Triathlon New Zealand High Performance Director, Mark Elliott has resigned his role, effective at the end of this month.
Elliott, who was formerly performance director from 2000-2004 returned to the organisation last year. He leaves after helping guide the organisation in a new direction following major changes to the sport
that sees Olympic and World Championship focus move from the traditional standard distance event to much shorter race formats - sprint and mixed team relay racing.
Elliott said he had always intended that his second term with Triathlon New Zealand would be a short-term involvement. He leaves having delivered a number of outstanding results, including a Bronze Medal at the Commonwealth Games in the Mixed Relay and Tayler Reid just this month winning the Mens U23 title at the ITU Grand Final.
"It has been a time of significant change with new race formats bringing exciting elements to the sport, along with new opportunities. I wish Triathlon New Zealand, the athletes and dedicated coaches all the best going forward.
There is a dedicated group of great athletes and coaches striving for success on the world stage, I look forward to seeing them deliver for New Zealand in the future", says Elliott.
Triathlon NZ chief executive Claire Beard said; "I thank Mark for his contribution to the sport and wish him all the best for his next endeavour. We will now undertake a process to fill the high performance director role".
- This story has been automatically published using a media release from Triathlon New Zealand
