The Municipality of Lavreotiki, in collaboration with Grecotel Cape Sounio Resort and the company whynot, is organizing the sports event whynot legacy – Sounio on November 15-16.
The Municipality of Lavreotiki and the Sounio area are a unique tourist and sports destination.
Under the auspices
of the Ministry of Culture
of the Ministry of Tourism
of the GNTO
Age Groups & Races
Saturday 15 November
Swim Events
Mandatory Use of Swimming Buoy (Lifebuoy) in All whynot Swimming Races
Swim kids 300m : (8-14 years old )
Age Groups Boys – Girls (8-9, 10-12, 13-14)
Swim 1500m : (14+)
Age Groups Men – Women (*12–19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, +70)
* Athletes 12 & 13 years old will also be allowed in case of swimming athletes with proven races on free style and for +400 meters
Swim 3000m : (16+)
Age Groups Men – Women (16–19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, +70)
Important Comments – Awards
- There is no Overall category in childrens’ events.
- The First overall athlete will not be awarded inhis/hers age category.
- If there are no at least three athletes per age group, then merging will apply.
- There will not be any merging for the following age roup categories: +16-19 & 20-24 sprint distance and 18-24 Standard distance as well as the over 60.
- .For athletes with disabilities, separate awarding categories aplly. etc.).
Contingency plans
Due to various unpredictable situations, a race may not be executed as planned. In this case, the organizing committee executes the race based on alternative emergency plans (Contingency plans), provided by the international federation. For example, if the swimming leg of a triathlon cannot be performed, then swimming is replaced by running.
Important note: in case of alternative contingency plans being implemented in a league race, the scoring applies as normal and it is calculated in the same way – based on time.
Sunday 16 November
Triathlon
(Individual – Relay) (18+)
Swim: 1.5km, Bike: 40km, Run: 10km
Age Groups, Men – Women (18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50 -54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, +70)
Relay: Men/mixed (teams either by men or mixed men-women), Women (only women) and Corporate.
(Individual – Relay) (16+)
Swim: 750m, Bike: 20km, Run: 5km,
Age Groups, Men – Women (+16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50 -54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, +70)
Relay: Men/mixed (teams either by men or mixed men-women), Women (only women) and Corporate.
Aquathlon
Adults Aquathlon: (16+)
Swim: 750m, Run: 5km
Age Groups, Men – Women (16-20, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, +70)
Junior Aquathlon : (6 – 15 years old)
Swim: 150m, Run: 1km
There is no overall division in kid’s races
Age Groups, Boys – Girls (6-7, 8-9, 10-12, 13-15)
Calendar / Schedule
Tuesday, November 11
19:00: Triathlon & Aquathlon Briefing – The briefing video will be available on our Facebook & YouTube pages.
Thursday, November 13
16.00 – 21.00: Registration services (Location to be announced)
Friday, November 14
16.00 – 21.00: Registration services (Location to be announced)
Saturday, November 15
08.00 – 15.00: Registration services at Grecotel Cape Sounio
10.30 : Swimming 1.500m at Grecotel Cape Sounio
10.40 : Swimming 3.000m at Grecotel Cape Sounio
12.15 : Kids Swimming 300m at Grecotel Cape Sounio
12.30: Award ceremonies for Swimming Races at the finish line
Sunday, November 16
06.30 – 08.30: Registration services at Grecotel Cape Sounio
09.00 – 11.00: Registration services at the finish line (beach) for Junior Aquathlon only
06.30 – 07.30: Bike check in για όλα να αγωνίσματα
07.45: Start of Standard race
08.00: Start of Sprint & Aquathlon races
11.15: Start of Junior Aquathlon race
11.30 – 13.30: Bike check out **
12.00: Award ceremonies for triathlon and Αquathlon at the finish line
** Due to the fact the transition zone contains important athletes’ assets, finishers’ presence will not be allowed, and of course no bikes will be taken before the designated time. In case of violation of the above, athletes are automatically disqualified.
Races info
Cape Sounion (Modern Greek: Aκρωτήριο Σούνιο Akrotírio Soúnio [akroˈtirʝo ˈsuɲo]; Ancient Greek: Ἄκρον Σούνιον Άkron Soúnion, latinized Sunium; Venetian: Capo Colonne “Cape of Columns”) is the promontory at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the town of Lavrio (ancient Thoricus), and 69.5 km (43.1 miles) southeast of Athens in the Athens Riviera. It is part of Lavreotiki municipality, East Attica, Greece.
Cape Sounion is noted for its Temple of Poseidon, one of the major monuments of the Golden Age of Athens. Its remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides by the Aegean sea.
Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion built c. 440 BC.
The original, Archaic-period temple of Poseidon on the site was built of tufa. The Sounion Kouros, discovered in 1906 in a pit east of the temple alongside fragments of other statues, was probably one of a number of votive statues dedicated to Poseidon which probably stood in front of the god’s sanctuary. The archaic temple was probably destroyed in 480 BC by Persian troops during Xerxes I’s invasion of Greece.[12] After they defeated Xerxes in the naval Battle of Salamis, the Athenians placed an entire captured enemy trireme (warship with three banks of oars) at Sounion as a trophy dedicated to Poseidon.
source : wikipedia.org
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