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IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing cancelled again
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned this. yet another China 70.3 cancelled:

IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing has officially been cancelled. What are my options as an athlete?
We are committed to getting you to the finish line of an IRONMAN 70.3 event. To assist, we have the following options available:
You can receive a free transfer into another open IRONMAN 70.3 event taking place prior to June 30, 2019. You will also be automatically included in the opportunity to receive one of the slots to the 2019 IRONMAN World Championship or 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship.
You can request a full entry refund. Refund and transfers elections can be made until October 5, 2018 via the link each registered athlete received on September 18-19, 2018. Should you not have received your link, please contact chongqing70.3@ironman.com
Note that RELAY athletes (captain and participants) are not eligible for the World Championship slots associated with the free transfer. To be clear, Relay athletes are entitled to the captain being refunded and a free transfer for each team member. HOWEVER, none of the relay team members are eligible for the World Championship slots.
How do I become eligible for the 2019 IRONMAN World Championship and 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship slots?
By choosing to transfer from IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing to another IRONMAN 70.3 event, you will automatically be included in this opportunity. Athletes will be selected via a random draw and notified via e-mail by October 31, 2018. Athletes may elect to participate in only one (not both) World Championship event. Selected athletes will be assigned a number in order of their selection and be able to select their event in that order. For example, the first drawn athlete would be Athlete #1 and would have the option of either the IRONMAN World Championship or the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship. At some point, slots for one of the events will run out and the remaining athletes will not have the choice between events.
Athletes receiving slots to the 2019 IRONMAN World Championship and 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship will need to validate their entry by completing either an IRONMAN or IRONMAN 70.3 race by August 19, 2019.
What are my transfer options?
Athletes will be able to transfer into any open IRONMAN 70.3 race taking place prior to June 30, 2019.
Will my athlete registration be refunded?
Yes, if you elect a refund as well as a transfer option. All participants will be refunded in full including additional ACTIVE purchases and the ACTIVE processing fee.
If you have any questions, please contact: chongqing70.3@ironman.com
What are additional ACTIVE purchases?
Additional ACTIVE purchases include any items purchased on top of the race entry as part of the registration process. These include banquet tickets and the FinisherPix photo and/or video packages.

Originally from: http://ap.ironman.com/...s.aspx#ixzz5RWHhWF3j
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Re: IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing cancelled again [benb] [ In reply to ]
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Why was it cancelled?


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My marathon PR is "under three, high twos. I had a two hour and fifty-something."
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Re: IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing cancelled again [benb] [ In reply to ]
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Hey, at least you get the transfer or refund options.
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Re: IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing cancelled again [benb] [ In reply to ]
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What a waste of slots.
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Re: IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing cancelled again [windschatten] [ In reply to ]
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The local authorities rescinded their approval apparently.
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Re: IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing cancelled again [benb] [ In reply to ]
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The 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing will have 30 qualifying slots for the 2019 IRONMAN World Championship and 50 qualifying slots for the 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship available. Eligible athletes receiving a slot can either accept a slot to the IRONMAN World Championship or a slot to the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship (but not both).[/i]

So they are just giving all the slots away by a random draw? Is that what they mean? There are 722 on the bib list so a 1 in 24 chance for Kona or 1 in 14 for Nice. Pretty good odds as there will be some who decline.

Am interested as I very nearly signed up for this race but went with 70.3 Xiamen instead to try and get a slot.

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Last edited by: Tri-K: Sep 19, 18 19:29
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Re: IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing cancelled again [benb] [ In reply to ]
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Re: IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing cancelled again [Thomas Gerlach] [ In reply to ]
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China against... China?

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Re: IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing cancelled again [M----n] [ In reply to ]
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do you know anything about Xiamen ? Will take place on Nov?
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Re: IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing cancelled again [benb] [ In reply to ]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjbPi00k_ME


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