International Triathlon possibility for Benone

An ‘International Triathlon Team Relay’ could be set to take place at Benone Strand in September this year if a bid for funding is successful.
By Niall Deeney
Published 14th Aug 2013, 15:50 BST
Rhodri Jones, Carl Russell and Adam Wilson from the Triangle Triathlon Committee prepare for the ultimate test of endurance, the annual SPAR Causeway Coast Triathlon which will see top competitors from across Ireland descend onto Portrush Bay on Saturday 16th June 2012. Participants will complete a 1.5km swim in the sea before changing to the 40km cycle course and finishing with a 10km run, all against a beautiful backdrop in Portrush. This years event is also open to relay teams, with three competitors taking a challenge each. Visit www.causewaytriathlon.com for more details on entry and about the event.Rhodri Jones, Carl Russell and Adam Wilson from the Triangle Triathlon Committee prepare for the ultimate test of endurance, the annual SPAR Causeway Coast Triathlon which will see top competitors from across Ireland descend onto Portrush Bay on Saturday 16th June 2012. Participants will complete a 1.5km swim in the sea before changing to the 40km cycle course and finishing with a 10km run, all against a beautiful backdrop in Portrush. This years event is also open to relay teams, with three competitors taking a challenge each. Visit www.causewaytriathlon.com for more details on entry and about the event.
Rhodri Jones, Carl Russell and Adam Wilson from the Triangle Triathlon Committee prepare for the ultimate test of endurance, the annual SPAR Causeway Coast Triathlon which will see top competitors from across Ireland descend onto Portrush Bay on Saturday 16th June 2012. Participants will complete a 1.5km swim in the sea before changing to the 40km cycle course and finishing with a 10km run, all against a beautiful backdrop in Portrush. This years event is also open to relay teams, with three competitors taking a challenge each. Visit www.causewaytriathlon.com for more details on entry and about the event.

Sport NI has made funding available to any organisations wishing to host international sporting events in Northern Ireland up to the end of March 2014.

The International Sporting Events Programme is a one year funded pilot programme that will run in the 2013-14 financial year, with a minimum grant of £10,000 and a maximum of £50,000.

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The Sentinel has learned that an application has been submitted to host a Limavady International Triathlon Team Relay at Benone on September 28, 2013. If the application is successful up to 200 participants would be expected to take part in the event.

It is also anticipated that triathletes from “several countries” would be competing in the event.

Limavady Borough Council have applied to the International Sporting Events Programme to fund the event, with input and support from local outfit Triangle Triathlon Club.

If the application is to be successful, it will have to meet a number of criteria with a focus on ‘quality competition’, although successful applications will also be expected to demonstrate “how the proposed event feeds into Governing Bodies performance pathways; drives positive economic and social impacts (especially in areas of high social need); and creates opportunities for capacity building amongst sports volunteers and officials”, according to a report from Limavady Borough Council.

Letters of offer from Sport NI are expected next week.

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