(6-25-08) Rumor has it that the World Triathlon Corporation is looking at staging an Ironman in Oregon in 2009. The event would be the final qualifier for the October 2009 Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Kona, HI.
According to an article that ran in yesterday's Forest Grove News-Times, Hagg Lake, the site of the 2007 and 2008 USAT Age Group National Triathlon Championships outside of Forest Grove, OR, is one of the venues being considered for the new event.
IronmanOregon.com has officially been registered by the World Triathlon Corporation, but nothing has been posted on the site to date. According to the article, officials from the Florida-based WTC will be visiting Oregon this summer to evaluate their options. Eugene and Bend are apparently also in the running to hold the event, but no decisions or additional information have been released at this time.
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