We wrote a previous post regarding the Super
League. Comments to Macca by the ITU President
deserves a second look at the Super League:
1)
The
ITU and its Federations have controlled triathlon and triathletes but contrary
to what she says: They hamper the
development of triathlon and triathletes.
International competition is limited by Federations
depending on criteria outside of competing in triathlon. The Mexican Federation does not allow
triathletes to compete internationally if they do not comply with what they
call “marcas mínimas.” Swimming and
running, 400 meters and a 1.5 kilometers respectively for juniors; 1,500 meters
and 5k for elites. The Personal Best of
Richard Murray swimming would put him outside of the Mexican Team and unable to
compete internationally (taken in 2015).
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS IN THE 1500M SWIM AND 10KM RUN :
1500m swim in 18'18"
10000m run in 29'34"
1500m swim in 18'18"
10000m run in 29'34"
Marisol Casado speaks of discrimination because the
Super League did not have a female counterpart in this occasion. How will she call this violation of Human
Rights by the Mexican Federation when she is aware of the proceeding of the
Mexican Federation? Spots are available
but the Mexican Federation does not allow triathletes to use them.
The Super League would allow our athletes to develop
internationally competing against the best.
Entries are not done by Federations.
How bad can it be if the Federation get involved? The Spanish Federation
tried to hold Javier Gomez back with bad luck. We know the story of his supposed
heart condition. Good for Javi!
Thursday,
March 23, 2017
The Super League
Triathlon, last weekend in Australia, generated lots of good coverage and
images for our sport. It also brought back good memories of the
successful Formula 1 Series hosted by the Australian Triathlon Federation in
the 1990’s. This innovative format had a positive impact on the
evolution of Triathlon.
We, in ITU,
have always worked for the development and growth of our sport. We
also embrace change and innovation, so we followed the three days of
competition in Hamilton Island closely. We are happy, as were many
athletes, to see the extensive media coverage that our athletes and the sport
attracted, with the different formats showcased in the Super League event.
As an International Federation, with gender balance at the core of our DNA, the absence of a women’s event concerned us greatly. To have a competition, like the Super League, launched without a women’s event is a huge step backwards for us. ITU stands out from other sporting organisations as one of the best for gender equality and it has been this way since our inception. Equality is with the men’s and women’s competitions, as well as prize money and media exposure.
There is a respond by Macca in the slowtwich.com forum:
And Macca responded in the classy, business-professional way we'd expect from him. Thankfully he can take critique and is not at all thin skinned, otherwise this series would self-destruct, as no reasonable sponsors or athletes would want to be associated with it.
We will continue with number 2), mainly for researchers, in our next post.
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