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08/24/2001
2001 Goodwill Games
organisers today announced a triathlon field featuring the
cream of international triathlon talent, including the current
World Champions, Olympic gold medallists and world number
one ranked triathletes.
Australia will field the biggest team in the
competition, with seven men and five women confirmed to compete,
including current world champion Peter Robertson and world
number one Chris Hill.
Adding to the strong Australian men's line up
is Chris McCormack, Trent Chapman, Miles Stewart, Greg Bennett
and Luke Harrop.
In the women's competition, defending Goodwill
Games champion Loretta Harrop will be joined by fellow Australians
Nicole Hackett, Emma Carney, Melissa Ashton and Liz Blatchford.
Major international names confirmed to compete
include women's world number one and current world champion
Siri Lindley (USA) and Sydney Olympic gold medallists Simon
Whitfield (CAN) and Brigitte McMahon (SUI). Other top-ranked
triathletes in the field include Barbara Lindquist (USA),
Rina Hill (NZL), Laura Reback (USA), Craig Watson (NZL) and
Hamish Carter (NZL).
2001 Goodwill Games Chief Executive Campbell
Rose said triathlon was shaping up to be one of the epic contests
of the Games.
"This is a very diverse field, as it features
most of the top ten ranked male and female triathletes in
the world, together with a number of competitors who have
showed great form in recent months," Mr Rose said.
"When these triathletes are pitted against each
other it will prove to be a fascinating contest."
Triathlon, one of two Goodwill sports free to
the public, will be staged in the heart of Brisbane's CBD
on the morning of September 2. A total of 50 triathletes will
compete in individual female and male contests.
Both events will run over an Olympic distance
course, including a 1500m swim through the Brisbane River,
a 40km bike ride and 10km run around the hub of the Goodwill
Games at South Bank.
Athletes will compete for a total prize purse
of $200,000 (USD) to be divided equally between the men's
and women's competitions. Of that amount, $100,000 will be
divided amongst the top ten winners in each competition.
Media information:
Julianna Poli, 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane
Ph: 07 3233 2159 (direct) / Mobile: 0405 148 307
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