The ETU Development Continental Camp 16 was held from 17-24 May in the Desmor - Rio Maior Maior Sports Centre with the participation of 12 athletes.
Coaches and athletes from emerging and developing ETU national federations participated in the camp under the guidance of an outstanding staff made up of top level international triathlon coaches prior to the 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships.
Together they trained, learned new training techniques, practiced the skills they had and then tried out new skills. Over the weekend the athletes and coaches who were on the ETU Development Camp benefitted from the excellent training ambient. A successful ITU camp was held in Rio Maior back in September, 2013.
The Rio Maior Sports Centre offers great conditions with a 50M and 25M indoor pool for triathletes and the possibility of open water swimming. There is a synthetic track with 8 lanes and there are beautiful running or biking tracks. The training circumstances are excellent and have been experienced by many national triathlon federations already. It is the official Portuguese Olympic Preparation Centre and the Official National Swimming High Performance Centre.