{"id":18310,"date":"2020-10-16T14:04:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T14:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.challenge-family.com\/challenge-family\/uncategorized\/third-wilcards-selection\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T15:45:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:45:54","slug":"third-wilcards-selection","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.challenge-family.com\/challenge-family\/news\/third-wilcards-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonny Brownlee, Angela Naeth, Henri Schoeman and Lisa Norden announced as next wildcards selection for PTO 2020 Championship at Challenge Daytona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced that Jonny Brownlee, Lisa Norden, Henri Schoeman and Angela Naeth have been selected as wildcards for the PTO 2020 Championship at\u00a0<em><strong>CHALLENGE<\/strong>DAYTONA<\/em><sup>\u00ae.<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Charles Adamo, Executive Chairman of PTO, commented, \u201cOur third round of wildcard selections is filled with Olympic medallists and a gritty Canadian. With Britain\u2019s Jonny Brownlee and South Africa\u2019s Henri Schoeman joining Jonny\u2019s brother, Alistair, and Javier Gomez on the start line, the star-studded field will have every men\u2019s Olympic medal winner from both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. Sweden\u2019s Lisa Norden, silver medal winner in the 2012 London Olympics, will join previously announced wildcard selection Nicola Spirig, who denied Norden gold by 9\/1000th of a second. Canadian Angela Naeth just missed out on an automatic qualifying spot, but her stellar career and her remarkable comeback after being diagnosed with Lyme disease has earned her a wildcard place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Norden commented, \u201cThe PTO 2020 Championship is shaping up to be to the event of a lifetime and\u00a0I am honoured to be part of this\u00a0incredible field of world-class athletes. The mix of long and short course athletes is mind-blowing. It will be truly exciting to see how the race unfolds. When you see names like Spirig on the start-list you know it&#8217;s going to be fast and furious. If it comes down to a \u201c9\/1000th of a second&#8221; kind of sprint, I\u2019ll make sure to have the margin on my side this time!\u00a0Big thanks to the PTO who\u00a0have been so supportive of the triathlon\u00a0community\u00a0in a year that has been\u00a0rough for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jonny Brownlee, looking forward to a great event, stated \u201cI am\u00a0really pleased\u00a0that I have been awarded a wildcard slot for the PTO 2020 Championship and look forward to racing at Daytona.\u00a0The championship field is\u00a0stacked full of big names from short course and long-distance racing, so it\u2019s going to be tough, but I am looking forward to testing myself over that distance. It\u2019s great to see the PTO and the professionals all come together for this event and\u00a0I\u2019m delighted to be involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Upon being selected, Angela Naeth commented, \u201cI am\u00a0honoured to have\u00a0been selected as a PTO 2020 Championship wildcard. It is\u00a0incredible how the PTO has\u00a0supported\u00a0professionals and\u00a0the\u00a0triathlon community\u00a0throughout\u00a0this\u00a0difficult time. The $2,500,000 the PTO paid out in\u00a0March\u00a0allowed many of us just to\u00a0survive. Now\u00a0they\u00a0are putting on the\u00a0biggest race of the year\u00a0allowing our whole triathlon\u00a0community to come\u00a0together. I am so\u00a0proud to be a PTO Professional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s Henri Schoeman stated, \u201cI\u2019m excited to have been given a wildcard spot in the PTO 2020 Championship. I really look forward to testing myself against the best long course athletes, most of whom I\u2019ve never raced before. The unique venue will create even more excitement and I\u2019m really stoked to be part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The PTO 2020 Championship at\u00a0<em><strong>CHALLENGE<\/strong>DAYTONA<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0will be the highlight of a difficult year and will see the world\u2019s top triathletes competing for a $1,000,000 prize purse. With the top 40 PTO World Ranked athletes and the PTO wildcard selections, the field for the PTO 2020 Championship will be the strongest ever assembled.<\/p>\n<p>The next set of four wildcard selections for the PTO 2020 Championship at\u00a0<em><strong>CHALLENGE<\/strong>DAYTONA<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0will be announced at 15:00 BST on 20th October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced that Jonny Brownlee, Lisa Norden, Henri Schoeman and Angela Naeth have been selected as wildcards for the PTO 2020 Championship at\u00a0CHALLENGEDAYTONA\u00ae. 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