Kalmar Triathlon Gears Up to Ironman

It’s been confirmed – one of the world’s toughest triathlon competitions, Ironman, will be arranged in Kalmar on 18 August next year. The competition will serve as a qualifier for the World Championships, which will be held in Hawaii.

A triathlon competition of Ironman distance has been held in Kalmar since 1994. It is this competition that is now being geared up to Ironman. The last agreement between the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), Destination Kalmar and the local organiser Kalmar Triathlon was signed a couple days ago, making Kalmar the host of Scandinavia’s first full-distance Ironman competition!

The Ironman competition will be held on 18 August 2012. The number of competitors is expected to double from the current 700 to 1500.

Registrations
Registrations for the race can be made from 20 December at www.ironmankalmar.com

Hotel bookings
The hotel bookings open on 16 January 2012 on this page.

Facts about triathlons and Ironman
A triathlon consists of swimming, cycling and running back-to-back over different distances. To be called Ironman, a competition must be sanctioned by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), a private company that owns the rights to the name ‘Ironman’.

Every year, 24 Ironman competitions are arranged around the world. The best known is the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. Eight Ironman competitions are arranged in Europe: in Nice, Zürich, Lanzarote, Bolton, Pembrokeshire, Frankfurt, Regensburg and Klagenfurt. Ironman Kalmar will be Scandinavia’s first full distance Ironman.