ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships 2015 Motala

The city Motala is since long known as a Mecca for triathlon with Swedish talents such as Joachim Willén (multiple Swedish Champion and participant at the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000), and Lena Söderqvist- Wahlqvist (silver medalist at the long distance World Championship 1998 and 2001, winner at Ironman Lanzarote 1999 and 2000), and the only triathlon high school in Sweden.
– In 2015 Vätternrundan will be celebrating its fiftieth event and this is a great way to celebrate having this kind of sport event coincides with that. An additional purpose is to place Motala on the World map and at the same time show that the organization of Vätternrundan has the experience and competency hosting such a prestigious and big event as a World Championship.