Lausanne, the Olympic Capital, wins the right to host Triathlon's ITU Grand Final in 2019

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has awarded the 2019edition of the ITU Grand Final, Triathlon’s flagship event, to Lausanne, the Olympic Capital. TheSwiss city will also organize an ITU World Cup stage in 2018. The other bidder for the event was thecity of Edmonton (CAN).

The delegation who presented the bid of Lausanne 2019 to the International Triathlon Union’s ExecutiveCommittee was supported during the 6 months long campaign by Lausanne based specialist consultancy TSEConsulting. The team will now start working on delivering a spectacular edition of the ITU Grand Final, just oneyear before the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The delegation included members such as: Marc Vuilleumier, Municipal Councillor of the City of Lausanne incharge of sports, Patrick Schmid, President of Swiss Triathlon, Steeve Pasche, Director of Lausanne Tourism,Patrice Iseli, Head of Sport of the City of Lausanne, as well as Lausanne Triathlon organisers Claude Thomas,Director, Bernard Vuillamy, Technical Director, and Gael Lasserre, General Secretary.

Two world-renown Swiss athletes were also part of the presentation, including London 2012 Gold MedallistNicola Spirig (via video) and 2016 European Championships bronze medallist Andrea Salvisberg.

Marc Vuilleumier, Municipal Councillor of the City of Lausanne in charge of sports, said: "We have hosted aTriathlon every year in the Olympic Capital since 1994. We’ve had world Championships twice, the last time in2006. In 2019, we want, together with the ITU, to showcase Triathlon in a new way, with a new course, right inthe heart of the Olympic Capital. For us, it is also a fantastic way to promote our sporting city to the world,against the spectacular backdrop of the lake and the Alps. We look forward to strengthen our ties with the ITU in

the years to come."

Patrick Schmid, President of Swiss Triathlon, said: "Lausanne has brought a lot to Swiss and InternationalTriathlon over the years. It is a great chance for us to continue building our sport, and for the ITU to continue toshowcase Triathlon to the international sports world."

Andrea Salvisberg, bronze medallist, 2016 European Championships in Triathlon: "This link to the OlympicMovement is crucial for the continued development of our sport. I am very proud to have contributed to bringthe Grand Final to the Olympic Capital, and of course, I can’t wait to compete in my home country, just a fewmonths before the Games in Tokyo."

Lausanne will also be host to the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games and the 2020 IIHF World Championships.

For more information, please contact:

Gael Lasserre

Lausanne Triathlon General Secretary

Tél. : +41 21 315 14 09

Mobile : +41 79 356 78 32

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