{"id":1803651,"date":"2024-05-23T14:20:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.triathlonquebec.org\/blogue\/changes-and-clarifications-to-the-2024-regulations\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T14:20:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:20:54","slug":"changes-and-clarifications-to-the-2024-regulations","status":"publish","type":"blogue","link":"https:\/\/www.triathlonquebec.org\/en\/blogue\/changes-and-clarifications-to-the-2024-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes and clarifications to the 2024 regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>As it does every year, Triathlon Qu\u00e9bec&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.triathlonquebec.org\/officiels\/comite-technique\/\">Technical Committee<\/a> reviews the rules published by World Triathlon and adapts or clarifies them according to the type of event and the different clienteles involved. 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