In October we entered the last quarter of the year with various development projects being delivered face-to-face or virtually, all over the world. The online sessions of the World Triathlon - Korea Triathlon Coaches Education Project came to an end in all three courses (Level 1, Level 2 and CPD) and candidates are now heading to their final assessments. In the meantime, Coaches Level 1 (Spanish) and Level 2 (English) online courses started in the Americas. The newly introduced Technical Officials Community E-Seminar is getting more and more important in our education process and becomes an excellent initiative to start officiating and event organising journey for those who are aiming for Level 1 certification. In October all three Level 1 TO Courses in Asia used that e-learning opportunity to make sure all their applicants are ready to level up their knowledge. Americas Triathlon has been the first to organise World Triathlon Development Regional Cups in 2022 in order to support their developing athletes’ career towards high performance. Santo Domingo hosted the seventh event in October and Uruguay will stage the last one in November.
Athlete Education: Race review and Preview
In order to support athletes and coaches in their race-specific preparation, Emma Carney, two-time World Champion and Hall of Fame, led the Race Review and Preview focused on World Triathlon Cup events. As we are approaching the end of the competition season, we are accompanying you through the last two World Triathlon Cup Events of the season. Stay tuned with us through the World Triathlon Education & Knowledge Hub: Education Hub: Race Previews (triathlon.org).
2022 World Triathlon Cup Miyazaki
Race preview
Race review
Coach Education
2022 Skopje World Triathlon Level 1 Coaches Course
The course was delivered by Miloš Petelin (SLO) and Vicent Beltran (ESP),
“ For me, it was a pleasure to be part of the 2022 Skopje World Triathlon Level 1 Coaches Course. Together with Vicent Beltran, we share a bit of our experience in triathlon with all the course participants, who showed great interest during the five days course.”
Here’s what course participants said about the course:
“The most important lesson I took away as a coach is to encourage athletes to be involved in triathlon and to construct the training in a fun and joyful manner, which will ensure keeping the athletes in the sport for a long period of time,” Verica Mitreska (MKD).
“I have taken one more different approach into my coaching. It’s been overwhelming seeing myself grow and change my coaching style, for better. Try to keep training simple but effective and give as much time as possible for athletes to practice. Also focus on my growing and learning, especially getting more into Sport Science as that field really interests me. Try to get more feedback from athletes and take that into account when planning next sessions,” Anja Davidović (SRB).
2022 Tashkent World Triathlon Technical Officials Level 1 Seminar
The seminar is delivered by Uzbekistan local talent Olga Blokhina, who attended the World Triathlon Certified L3 Technical Official in Kuala Lumpur this August. The goal of the seminar is to continue to inspire and to develop the attendees to become national and international Technical Officials in our triathlon community.
2022 Tabriz World Triathlon Technical Officials Level 1 Seminar
The course was led by Omar Bin Abu Bakar (SGP) and supported by Asia Triathlon Development Coordinator, Firas Al-Hmood (JOR). With the presence of the NF president and vice president as participants at the seminar, a high level of engagement and motivation from the participants are reported by the course facilitators - Omar Bin Abu Bakar (SGP). “I was surprised by the level of competitiveness in this seminar. Participants were wanting to be the first to be heard in quiz sessions and also wanted to be the first in asking questions in Q&A sessions. This classroom culture automatically increased the level of participation and engagement thus motivating others to be engaged. I was positively overwhelmed at times with the technicality of the questions.” The president of the Iran Triathlon Federation, Mahdi Goudarzi stated that “We wish to develop triathlon in Iran to the next level, and by having technical officials’ seminars like this, we hope our local TOs can come together and raise our standards.”
2022 Al-Khobar World Triathlon Technical Officials Level 1 Seminar
Saudi Triathlon Federation never stops. Since the NF became a member of World Triathlon (2020) this was the third time that hosted a development activity funded by the NF. After the Activator and the Level 1 Coaches Courses, the NF moved to deepen the knowledge of their Technical Officials. The course was led by Peter Chua (SGP) and Adele Cheah (MAS). Asia Triathlon Development Coordinator, Firas Al-Hmood (JOR), also presented at the seminar. Adele Cheah (MAS) stated that “This Level 1 seminar was engaging, dynamic and thankfully was not “death by PowerPoint!”
Voices of Level 1 TO candidates
“It was so much in-depth! But the way it was presented is so much fun and so unique. It was not the usual dead PowerPoint lectures.”
“I just thought the work that the facilitators have done is extraordinary, I enjoyed the modern ways of teaching that they used to get us involved in interactive activities”
“Thank you for being available for us to translate! It really made us understand more and made the job easier. However, we understand how important it is to improve our English. Especially if we want to get involved more at the international/continental level.”
“This is only a start for Saudi Arabia. In 2034, when we will host the Asian Games and our Technical Officials will be in present at different levels! Thank you for making this happen and for believing in us.”
2022 Montevideo World Triathlon Technical Officials Level 1 Seminar
The Capital of Uruguay hosted the next edition of the Triathlon American Championships at the end of October. The course served to train the local technical team supporting the championships delivery in a safe and fair environment.
The seminar took place during the 2022 Americas Triathlon Championships Montevideo and was facilitated by Felix Molina (MEX) and Jorge Garcia (ESP) shares that “ To deliver a course with TOs coming from 4 countries (Uruguay, Puerto Rico, Perú and Argentina), is always challenging but amazing experience” Uruguay NF also stated that “Uruguay NF is really proud to achieve a new TO’s seminar, where this new group will join the existing group to continue delivering the sport in Uruguay.”
Italy, Turkey and Bermuda to invest in their technical team
World Triathlon Technical Officials Level 1 Seminars funded by National Federations took place in Cagliari (Italy), Alanya (Turkey) and Hamilton (Bermuda) linked to their respective events.
The Japanese Triathlon Union (JTU) also hosted a Technical Official Development Project during the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Miyazaki. Visit the website for full article.
NFs that are interested in hosting self-funded Technical Officials Level 1, please contact Thnaos Nikopoulos at thanos.nikopoulos@triathlon.org.
World Triathlon Technical Officials And Event Organisers Level 2 Seminar
After being impacted by COVID for 2 years, we are pleased to see the World Triathlon Technical Officials & Event Organisers Level 2 Seminar is now returning to our development calendar regardless of the ongoing event season. The Technical Officials Level 2 Seminars were hosted respectively in America, Europe and Asia.
2022 Guayaquil World Triathlon Technical Officials And Event Organisers Level 2 Seminar
Following the Technical Officials Level 1 Seminar hosted last year in Guayaquil, Ecuadorian Triathlon Federation carries on the Technical Official Education to Level 2. The seminar was delivered by Felix Molina (MEX) and Leslie Poujol Brown (HON).
2022 Kuala Lumpur World Triathlon Technical Officials & Event Organizers Level 2 Seminar
During the seminar, a special guest from Asia Triathlon, Cheah Choon Nam, Asia Triathlon Treasurer visited for an hour to share his Asian Games’ TD experience. Melody Tan (MAS) and Adele Cheah (MAS), World Triathlon Level 3 Technical Officials from Malaysia led the seminar. Melody Tan (MAS), Technical Delegate of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games stated that ”It was great to see how enthusiastic each team was about designing the race venue. We told them to refer to the EOM and think of tent sizes, purpose and walking flow.”
Course Participant - Philip Hall (PHI) “Long three days but a great learning experience supplemented with real-life examples from our facilitators and fellow TOs.”
2022 Belgrade World Triathlon Technical Officials & Event Organizers Level 2 Seminar
After Great Britain hosted the Level 2 seminar during the spring Serbia welcomed the second Technical Officials Level 2 Seminar this year in Belgrade in order to cover the high demand in the region. The eligible TOs received detailed insights in all segments of an event delivered by Howard Vine (GBR) and Duncan Hough (GBR).
“When I received the picture with the self-built venue days before the course I had the imagination I would attend a seminar with Kindergarten elements. But it was very intense, I met great people from different countries, learned a lot and I feel well-prepared for upcoming events and tasks now. And yes, I even enjoyed the element of building our own improvised venue with LEGO and other things we had and found quite a lot. I am very grateful to have been allowed to attend this great course, and I thank our facilitators, hosts, my colleagues and World Triathlon and Europe Triathlon for the opportunity.”
The third and final stop of Team Europe in the year 2022 was at 2022 Europe Triathlon Cup Alanya. This year, Team Europe completed at 3 Europe Triathlon Cups:
Europe Triathlon Cup Yenisehir 16 - 17 Apr, Mersin, Turkey
Europe Triathlon Cup Rzeszów 04 Jun, Rzeszów, Poland
Europe Triathlon Cup Alanya 15 - 16 Oct, Alanya, Turkey
The Team Europe is led by Coach Ljudmila Medan (SRB) and is composed of 19 athletes, 12 Male and 7 Female from 8 European Countries: Luxembourg, Estonia, Latvia, Turkey, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and North Makedonia.
National Federation Corner
Triathlon Zambia at a glance: Following 2022 Lusaka World Triathlon Technical Officials and Event Organizers Community Seminar, Triathlon Zambia carries on with the development activities. A team of 11 triathletes had an Anti-doping session at Heroes Stadium with one of recently trained technical officials. Some might find the session overwhelming as they received the education for the first time, but it is a great start for them.
In addition, Triathlon Zambia also attended a 2 days strategic planning session held by Zambia NOC reported by Clement Chileste, President of Triathlon Zambia.
Do you have an NF project and/or story to share. Please reach out to World Triathlon Development development@triathlon.org
