{"id":17515,"date":"2019-04-30T09:01:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T09:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.challenge-family.com\/challenge-family\/uncategorized\/challengewanaka-proud-to-host-the-2020-challenge-asia-pacific-championship\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T15:46:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:46:28","slug":"challengewanaka-proud-to-host-the-2020-challenge-asia-pacific-championship","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.challenge-family.com\/challenge-family\/news\/challengewanaka-proud-to-host-the-2020-challenge-asia-pacific-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"CHALLENGEWANAKA proud to host the 2020 Challenge Asia Pacific Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand will host the 2020 Challenge Asia Pacific Championship on 15 February as part of the <strong><em>CHALLENGE<\/em><\/strong><em>WANAKA<\/em> Triathlon Festival series. The Challenge Asia Pacific Championship will draw professional and age group triathletes from around the globe to compete on the iconic and honest middle distance course.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>CHALLENGE<\/em><\/strong><em>FAMILY<\/em> CEO, Zibi Szlufcik sees the Challenge Asia Pacific Championship in Wanaka as a \u201cmilestone\u201d in the development of the <strong><em>CHALLENGE<\/em><\/strong><em>FAMILY<\/em> brand globally and sign of respect for New Zealand\u2019s amazing triathlon community.\u201c<strong><em> CHALLENGE<\/em><\/strong><em>WANAKA<\/em>\u00a0is not only a Race, it is an icon of our sport with an unmatched involvement of volunteers and local community reflecting the <strong><em>CHALLENGE<\/em><\/strong><em>FAMILY<\/em>\u00a0core values. Awarding the Asia Pacific Champs to <strong><em>CHALLENGE<\/em><\/strong><em>WANAKA<\/em>\u00a0is a well-deserved development and will attract national and international athletes from the Asia Pacific Region and other continents. I\u2019m planning personally to line up in 2020 and experience the beauty of Lake Wanaka, which has always been one of my dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2019 <strong><em>CHALLENGE<\/em><\/strong><em>WANAKA<\/em> Winner, New Zealand\u2019s triathlon and multisport powerhouse Braden Currie is excited by what this means for his local event, \u201cTo me, the <strong><em>CHALLENGE<\/em><\/strong><em>WANAKA<\/em> Half is the best half distance course in the world. Being awarded the opportunity to host a championship event, will enable the race\u2019s profile to extend to a global community of triathletes. I believe it will attract a big field of international pro athletes and age groupers. I know a lot of pros I race with already have this event on their bucket lists, and hosting the Challenge Asia Pacific Championship will likely be just what they need to make the commitment to race in NZ during the Northern Hemisphere\u2019s off-season. \u00a0It\u2019s going to be a great race and I am looking forward to having it on my race schedule again in 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>CHALLENGE<\/em><\/strong><em>WANAKA<\/em> Race Director, Bill Roxburgh believes this will elevate the triathlon into a \u201cmust do\u201d event of the 2020 season for both international and New Zealand based triathletes. \u201cWe are thrilled to be able to host the Challenge Asia Pacific Championship here in Lake Wanaka. We know this will entice many more athletes to come visit and race in our spectacular part of the world. The Wanaka community and our event team have always greeted our guests with a warm kiwi welcome and we can\u2019t wait to bring that kindness and sense of fun to even more visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more info please visit our website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.challenge-wanaka.com\/\">www.challenge-wanaka.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand will host the 2020 Challenge Asia Pacific Championship on 15 February as part of the CHALLENGEWANAKA Triathlon Festival series. The Challenge Asia Pacific Championship will draw professional and age group triathletes from around the globe to compete on the iconic and honest middle distance course. 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