SÃO PAULO, Brazil, April 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The host cities have been set for the Regional Selections qualifying for the TCB (CrossFit Brazil Tournament), the main event of the modality in the country! The cities chosen to host the qualifying events are: Mogi das Cruzes / SP, Paulínia / SP, Niterói / RJ, Belo Horizonte / MG, Curitiba / PR, Brasília / DF and Fortaleza / CE.

The events are organized by CrossFit Brasil and Eta! Communications and Events and in 2017 are sponsored by Gladius Equipment and Progenex Supplements. The TCB also has Rocktape, CrossX Solutions, Ultrawod, PAM CrossFit, Vitoria Hotels and Laroc Club, signing on for the project.

On Monday, March 27, the entries for the TCB Selectives began. 960 subscribers are expected, divided into 8 Regional Selectives.

"In this 8th edition of TCB, we are launching the Teen Category (14 to 17 years old) and opening another sub category in the Master (38 to 44 years old and +45). We are always looking to bring news to athletes and our sponsors. The biggest Sunset Club in Brazil at the moment, will bring us the possibility of adding to the event a little more 'show' for the public. We will have 4 days of competition in Valinhos / SP, with night shows, excellence in quality and audio-visual performance, exclusive cabins, in a totally innovative environment not only for the sport, but also for the nation as a whole," reveals Thales Antoniolli, Event organizer.

Dates and places:

May 27th and 28th

Selecção Pará-Nordeste (Fortaleza / CE) - CARRANCA CROSSFIT (@carrancacf)
Selective North-Central-West (Brasilia / DF) - CROSSFIT NATION (@nacaocrossfit)

03 and 04 / June

Selectiva Sul (Curitiba / PR) - CROSSFIT HIGH PULSE (@crossfithighpulse)
Selective SP Capital (Mogi das Cruzes / SP) - FERA CROSSFIT (@feracrossfit)

June 17 and June 18

Selectiva Rio de Janeiro (Niterói / RJ) - CROSSFIT TRÓIA (@crossfit_troia)
Selective SP Interior (Paulínia / SP) - PAM CROSSFIT (@pamcrossfitbr)

24 and 25 / June

Selectiva Minas-Espírito Santo (Belo Horizonte / MG) - V6 CROSSFIT (@ crossfitv6)
Selectiva Grande SP (Paulínia / SP) - PAM CROSSFIT (@pamcrossfitbr)

24, 25, 26 and 27 August

TCB (Valinhos / SP) - LAROC CLUB (@larocclub)