This is a topic which was brought up in the Rauthbaum thread and looks to need its own thread.
What does World Championship mean in triathlon?
Should it only be a function of talent level involved? Should the course play a role? What about weather? (Don’t hot conditions favor one athlete over another? Or cold conditions? Or wind?) Does the time of year make a difference?
I’m just wondering if the current World Championship- irregardless of the charity slots and celebs- is a real WC.
I can see how a WC only depends on the athletes if the field of play is a controlled environment which pits talent against talent (football field, a pitch, basketball arena, ice rink, etc); but if the course is a factor in determining the outcome, then shouldn’t a WC be held at the hardest locale possible or at the least be moved around from year to year? Would a course like Silverman, Lanzarote, Roth, IM Austria, be just as qualified to host a WC?