The Ironman Group recently announced the cancellation of the 2020 Ironman African Championship and the Isuzu Corporate Triathlon Challenge, which was set to take place in November in Nelson Mandela Bay.
According to spokesperson, Siya Ndzimande, when they postponed this year’s Ironman African Championship triathlon from its original date of March 29, to November 15, and the Isuzu Corporate Triathlon Challenge, from March 28, to November 14, they felt very confident that they would still be able to deliver an exceptional event.
“Unfortunately, due to reasons related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and further conversations with the local authorities, we regret to advise that the Ironman African Championship cannot take place in 2020,” said Ndzimande.
Ironman African Championship will return on March 14, 2021, and the Isuzu Corporate Triathlon Challenge will return on March 13, 2021.
Ndzimande further said that the athletes who are registered for the events will receive an e-mail with further details.
“We thank our athletes for their commitment and look forward to providing them with an exceptional event experience in 2021,” said Ndzimande.
