British Triathlon Federation
Sport | Triathlon multisport |
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Jurisdiction | Great Britain |
Abbreviation | BTF |
Headquarters | Michael Pearson East, Loughborough University, Leicestershire |
CEO | Andy Salmon |
Sponsor | Descente |
Official website | |
www | |
The British Triathlon Federation (formerly the British Triathlon Association) is the
Structure
It is a federation of the three Home Nation membership associations (Triathlon England, Triathlon Scotland and Welsh Triathlon). Triathlon in Northern Ireland is organised under Ulster Triathlon, part of the all-Ireland governing body Triathlon Ireland.[2] However North Irish athletes may compete for Great Britain as long as they have a valid British passport and are a member of one of the three home nations associations.[3] Clubs in both the Channel Islands and on the Isle of Man are registered through triathlon England.[4]
Membership of governing bodies
The British Triathlon Federation is one of the 32 national sports governing bodies represented in the
Funding
British Triathlon's has two key funding streams, corporate sponsorship and the UK Sport Lottery Funding. A large selection of supporting partners give corporate sponsorship to BTF.[8]
Function
It is responsible for such matters as Great Britain’s international representation in the sport, Great Britain's Elite and Age Group teams, British and international events, all matters relating to
See also
- ITU Triathlon World Championships
References
- ^ a b "British Triathlon". British Triathlon Federation. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
- ^ "Triathlon - Sport NI". www.sportni.net. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "GB Team Policy". www.britishtriathlon.org. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Search". www.britishtriathlon.org. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "National Olympic Committee" (.doc). British Olympic Association. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
- ^ "Confederations > Europe > British Triathlon Federation". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
- ^ "European Triathlon Union". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
- ^ "Partners". www.britishtriathlon.org. Retrieved 29 June 2021.