Chattanooga to host Ironman 70.3 World Championship!

It will be a 2 day event on September 9th and 10th of 2017.

Professional and age-group women will race on Saturday and the men on Sunday.

Chattanooga beat out two other cities for this race; Lake Placid, New York and St. George, Utah.

Officials expect more than 185,000 athletes to register for more than 100 Ironman races around the world in 2017.

They expect more than 4,000 athletes will qualify for the World Championship from those races.

Ironman Chief Executive Officer Andrew Messick said, “Chattanooga is a first-class city, fully qualified and well-equipped to deliver an exceptional event, and we look forward to providing our athletes with an unforgettable championship race experience.”

Chattanooga was chosen for several reasons like it’s proximity to Lookout Mountain, fast swim course in the Tennessee River, bridges and Riverwalk.

“We are extremely excited that our community was chosen to host the 2017 IRONMAN 70.3 Championship,” said Bob Doak, President and Chief Executive Officer for the Chattanooga Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Chattanooga is 1 of 6 cities in the country to host both an IRONMAN and an IRONMAN 70.3; Chattanooga is 1 of 10 cities in the world to host both an IRONMAN and an IRONMAN 70.3; and Chattanooga is the ONLY city on the planet to host an IRONMAN, an IRONMAN 70.3 and two days of IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship racing. That’s impressive. We would not have been able to do this without the existing strong partnership with IRONMAN and the dedication and support of the entire community.” 

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