A new World Triathlon Cup season begins with the 2024 World Triathlon Cup Napier, a coastal city of New Zealand’s North Island. While New Zealand is well known for staging triathlon races, this will be the inaugural World Triathlon Cup for Napier. The race schedule is stacked across Saturday 24th and Sunday 25 February.

Saturday will host the 2024 Oceania Triathlon Junior Championships Napier and the 2024 World Triathlon Cup Napier with the world’s best athletes racing in an all-important Olympic qualification window for Paris 2024. Sunday will stage the Age-Group races, Oceania Junior Mixed Relay and the 2024 World Triathlon Mixed Relay.

The 2024 World Triathlon Cup is a sprint-distance triathlon (750m swim, 20km cycle and 5km run) and will start along the iconic stretch of the waterfront in Napier called Perfume Point. The 2024 event will be integrated into a Triathlon Festival featuring the New Zealand Sprint Distance Championships. It’s time for athletes to test out how the pre-season build has gone and show off form, as the world’s best fire up to battle it out in a sprint-distance format, the first World Cup race of 2024. The Elite women will race on Saturday from 4pm local time and the men will line-up from 6pm, all watchable on the platform TriathlonLive.tv (live and on-demand).

The Wilde favourite
New Zealand’s Olympic bronze medallist and ranked number two in the world Hayden Wilde will take centre stage and wear number one in Saturday’s World Cup season opener in Napier, New Zealand. Wilde is a firm favourite to not only claim victory in the first World Cup of the season but to qualify in 2024 to represent New Zealand in the next Olympic Games in Paris. Having spent the last weeks training at home in New Zealand and is looking forward to kick-off the season with a great result, before heading to the Middle East and then Europe to continue preparations for the Olympics.

Young guns ready to fire
Wilde will be joined by Portugal’s Ricardo Batista, a sprint-distance specialist and known for his gutsy performances right to the end. In the 2023 World Triathlon Cup in New Zealand, staged in New Plymouth, silver and bronze medals came down to the wire in one of the most thrilling sprint finished between Batista and New Zealand’s Tayler Reid, where the Portuguese athlete had to settle for third place. Batista earned the silver medal in the 2023 World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong at the end of last season followed by 5th place in the World Cup in Miyazaki, after serving a penalty. The Portuguese athlete will be highly motivated to sprint for a medal in Napier this weekend. Reid will also prove fierce competition come Saturday’s sprint-distance World Cup.

New Zealand’s rising star Dylan McCullough, winner of the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Games, who earned his first World Cup medal in 2023 in the World Triathlon Cup Miyazaki, showed off fantastic form last weekend claiming the silver in the 2024 Oceania Triathlon Cup in Wanaka. McCullough is eager to line up in Napier and produce a result which will assist his Olympic campaign to Paris in 2024.

Olympic dreams on the line
Hungary’s Olympian Gabor Faldum is an experienced triathlete who is motivated towards representing at another Olympic Games this summer. Faldum secured a top 10 finish in the 2023 World Triathlon Cup in Chengdu, proving his strength up against some of the world’s best rising stars of the sport.

Australia’s Commonwealth Games representative Luke Willian and rising star Brandon Copeland will be eager to test early season form in Napier on Saturday. Both men have stated their intent to qualify and represent Australia in the next Olympic Games in Australia. Napier provides a strong opportunity to earn valuable Olympic points. Willian crossed the line in 7th place in the 2023 World Triathlon Cup Chengdu and Copeland was 9th in the 2023 World Triathlon Cup in Tongyeong and 6th place in the World Cup in Miyazaki to close the season.

The British troops ready for a showdown
A strong contingent of British talent will start the World Cup season in Napier, featuring Daniel Dixon, Samuel Dickinson, Hugo Milner and Ben Dijkstra. Milner showed incredible talent at the end of 2023 when he showcased the best race of his career resulting in victory in the 2023 World Triathlon Cup Miyazaki.

One to watch
Spain’s Genis Grau could also be among the contenders to watch on Saturday. Grau brought home his first World Cup gold medal in the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Huatulco and 4th place in the 2023 World Cup in Mexico, both in sprint-distance race formats. Norway’s Casper Stornes, a star on both the World Triathlon Championship Series and World Cup circuits, is among the men who will be hunting for valuable Olympic points and a World Cup podium come Saturday.

Review the start list: 2024 World Triathlon Cup Napier - Elite Men and follow the action live and on-demand over on TriathlonLive.tv on Saturday 24th February with the men lining up at 6pm local time.

In a way, this weekend will represent both the start of something new and the beginning of the end. On the one hand, the first instalment of the 2024 World Cup circuit will take place yet, on the other, the final stages of the race to the Paris Olympic Games will begin.

Once the World Cup action gets underway, then, expect a full-blooded season of action covering the road to Paris and beyond.

24 February – NAPIER
The World Cup season will get underway in Napier (NZL). Lying on the eastern coast of the North Island, it will appear for the first time on the circuit, taking the spot of regular host New Plymouth. Last season, New Plymouth saw a double home victory in the first World Cup of the year, for Hayden Wilde and Nicole Van Der Kaay, respectively. The home crowds will keep their fingers crossed for a similar home triumph this time round.

24 March – HONG KONG
A month later, the World Cup racing will continue in Hong Kong (HKG). As will be the case in Napier, Hong Kong will be contested over the sprint distance. A fast start to the season will therefore be on offer.

Moreover, Hong Kong shares another similarity with Napier insofar that it will be making its debut on the circuit. Having hosted Asia Cup races and the Asia Championships hitherto, Hong Kong will no doubt be ready to put on a show.

31 March - LIEVIN
History will then be made at the third World Cup stop of the season, which falls a week after Hong Kong. For the first time, a World Cup will be contested over the indoor triathlon format. Lievin (FRA) has previously hosted an indoor Europe Cup at the purpose-built venue. This year will represent the first time the format has been transferred to the world stage. An exciting opportunity to participate at an innovative race thus awaits the athletes.

20 April- WOLLONGONG
New events are certainly a theme in the early stops of the World Cup as Wollongong (AUS), another fresh venue, hosts the fourth event three weeks after the stop in Lievin. Notably, Wollongong will welcome the triathlon community for the WTCS Final in 2025. The World Cup will therefore provide a dry-run in a similar manner to how the 2022 Pontevedra World Cup laid the groundwork for the 2023 WTCS Final.

29 April- CHENGDU
A week later, a familiar stop will return. Chengdu (CHN) takes an earlier slot in 2024 after taking place in the autumn of 2023. Tim Hellwig and Bianca Seregni took the wins last time out and both could potentially return. Chengdu will also be the first standard distance World Cup of the season.

19 May – SAMARKAND and HUATULCO
Three weeks later, the second standard distance World Cup will take place in Samarkand (UZB). Another new World Cup location, Samarkand has successfully hosted Asia Cup events before. On the same weekend, the storied race in Huatulco (MEX) will take place. Famed for its hot and humid conditions, Huatulco will be contested over the sprint distance.

David Castro Fajardo and Anahi Alvarez Corral blasted to victory in Huatulco last year. Both relied on rapid run splits to see them home and, if recent history is anything to go, Huatulco may well see another tight running race in 2024.

6th/7th July - TISZAUJVAROS
The race that perhaps has the strongest claim to being the most iconic World Cup stop will then follow, seven weeks after the Samarkand/Huatulco weekend.
Tiszaujvaros (HUN) has a long-standing tradition in the triathlon community and has been a favourite among the athletes for decades. With its unique heats and final format over the sprint distance, the athletes will be put through their paces over two days on the first weekend of July.

Csongor Lehmann rampaged to victory in front of a delighted home crowd last year while Tilda Månsson denied Noelia Juan in the most dramatic of sprint finishes. As the final World Cup before the Olympic Games, expect Tiszaujvaros to come alive once more.

4/5 September – KARLOVY VARY
A nine week pause will then descend over the World Cup events. It will return with a bang, though, at the Karlovy Vary (CZE) stop. Another race steeped in tradition, Karlovy Vary will take place over the standard distance and on a course renowned as one of the toughest in the entire World Triathlon calendar.

The American team took double gold last year in Karlovy Vary as Gwen Jorgensen and Morgan Pearson earned the wins.

12 September - VALENCIA
Jorgensen also took the gold medal at the Valencia World Cup. This year, Valencia (ESP) will follow a week after Karlovy Vary. Unlike last time out, though, it will be held over the sprint distance.

After David Cantero del Campo stormed to a maiden World Cup win in Valencia last year, the home team will also hunt another victory.

28 September – WEIHAI
A fortnight later, Weihai (CHN) will take on the second Chinese event of the circuit. Like Chendgu, the event in Weihai will be contested over the standard distance. Another challenging course will be on offer with several climbs dotted throughout the race.

The race winners last season were Crisanto Grajales and Bianca Seregni and their strength on the hilly run course proved the difference.

6 October - ROME
The World Cup circuit then moves into October. In the two weekends after the Weihai stop, two World Cups will occur. Both will be sprint distance events and both return after making enthralling debuts last season.

Rome (ITA) will be first up, a week after Weihai. Vasco Vilaca and Nina Eim earned maiden World Cup wins in the Italian capital last season and the stop proved highly popular.

13 October - TANGIER
On the subsequent weekend, Tangier (MAR) will host the next race. Pierre Le Corre and Lisa Tertsch came out on top at last year’s event as Tangier became only the third African World Cup host after Cape Town and Richards Bay (both RSA).

26 October – TONGYEONG and BRASILIA
For the second time in 2024, a double header of World Cups is scheduled; this will take place two weeks after the Tangier event.

Tongyeong (KOR) and Brasilia (BRA) will host standard distance races on opposite sides of the planet. Gwen Jorgensen and Tim Hellwig won at the former in 2023, while Miguel Hidalgo and Alcie Betto triumphed at the latter.

As was the case with Rome and Tangier, Brasilia only joined the World Cup circuit in 2023. This year’s event, then, will build upon a successful first outing.

3 November – VINA DEL MAR
As November arrives, the penultimate World Cup of the year is then slated to take place one week after the Tongyeong/Brasilia double header. Vina del Mar (CHI) returns to the circuit for the third time.

The race has already brought about some dynamic performances, not least as Gwen Jorgensen and Manoel Messias won last year. A bravura finale to 2024 may therefore be on the cards.

10 November - MIYAZAKI
Finally, Miyazaki (JPN) returns to conclude the World Cup racing for 2024. As with Vina del Mar, the racing in Miyazaki will be over the sprint distance. Bianca Seregni and Hugo Milner won at the race last time out in contrasting fashion.

The World Cup season thus spans nine months this year and covers no fewer than seventeen events. Follow all the racing throughout 2024 on TriathlonLive.tv and across World Triathlon social channels to stay close to the action.

World Triathlon is pleased to announce that the Executive Board has approved the inclusion of the E World Triathlon Championships powered by Zwift in the 2024 calendar. Formerly known as Arena Games and delivered in partnership with supertri, the event will now take place over a single day of fast and furious hybrid racing at London Aquatics Centre on 13 April, with all the action shown live on TriathlonLive.tv.

The 2024 edition of the E World Triathlon Championships will up the pressure for the pros even further, with 60 athletes competing in a dramatic one-day World Championship event. There will be no margin for error as a series of morning heats will see only 10 men and 10 women make it through to the evening finals and a chance to lift the E World Triathlon Championship titles in front of a packed crowd at the iconic venue.

“There is innovation at the very heart of this intense race format, and this new look and one-day schedule for 2024 will bring that to the fore once more when we return to what will be another packed London Aquatic Centre,” said World Triathlon President and IOC member Marisol Casado.

“This venue, and the crowds we have seen raising the roof over the years, underline exactly why this is the perfect stage for a one-day E World Triathlon Championship, and there is no doubt that the athletes will produce another dose of thrilling entertainment for the spectators both in east London and watching around the globe on 13 April as they chase the world titles.”

The heats will consist of two stages of swim-bike-run with a short break in between and a pursuit start for stage 2. The finals will be contested across the full E World Triathlon Championship format (Swim – Bike – Run // Run – Bike – Swim // Swim – Bike – Run) with a pursuit start in stage 3.

As well as the first prize of $7,500 and the title of E World Triathlon Champion, the event also contributes points to the World Triathlon rankings. Race entries can be made through the athlete’s National Federation in the usual manner. 

Italy’s Sandra Mairhofer and Hans Christian Tungesvik of Norway will take to the World Triathlon Winter Championships Pragelato-Sestriere start lines, 100km west of Turin, on Saturday with their eyes firmly set on one prize – retaining their 2023 Winter Triathlon World titles.

A stunning course awaits, beginning in the 2006 Winter Olympic Nordic skiing stadium from where the athletes head out along the Chisone River for two 2km run laps, each starting with a gentle climb. Transitioning to 2 x 3km undulating bike laps criss-crossing the river and the same distance on the skis, all three segments are to be repeated before the final push to the tape.

Mairhofer goes for third gold in four

Sure to fire up the home support will be the versatile multisport maestro Sandra Mairhofer. Champion on the snow in 2021 and again in 2023, Cross Triathlon World Champion in 2022 and 2023, the 31-year-old will surely relish the Pragelato challenge.

Her nearest rival 12 months ago was Norway’s fourth-place finisher Ine Skjellum, and the duathlon silver medallist in 2022 will be fired up and ready to make another bid for the podium this weekend.

Elsewhere on the start list, Slovakia’s former European Cross Triathlon Champion Kristina Lapinova returns for her first winter worlds since 6th place in 2019, Italy’s national championships runner-up Bianca Morvillo and former Junior World Champion Aneta Grabmuller Soldati (CZE) will be pushing the pace in Pragelato.

Will Tungesvik prove too hot to handle?

After gold on his winter tri worlds debut in 2021, Norway’s cross country skiing star Hans Christian Tungesvik quickly became the man to beat over run-bike-ski. Undone by a flat tyre in 2022, he was back on top after a brilliant Skeikampen showdown on home turf and will again be favourite in Italy.

Alessandro Saravalle (ITA) will need to deploy his full array of mountain bike skills and speed if he is to keep Tungesvik from skiing clear once again, and arrives off the back of Winter Cup gold in Harbin, China, two weeks ago. Teammates Franco Pesavento and Giuseppe Lamastra finished third and fourth in Harbin and it was the former who was able to take control in Andorra in 2022 to take the world title.

A second Winter Cup silver in Harbin sees Germany’s Sebastian Neef arrive in good form, Marek Rauchfuss (CZE) is the fastest man on two wheels in the snow and won silver last year, and Viorel Palici (ROU) makes his sixth consecutive World Championship appearance in search for an as-yet elusive first triathlon medal.

A nine-team 2x2 Mixed Relay on 25 February will complete the Winter Triathlon World Championship action that also includes Junior and U23, Para and Age-Group racing across the weekend. For the full start lists, click here.

Winter Duathlon World Championships get weekend underway

Three days of racing in Pragelato will begin with the women’s run-ski-run-ski duathlon action on Friday morning. Kicking off a big first day of elite, U23 and Junior competition, Para and Age-Group, the course packs two 1.5km run laps and two 2.5km ski laps, both to be done twice, meaning three transitions to be negotiated and the making the switch to and from the skis hugely important over the short, sharp format.

With neither of last year’s elite champions in Italy, the door is open for one of Skjellum, Lorena Erl (GER), Lapinova, Edit Keresztes-Vakaria (ROU) and Natalie Brlicova (CZE) to take Julie Meinicke‘s women’s title.

In the men’s race, the likes of Tungesvik, Pesavento and Palici will get a first taste of the course and their rivals’ form and fitness before Saturday’s triathlon, Spain’s national champion Pello Osoro Gutierrez and Norwegian newcomer Endre Wigaard looking to make an impact and pressure the big names.

For more information on the Winter Duathlon World Championships and full start lists, click here.

As the eyes of the triathlon world turn towards the Paris Olympic Games this summer, so too does the attention of Team World Triathlon. Established with the objective of supporting athletes from developing National Federations to compete at the World Cup level and qualify for the Olympics, the current Team contains a handful of members that harbour strong aspirations of toeing the start line in Paris.

Some spots almost secure
Leading the way will almost certainly be WTCS medallist and World Cup winner, Jawad Abdelmoula (MAR). As things stand today, Abdelmoula is ranked 28th in the Olympic Qualification rankings and is almost a lock to start at the Games next summer.

Similarly, World Cup medallist Diego Moya (CHI) has high chances of a start in Paris, as he stands in 41st place in the Olympic Qualification rankings right now.

After an outstanding 10th place at her WTCS debut in Montreal last summer, Maria Carolina Velasquez Soto (COL) is in line to be the third Team World Triathlon member to qualify for Paris. She currently stands 55th in the Olympic rankings and has a decent buffer over those still hunting qualification. Of the trio, Velasquez will be the only one to start her season in February as she tackles the Napier World Cup. 

Bermuda’s new rising star
For the rest of Team World Triathlon, the race to Paris will only intensify over the coming months. One athlete with a good chance of qualifying is Erica Hawley (BER). Hawley will be racing in Napier this month as she looks to build upon the maiden World Cup medal that she won in Yeongdo in 2023.

While Abdelmoula, Moya and Velasquez should be safe in the qualification race, Hawley will be looking over her shoulder. She is 65th in the Olympic Qualification rankings however the current projected cut-off is for the 66th-ranked athlete to make it. As such, only a slight drop could cost Hawley a spot at the Olympics.

Due to the near-certain qualification of reigning Olympic champion, Flora Duffy (BER), Hawley will also not be eligible for a New Flag slot. Rather, she will have to defend her Olympic ranking and the Americas New Flag will go elsewhere.

As a reminder, whereas the Olympic Qualification rankings dictate the allocation of the individual Olympic slots, the New Flags are awarded on the basis of the world rankings. For each of the five continental confederations, the athlete with the best world ranking from a country that has not already earned a slot to the Paris Olympics will receive the quota place.

Americas
In the case of the Americas, the athlete due to take the women’s New Flag is, at this stage, Romina Biagioli (ARG). Currently 65th in the world rankings, Biagioli also earned the Americas New Flag at the Tokyo Olympics. No Argentinian female triathlete is due to qualify for Paris ahead of her, although her compatriot and fellow Team World Triathlon member, Moira Miranda, is chasing from 114th in the world rankings.

Raquel Solis Guerrero (CRC) and Paula Vega (COL) are two further Team members that will hope to usurp Biagioli from 100th and 173rd, respectively, in the world rankings.
Meanwhile, Matthew Wright (BAR) is forecasted to claim the men’s Americas New Flag slot. The Team World Triathlon member and Americas Sprint distance champion sits 49th in the world rankings.

His fellow Team members, Ramón Armando Matute (ECU, 99th in the world) and Gabriel Terán Carvajal (ECU, 104th) will be chasing, as will Tyler Smith (BER, 117th) and Alvaro Campos Solano (CRC, 206th).

Oceania race
Several other members of the Team are due to lock in New Flag places. Manami Iijima (GUM) is the front-runner in the women’s Oceania race, and if she succeeds, it will be the first time that Oceania qualifies an athlete for the Olympics on the New Flag slots, and also the first triathlete from Oceania but not born in Australia or New Zealand to make it to the Olympics. Iijima will look to improve upon her world ranking of 157th as she launches her season at the Oceania Cup in Wanaka. No Oceania male triathlete is eligible to claim the New Flag.

Africa
Amber Schlebusch and Hannah Newman (both RSA) are fighting for the same African New Flag slot. So, too, is Vicky Van Der Merwe (RSA), the reigning African champion. Van Der Merwe is 82nd in the world rankings while Schlebusch and Newman are 87th and 139th, respectively. The projected African New Flag recipient, though, is actually Shanae Williams (RSA, 71st) who is not on the Team like her three compatriots.

Badr Siwane (MAR), the final African representative of Team World Triathlon to regularly race at the World Cup level, is ineligible for the African New Flag due to Abdelmoula’s anticipated qualification. He will therefore have to rely on qualifying through the Olympic rankings. While he is ranked 100th in that respect, a place in the top-80 is expected to be required.

Elsewhere, several African athletes are assisted through the African Scholarship system. While they are not yet regulars at World Cup events, the likes of Jean Gael Laurent L`entente, Eloi Adjavon, Seifeldeen Ismail and Seifeddine Selmi will be in the hunt for either the African New Flag slot or for a Universality place in Paris. Through Team World Triathlon, they will be supported on their respective journeys to the Games, while targeting Continental Cups and boosting their world rankings will form their main priorities.

Europe
Three Slovakian members of Team World Triathlon are gunning for the European women’s New Flag slot. Ivana Kuriackova leads the way, standing 57th in the world rankings. Her teammates Zuzana Michalickova (70th) and Romina Gajdošová (80th) will nonetheless pursue her. Of the trio, only Michalickova will tackle the upcoming Napier World Cup.

Moreover, Edda Hannesdottir (ISL) is on her way back from injury. Although she currently resides outside the top-300 in the world, she could easily make up the ground with a few big performances. Should Hannesdottir return to her 2022 form, she could very soon enter the conversation for Paris, whether through the European New Flag slot or the Universality mechanism.

Vitali Vorontsov (UKR, 109th), Panagiotis Bitados (GRE, 111th) and Henry Räppo (EST, 197th) will all try to close the points deficit to non-Team member Felix Duchampt (ROU, 69th) in the European men’s New Flag race. Notably, being 93rd in the Olympic rankings, Bitados may have a better chance of qualifying individually than through the New Flag system.

Asia
Finally, while the Asian male New Flag race is heating up between Jason Tai Long Ng (HKG, 45th) and Ayan Beisenbayev (KAZ, 53rd), a member of Team World Triathlon, Aleksandr Kurishov (UZB, 120th), stands an outside chance of securing the slot.

Ekaterina Shabalina is due to take the female Asian New Flag, although there is no representation among the Asian women on the Team.

Altogether, as many as twelve athletes from Team World Triathlon could yet qualify for the Paris Olympics. As the athletes get their seasons started, then, there will be plenty on the line.

The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and World Triathlon are pleased to announce that the California leg of its new T100 Triathlon World Tour will take place in San Francisco at the iconic Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon on 8-9 June, in a partnership with IMG.

Known as the San Francisco T100, the 100km race (2km swim, 80km bike, 18km run) will be set in the stunning San Francisco Bay area and feature the world’s top 20 female and top 20 male professionals, who will start in time-honored fashion by plunging into the icy water adjacent to Alcatraz Island.

“Escape From Alcatraz is one of the world’s most celebrated triathlons and on any self-respecting triathlete’s bucket list of races,” said PTO CEO Sam Renouf. “So to secure it as one of the eight stops on the new T100 Triathlon World Tour is a huge coup for us. When we sat down to discuss the opportunity with IMG, they immediately understood our vision for these races representing the very pinnacle of our sport, which is why they wanted to get involved and work with us to secure the necessary permissions from the City.”

“We are excited to partner with the PTO to bring the T100 Triathlon World Tour to San Francisco and the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon,” said Jennifer Lau, Vice President of Action Sports Events at IMG, the sports, events and representation company that owns the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. “Seeing the Escape course attempted at the elite level will only solidify the perseverance and tenacity the race requires from our age group athletes, inspiring past, present and future competitors to reflect on and re-imagine what their limits are. We’re excited to see how our partnership with PTO will help to redefine triathlon. A huge thank you must also go to the Presidio, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, National Park Service, and SF Travel, who have all been instrumental in making this possible.”

“We are thrilled to announce the addition of the San Francisco T100 to the T100 Triathlon World Tour calendar, proving once again the great collaboration that marks a significant milestone for World Triathlon. This partnership with the PTO represents an unwavering commitment for all of us, and the athletes, to elevate the sport. The race, with its iconic backdrop, will serve as the perfect location for another great event in 2024. Together, we aim to redefine excellence and create an enduring legacy for the global triathlon community with this Tour”, said World Triathlon President and IOC Member, Marisol Casado.

Since the first race in 1981, the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon has hosted top professional and amateur triathletes to attempt the impossible - Escape from Alcatraz Island. The infamy of Alcatraz Island is part of the attraction that draws more than 2,000 triathletes to San Francisco year after year. The mystique of the island and technicality of the course, most notably the challenging open water swim in the San Francisco bay, continue to draw competitors for the chance to make their Escape. The challenging course has continued to be a bucket list race for triathletes for more than 40 years.

Leading American professional triathlete and four-times Escape From Alcatraz winner Ben Kanute was quick to share his excitement at the news.

“This is huge news for the new T100 Triathlon World Tour. This race has always been special to me because of the rich history and the legends of the sport that have won there. It is a weekend I am really looking forward to, and cannot wait to chase another title on one of the most iconic triathlon venues,” said Ben.

2021 Escape From Alcatraz Champion and current PTO World #10 Emma Pallant-Browne from Great Britain agreed, saying: “2021 was my first time competing in this race as well as my first-time visiting San Francisco, and I absolutely loved it. So the opportunity to return and take the start line in one of the new T100 races is very motivating.”

Whilst the PTO will not be running any T100 Age Grouper races over the weekend, IMG will be running the usual amateur race opportunities which involve the challenging 1.5 mile swim through the San Francisco Bay, followed by the technical 18 mile bike through the Presidio, and finishing with an 8-mile run out to Baker Beach and up the infamous 200-plus step Sand Ladder. The action will take place Sunday, June 9 and spectators are invited to watch from the Fitness Festival taking place on Saturday and Sunday at Marina Green.

This news follows the PTO’s launch of the new T100 Triathlon World Tour last month in London’s Docklands, when it announced that 40 of the world’s best triathletes will compete over eight 100km races across three continents. The tour starts in Miami on 9 March before finishing with a Grand Final in the Middle East at the end of November, where a women’s and men’s World Champion will be crowned - thanks to the PTO’s partnership agreement with World Triathlon, which has designated the tour as ‘the official World Championship of long distance triathlon’.

The full T100 Triathlon World Tour calendar for 2024 includes:

9-10 March – Miami T100 at CLASH Endurance Miami
13-14 April – Singapore T100
8-9 June – San Francisco T100
27-28 July – London T100
28-29 Sept – Ibiza T100
19-20 Oct – Lake Las Vegas T100
16-17 Nov – Dubai T100
29-30 Nov – Grand Final – location to be announced soon

As part of the World Triathlon Coach Education program, the Development team has launched an interview series to provide insights about the World Triathlon coaching education pathways, courses, benefits of education and continuous professional development. World Triathlon Development recorded the first interviews, of the series, with Level 1 and Level 2 coaches who attended the Korea Triathlon - World Triathlon Coaching Education Programme in Seoul in November 2023.

The first episode was with the coaches trio of the Philippines and the next edition features coaches Trisa Cheer and Moree Kwong from Fiji who share their impressions on the Coach Education course and how they aim to apply what they’ve learnt, from the Coach Education course, in a practical coaching environment in Fiji. The coaches share how the in-person Education provides them with a fantastic opportunity to learn more, develop and upskill as World Triathlon accredited coaches, while presenting them with valuable access to resources and other coaches. The shared learning and information generated from the course, will help the coaches develop and build pathways for the sport and athletes in Fiji.

Trisa Cheer, an experienced open water coach and Technical Official and previously, the World Triathlon Continental Coordinator for Oceania, was already enrolled in the 2022 online edition of the Korea project, but due to the lack of resources mentioned in this interview, online learning proved to be difficult back then. It was great to have Trisa return and attend the course, enabling World Triathlon to support her in person to complete the course. It was also remarkable that Moreen Kwong was also able to participate and the two coaches can align and work collectively, to deliver coaching programmes in Fiji.

World Triathlon is pleased to announce that its Official Licensing and Merchandise Partner, Tribe Solutions, has reached an exclusive agreement with Omius Inc. to become an Official Partner of the World Triathlon Official Store in 2024.

As part of the agreement, the World Triathlon Official Store will offer Omius cooling headwear both online and at events. Triathlon clubs will also be able to order custom Omius headwear via worldtriathlonstore.com.

“We are very pleased that Omius will be supplying the Official Store in 2024”, said World Triathlon Head of Commercial and Marketing Kris Gemmell. “Having Omius products available onsite at WTCS Events and online via The World Triathlon Store will increase our high-tech apparel merchandise range.”

“As the pioneer of wearable cooling headwear, we are delighted to expand our partnership with triathletes of all levels around the world”, said Omius Inc’s Jake Leschly.  “We are excited to partner with the World Triathlon Official Store and enable athletes perform better and be more comfortable.”

Robert Flynn, Director of Tribe Solutions added; “The World Triathlon Official Store is excited to carry cooling headwear technology from Omius. With the key events of 2024 in warmer climates, cooling headwear products are sure to be popular.”

For more information regarding licensing and merchandising opportunities in the World Triathlon Official Store please contact Tribe Solutions via email: sales@tribesolutions.com.

With the aim set on the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and beyond, World Triathlon is pleased to announce that applications for the 2024 Team World Triathlon are now open, welcoming new team members.

The elite athlete development program, supporting Olympic Qualification, has been in operation since 2006. Previous editions have provided assistance to notable athletes such as Olympic Champion Flora Duffy and London Olympics silver medallist Lisa Norden, just to name a few. Thirty athletes have been members of Team World Triathlon, qualifying for one or more Olympic Games over the years.

The primary objective of the project is to provide support, resources, and expertise to athletes from emerging/developing National Federations (NF Group* 2, 3B, 3A) with the potential to compete at the World Triathlon Cup level and qualify for the Paris Olympic Games. Being only some months away from the end of the Paris Olympic Qualification Period (27 May 2024), the project will focus on the potential Olympic athletes for Paris 2024 until the end of May 2024.
(*Note: for NF Groups please visit National Federation Survey)

In 2024, two World Triathlon Cup events have been named as the Team World Triathlon events until the Olympic Qualification cut-off date (27 May 2024). These include Chengdu (China) on April 29, and Samarkand (Uzbekistan) on May 18.

In order to be eligible, athletes must have been born in 1994 or after. Athletes also must have the potential to be able to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games via one of the following qualification pathways:
      - Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking
      -  World Triathlon Ranking - Continental “New Flag”
      - Universality Invitational Place (IOC Tripartite Commission)

All athletes must be registered and in good standing with their National Federations, demonstrating the ability to race at a high level. The nominated athletes should be committed to long-term competition, with the ultimate objective of participating in the Olympic Games.

After the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Qualification period,  World Triathlon will release a Next Triathlon Generation - Team World Triathlon Programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games & beyond in July 2024.

Applications must be submitted in writing to World Triathlon Development, and each applicant must be entered by their National Federation for the respective World Triathlon Cup event via the online entry method by the event’s closing date. If the National Federation fails to register the applicant on time, the application will not be considered.

Find the application form on the Team World Triathlon website. The deadline for application is February 26, 2024 (Chengdu) and March 25, 2024 (Samarkand).

Coaches play a central role in Triathlon development at every level around the world. With the growing remit and increase in expectations, it is critical that a clear and comprehensive approach to developing coaches is a key building block to ensure the future development of Triathlon. As part of the World Triathlon Coach Education program, the Development team has launched an interview series to provide insights about the World Triathlon coaching education pathways, courses, benefits of education and continuous professional development.

World Triathlon Coach Education Program has several key outcomes:
  - To grow and develop the sport globally by making high-quality coach education accessible to all National Federations, regardless of their developmental status (developing through to established)
  - Providing a quality-assured framework for coach education and development that underpins coach development initiatives
  - Providing coaches with a coach development pathway for all roles from high performance to grassroots coaching, which gives them the ability to develop their competence and effectiveness by international standards, regardless of their professional status (voluntary or paid)
  - To provide a mechanism by which coaches from all National Federations can progress along the coaching pathway, should they so desire

World Triathlon Development recorded the first interviews, of the series, with Level 1 and Level 2 coaches who attended the Korea Triathlon - World Triathlon Coaching Education Programme in Seoul in November 2023.

Please meet the coaches trio of the Philippines and stay tuned for more interviews as part of the series.

 

The World Triathlon Women’s Committee is pleased to announce that the application process for the 2024 Award of Excellence (AOE) is open. National Federations are encouraged to nominate an individual or an organisation that has made a significant and meaningful contribution to women’s involvement at all levels of the sport of triathlon and para triathlon. Nominations will be evaluated by the AOE selection committee including an external peer review panel that will carefully weigh each nominees’ relevant awards and honours, accomplishments in advancing women in triathlon and the nominator’s endorsement of the individual or organisation. The award honours those displaying leadership, creativity, and commitment to empowering women and girls in the sport.

We encourage all to review the 2024 Award of Excellence Criteria and 2024 Award of Excellence Nomination Form which will help ensure your nominee’s achievements and contributions are presented effectively. Completed nomination forms should be submitted to womensaward@triathlon.org by Sunday, 31st March 2024 (midnight CEST).

The World Triathlon Women’s Committee has bestowed its Award of Excellence annually since 2012. During that time, the award recipients have each displayed great inspiration and served as role models to women and youth engaged in triathlon. The award recipients each epitomise the importance of how one individual or an organisation can affect a positive influence on the triathlon community. The Women’s Committee encourages all National Federations to nominate a deserving individual or organisation that has made a tremendous impact in promoting women in our sport.

IMPORTANT REMINDER

National Federations must ensure to complete all portions of the Nomination Form for the submission to be eligible and email it to womensaward@triathlon.org by Sunday, 31st March 2024 (midnight CET). The completed form must be endorsed by the National Federation/Continental Confederation, World Triathlon Executive Board or Committees/Commissions signed by the President, CEO, or Secretary General.

A star-studded start list headed to Stockton, with the Oceania Triathlon Para Championships kicking off the 2024 season for Australia’s top para triathletes.

In a crucial year with the focus firmly fixed on the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, Stockton marked the first Paralympic ranking race of the year - with athletes eager to claim Oceania titles and boost their positions in the world rankings.

Following the weekend’s racing, a number of Australian athletes have shot up the rankings to find themselves in positions that would earn quota positions or automatic nominations for the Paralympic Games in Paris.

Australia welcomed nine new Oceania champions, with many of them making it multiple title wins.

Lauren Parker (PTWC) secured her sixth Oceania title, while Nic Beveridge (PTWC) celebrated his fifth victory.

Jeremy Peacock (PTS4) clinched his fourth Oceania title, with both Anu Francis (PTS2) and Sam Harding (PTVI) emerging victorious for the third time.

Thomas Goodman (PTS2), Jack Howell (PTS5), Grace Brimelow (PTS4) and Maggie Sandles (PTVI) became first-time Oceania champions.

With his eyes fixed firmly on qualifying for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, Peacock said triumph at the Oceania Championships was a great way to start his year.

“Overall really happy to come away with the win. The aim is to get to Paris, today was a really good start for that in terms of rankings. For me, to be able to represent my country in something that I love, would mean a hell of alot.” said Peacock.

Thomas Walvin (PTWC), Glen Jarvis (PTS2), Sally Pilbeam (PTS4), Liam Twomey (PTS4), David Bryant (PTS5) and Caroline Baird (PTVI) all secured silver in their respective categories, while Matthew Engesser (PTS4) and Natalie Shaw (PTS4) added bronze medals to Australia’s haul.

Engesser, a remarkable 16-year-old-talent, further highlighted the emergence of promising talent in the nation’s para triathlon scene. He grew up watching the Paralympics and said it felt surreal to share the course with the likes of Parker, Beveridge, Harding and Bryant, who have all represented Australia at the Games.

“I felt honoured. It was a good experience, I’m very happy with my result, I surprised myself a bit. My goal is to make the Paralympics at Brisbane 2032 and be ranked number one in my classification. I just want to do really well.” Engesser said.

Attention now turns to Devonport in March for the first World Triathlon Para Series race of the year. Devonport emerges as another crucial opportunity for athletes to earn points in the qualification rankings before the qualification period ends on 1 July 2024.

In addition to hosting the World Triathlon Para Series opener, Devonport will also host the Oceania Triathlon Sprint and Mixed Relay Championships and the Australian Elite and U23 Sprint Championships.

Review the full list of results from Stockton.
Review the World Triathlon Paralympic Games Qualification Rankings.
Review the 2024 Paris Paralympic Nomination Criteria.

The Women in Sport High-performance pathway programme (WISH) coach Lini Kazim from Malaysia spent January in Alicante, Spain, joining the training group of Roberto Cejuela Anta at the University of Alicante. Lini Kazim was the last participant of the WISH programme starting her leadership education in August 2023. Lini spent January in Alicante, closely following the training and activities of the group led by Roberto. This experience forms part of her sport-specific mentorship.

“I learnt as soon as I introduced myself to Roberto Cejuela and his team that high performance coaching is all in the details. The opportunity to be totally immersed in their daily work has brought so much clarity to what I have learnt in theory. It feels like every moment is an Eureka moment!

This is beyond what I expect of technical, sport-specific mentoring and should be set as the new gold standard. Thank you World Triathlon for raising the bar yet again,” said Lini Kazim.

This is not the first time that World Triathlon Development has worked together with Roberto Cejeula. Prior to the Tokyo Olympic Games, Olympic hopeful, Basmla Elsalamoney from Egypt joined his group as part of her final preparation within the Olympic Qualification period.

World Triathlon would like to thank Roberto Cejuela Anta and his group for welcoming developing athletes and coaches, who want to take the next step in their personal development.

2024 Certification Revalidation of Coaches (CRoC)
As in each year, World Triathlon Certified Coaches will again be required to complete online learning tasks between 1 February and 31 March 2024 to fulfil revalidation requirements. Besides current anti-doping updates, this year’s focus will be Body Confident Coaching. Participants will also be required to complete the new Nutrition Module if they have not done so yet (this resource is optionally available within the coaches’ course since August 2023).

Completing the anti-doping tasks of the current revalidation will result in the same eligibility for event accreditations as completing the High-Performance Coach Anti-Doping Education 2024 course. Coaches who complete the revalidation will not need to take that course, they can be accredited to World Triathlon events straightforward.

Korea Triathlon - World Triathlon Coaches Education: Extraordinary milestone

TRI Coach Education Video Series
World Triathlon Development recorded interviews with L1 and L2 coaches attending the Korea Triathlon - World Triathlon Coaching Education Programme in Seoul in November 2023. This interview series provides insights about the TRI coaching education pathways, courses, benefits of education, and continuous professional development. Please meet the coaches trio of the Philippines: WATCH THE VIDEO.

Annual Coach Education Report to the National Federations

World Triathlon Development continues providing detailed annual coaching education reports to each National Federation about their educational achievements, including Level 1 and Level 2 completion details, Level 2 eligibility, and year-by-year revalidation statuses of all their coaches in our database. The reports will be sent just prior to the launch of the 2024 Certification Revalidation of Coaches (CRoC) process, aiming that NF representatives are well informed, can take ownership of the education and progression of their coaches, and can plan according to the current status.

2023 TRI Coach Education in figures
World Triathlon Development delivered 15 face-to-face courses in 2023 (11 on Level 1 and 4 on Level 2) and launched two continuously available, fully online revalidation opportunities for expired and pre-2014 certificates. Olympic Solidarity founded six of the Level 1 courses.

In total, 206 new coach certificates were issued, 157 (76%) on Level 1 and 49 (24%) on Level 2. Among successful participants, 135 (66%) are male, and 71 (34%) are female. Olympic Solidarity made it possible for 75 individuals to earn a World Triathlon Level 1 Coaching Certificate.

Eligible lists - Level 2 Coaches Education
World Triathlon published the lists of all eligible coaches per continent who can take their education to the next level (Level 2). Please check out on Triathlon.org. If you want to continue your coaching journey, please contact your continental coordinator and express interest. 
Asia Triathlon - List of World Triathlon Level 2 Eligible Coaches 2024
Africa Triathlon - List of World Triathlon Level 2 Eligible Coaches 2024
Europe Triathlon - List of World Triathlon Level 2 Eligible Coaches 2024
Americas Triathlon - List of World Triathlon Level 2 Eligible Coaches 2024
Oceania Triathlon - List of World Triathlon Level 2 Eligible Coaches 2024

The World Triathlon Education and Development Team gathered in Barcelona, ESP, from January 22 to 25. Led by TRI Head of NF Services & Development, Zita Csovelyak, the team embraced this unique opportunity for their first in-person meeting since 2019. The key to the meeting was for the team to reflect on the year, assess where projects stand and articulate the vision for the upcoming 12 months. This meeting was designed to tackle the planned projects of 2024.

Setting the Stage for an Extraordinary 2024
Paris 2024 promises to be unique in the history of World Triathlon. As the TRI community embarks on this exciting year, all Development projects and programs must be carefully planned to support athletes, coaches and NF’s.

The TRI Education and Development Team achieves numerous successes and milestones through the many projects that run concurrently throughout each year. This takes planning and precise end-to-end program design and rollout while also navigating through various challenges. All this is done under the umbrella of ‘Development’ – providing support for the growth of Triathlon for coaches, athletes, technical officials, facilitators, mentors and Para triathlon while also advancing NF’s to ensure everyone is advancing our sport.

Agenda Overview
There were almost 30 agenda items to discuss in the three days in Barcelona. To give structure to the meeting, all presentations were made by topic leads or those involved in the lead rollout and design of the project. Each presentation provided details on ‘where we are’, ‘what do we want to achieve by the end of 2024 (and beyond)’ and ‘the proposal and plan for the project’. Discussions were then ensured with detailed action plans.

World Triathlon Secretary General Antonio F. Arimany attended the first two days to contribute to the planning discussions. “It was great to participate in the discussions of the future strategy of the World Triathlon Education & Development. I am sure the outcome will reinforce our services to our athletes, coaches, technical officials, National Federations and Continental Confederations in developing our sport worldwide.”

Meeting Attendees: Lead: Zita Csovelyak (TRI), Istvan Jankov (TRI) - Coach Education Manager, Dave Foord (GBR) - TRI Education & Knowledge Hub Developer, Vicent Beltran (ESP), Francesco Fissore (ITA), Emma Carney (AUS) - contractors and Rolf Ebeling (GER) advisor.

Closing Thoughts
The insights and decisions made during this meeting will undoubtedly shape the course of
World Triathlon’s development and education initiatives, making 2024 an extraordinary year
for World Triathlon and beyond!

Development staff update
Firas Al-Hmood from Jordan joins the World Triathlon Development Team as a Development Admin Coordinator to fill the part-time vacancy. Firas remains as Asia Continental Coordinator as well.

January has proven to be a month filled with continued projects and milestones.
- Our core team convened in the vibrant city of Barcelona, Spain, where we engaged in discussions, meticulously planned upcoming projects, and set out our strategic approach for the dynamic year that lies ahead.
- This month, TRI Development announced the opening of applications for the Athlete Scholarship. This initiative aims to provide crucial support during the final phase of the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualification, marking a significant step in nurturing and empowering our talented athletes from Developing nations.
- In the coaching arena, TRI Certified Coaches are gearing up for a period of online learning tasks from February 1st to March 31st, 2024, as part of the revalidation requirements (CRoC). Before these invitations to revalidate, World Triathlon will unveil coaching data, shedding light on the standing of National Federations and the progress of coaches within our community.
- For a look into the world of TRI coaching courses, a collection of videos captured during the recent Korean Triathlon - World Triathlon Coaching Education project, showcasing coaches and facilitators in action are available via the link below.
- The latest participant in the Women in Sport in High Performance (WISH) program - Lini Kazim from Malaysia - joined the training group of Roberto Cejuela Anta at the University of Alicante in Spain, an experience that was career-changing for her coaching journey.
- As a reminder, World Triathlon extends a call to its members to fulfil annual membership obligations by submitting the 2023 NF Survey, 2023 financial statements, and settling the membership fee before April 30, 2024, to maintain Good Standing within our community.

Here’s to a year filled with growth, achievement, and the relentless pursuit of excellence in triathlon development and education!

WORLD DEVELOPMENT TEAM MEETING IN SPAIN
The World Triathlon Education and Development Team gathered in Barcelona, ESP, from January 22 to 25. Led by TRI Head of NF Services & Development, Zita Csovelyak, the team embraced this unique opportunity for their first in-person meeting since 2019. The key to the meeting was for the team to reflect on the year, assess where projects stand and articulate the vision for the upcoming 12 months. This meeting was designed to tackle the planned projects of 2024.

Setting the Stage for an Extraordinary 2024
Paris 2024 promises to be unique in the history of World Triathlon. As the TRI community embarks on this exciting year, all Development projects and programs must be carefully planned to support athletes, coaches and NF’s.

The TRI Education and Development Team achieves numerous successes and milestones through the many projects that run concurrently throughout each year. This takes planning and precise end-to-end program design and rollout while also navigating through various challenges. All this is done under the umbrella of ‘Development’ – providing support for the growth of Triathlon for coaches, athletes, technical officials, facilitators, mentors and Para triathlon while also advancing NF’s to ensure everyone is advancing our sport.

Agenda Overview
There were almost 30 agenda items to discuss in the three days in Barcelona. To give structure to the meeting, all presentations were made by topic leads or those involved in the lead rollout and design of the project. Each presentation provided details on ‘where we are’, ‘what do we want to achieve by the end of 2024 (and beyond)’ and ‘the proposal and plan for the project’. Discussions were then ensured with detailed action plans.

World Triathlon Secretary General Antonio F. Arimany attended the first two days to contribute to the planning discussions. “It was great to participate in the discussions of the future strategy of the World Triathlon Education & Development. I am sure the outcome will reinforce our services to our athletes, coaches, technical officials, National Federations and Continental Confederations in developing our sport worldwide.”

Meeting Attendees: Lead: Zita Csovelyak (TRI), Istvan Jankov (TRI) - Coach Education Manager, Dave Foord (GBR) - TRI Education & Knowledge Hub Developer, Vicent Beltran (ESP), Francesco Fissore (ITA), Emma Carney (AUS) - contractors and Rolf Ebeling (GER) advisor.

Closing Thoughts
The insights and decisions made during this meeting will undoubtedly shape the course of
World Triathlon’s development and education initiatives, making 2024 an extraordinary year
for World Triathlon and beyond!

Development staff update
Firas Al-Hmood from Jordan joins the World Triathlon Development Team as a Development Admin Coordinator to fill the part-time vacancy. Firas remains as Asia Continental Coordinator as well.

ATHLETES
Athlete Scholarship to support the last phase of the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualification
World Triathlon invites applications for the World Triathlon Athlete Scholarship to support potential Olympic athletes from developing and emerging National Federations (NF group 2, 3B, and 3A). The focus is on those with the greatest needs, facilitating their participation at both the World and Continental levels during the remaining months of the Olympic Qualification Period, which concludes on 27 May 2024. This initiative aims to assist athletes in preparing and qualifying for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Qualification Criteria
To be eligible, Athletes must be registered and in good standing with their National Federations, and need to have shown the ability to race at a high standard in Continental and World Triathlon Cup-level competitions. The athletes nominated should be committed to competing in the long term and have the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as an ultimate objective.

Athletes must have the potential to be able to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games via one of the following qualification pathways:
- Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking
- World Triathlon Ranking - Continental “New Flag”
- Universality Invitational Place (IOC Tripartite Commission)
- Must be from an emerging/developing National Federation (NF Groups: 2, 3B, 3A).
- All applications will be considered with a strong endorsement from the Athlete’s National Federation.

All applications will be considered in conjunction with a strong endorsement from the Athlete’s National Federation.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: MONDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2024 (CET)
ONLINE NOMINATION FORM.

For more information visit Triathlon.org.

COACHING EDUCATION

2024 Certification Revalidation of Coaches (CRoC)
As in each year, World Triathlon Certified Coaches will again be required to complete online learning tasks between 1 February and 31 March 2024 to fulfil revalidation requirements. Besides current anti-doping updates, this year’s focus will be Body Confident Coaching. Participants will also be required to complete the new Nutrition Module if they have not done so yet (this resource is optionally available within the coaches’ course since August 2023).

Completing the anti-doping tasks of the current revalidation will result in the same eligibility for event accreditations as completing the High-Performance Coach Anti-Doping Education 2024 course. Coaches who complete the revalidation will not need to take that course, they can be accredited to World Triathlon events straightforward.

Korea Triathlon - World Triathlon Coaches Education: Extraordinary milestone

After two years entirely online, the Korea Triathlon - World Triathlon Coaches Education Programme returned to face-to-face delivery, which all stakeholders eagerly awaited. The Olympic Park of Seoul was the perfect venue for theoretical and practical sessions, where 31 coaches from 16 National Federations (Asia and Oceania) were newly certified. The 6th edition of the project was remarkable as only one participant did not manage to complete the course, which is an outstandingly high success rate, and the total number of certified coaches within this exceptional program exceeded 300.

TRI Coach Education Video Series
World Triathlon Development recorded interviews with L1 and L2 coaches attending the Korea Triathlon - World Triathlon Coaching Education Programme in Seoul in November 2023. This interview series provides insights about the TRI coaching education pathways, courses, benefits of education, and continuous professional development. Please meet the coaches trio of the Philippines: WATCH THE VIDEO.

Annual Coach Education Report to the National Federations

World Triathlon Development continues providing detailed annual coaching education reports to each National Federation about their educational achievements, including Level 1 and Level 2 completion details, Level 2 eligibility, and year-by-year revalidation statuses of all their coaches in our database. The reports will be sent just prior to the launch of the 2024 Certification Revalidation of Coaches (CRoC) process, aiming that NF representatives are well informed, can take ownership of the education and progression of their coaches, and can plan according to the current status.

2023 TRI Coach Education in figures
World Triathlon Development delivered 15 face-to-face courses in 2023 (11 on Level 1 and 4 on Level 2) and launched two continuously available, fully online revalidation opportunities for expired and pre-2014 certificates. Olympic Solidarity founded six of the Level 1 courses.

In total, 206 new coach certificates were issued, 157 (76%) on Level 1 and 49 (24%) on Level 2. Among successful participants, 135 (66%) are male, and 71 (34%) are female. Olympic Solidarity made it possible for 75 individuals to earn a World Triathlon Level 1 Coaching Certificate.

WISH Programme: Lini Kazim (MAS) in Alicante (ESP)
WISH coach Lini Kazim from Malaysia spent January in Alicante, Spain, joining the training group of ROBERTO CEJUELA ANTA at the University of Alicante. Lini was the last participant of the WISH programme (Women in Sport in High Performance), starting her leadership education in August 2023. She spent January in Alicante, closely following the training and activities of the group led by Roberto. This experience has been part of her sport-specific mentorship.

“I learnt as soon as I introduced myself to Roberto Cejuela and his team that high performance coaching is all in the details. The opportunity to be totally immersed in their daily work has brought so much clarity to what I have learnt in theory. It feels like every moment is an Eureka moment!

This is beyond what I expect of technical, sport-specific mentoring and should be set as the new gold standard. Thank you World Triathlon for raising the bar yet again,” said Lini Kazim.

This is not the first time that World Triathlon Development works together with Roberto Cejeula. Prior to the Tokyo Olympic Games, Olympic potential, Basmla Elsalamoney from Egypt joined to his group as part of her preparation for the last months of the Olympic Qualification period. World Triathlon thanks Roberto and his group to welcoming developing athletes and coaches who want to take the next step in their personal development.

Eligible lists - Level 2 Coaches Education
World Triathlon published the lists of all eligible coaches per continent who can take their education to the next level (Level 2). Please check out on Triathlon.org. If you want to continue your coaching journey, please contact your continental coordinator and express interest. 
Asia Triathlon - List of World Triathlon Level 2 Eligible Coaches 2024
Africa Triathlon - List of World Triathlon Level 2 Eligible Coaches 2024
Europe Triathlon - List of World Triathlon Level 2 Eligible Coaches 2024
Americas Triathlon - List of World Triathlon Level 2 Eligible Coaches 2024
Oceania Triathlon - List of World Triathlon Level 2 Eligible Coaches 2024

TECHNICAL OFFICIALS ANNUAL CERTIFICATION

World Triathlon is about to release the annual certification lists of Technical Officials after summarising educational and event officiating results of 2023. 

NATIONAL FEDERATION SERVICES
NF Open Hours Kick-off in February
World Triathlon continues the bi-monthly virtual open hours with its respective members and kicks off the 2024 season on February 14-15. The first session will focus on development and will be dedicated to the 2024 continental development plans presented by the continental representatives.

Please join us and register for the Zoom meetings:
14 February (Wednesday) at 9:30 CET (English, French) Register here.
15 February (Thursday) at 16:30 CET (English, Spanish) Register here.

About the World Triathlon National Federation Open Hours: 
NFs Open Hours • World Triathlon

Membership Obligations 2024
World Triathlon calls its members to fulfill annual membership obligations (submit the 2023 NF Survey and 2023 financial statements and pay the membership fee) before 30 April 2024 to remain in Good Standing. Please contact us at federations@triathlon.org for any further details.

Stay updated on World Triathlon National Federation Services & Development
Contact us at development@triathlon.org or federations@triathlon.org

 

 

 

This weekend’s 2024 Oceania Triathlon Para Championships Stockton marks the first Paralympic ranking race of the year.

With just 13 races remaining before the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games qualification period ends on 1 July, a star-studded start list is ready to compete in Australia for ranking points.

Paralympic medallist, world champion and hometown hero Lauren Parker is looking to secure her fifth-straight Oceania Championship title. Parker is joined by fellow Paralympians Nic Beveridge (PTWC), Sam Harding (PTVI) and David Bryant (PTS5).

World Triathlon Para Series representatives Thomas Goodmen (PTS2), Glen Jarvis (PTS2), Jeremy Peacock (PTS4), Liam Twomey (PTS4), Jack Howell (PTS5), Anu Francis (PTS2), Grace Brimelow (PTS2), Sally Pilbeam (PTS4), Maggie Sandles (PTVI) and Caroline Baird (PTVI) taking the start line.

While three Australian para triathletes, Thomas Walvin (PTWC), Matthew Engesser (PTS4) and Natalie Shaw (PTS4) will also make their debuts at the Continental level.

Read the AUS TRIATHLON race preview online.

Paralympic Triathlon qualification: pathways to Paris 2024

On 1-2 September 2024, in France’s world-famous capital city, 120 men and women will be hitting the start lines on the Seine River to chase their Paris 2024 Paralympic Triathlon dreams.

The big prizes are the eleven gold medals in total available, with the PTS2, PTS3, PTS4 and PTS5 classes on the Sunday, PTVI and PTWC on the Monday. Read more about Paralympic Triathlon qualification: pathways to Paris 2024.

World Triathlon is proud to announce the opening of applications for the 2024 Athlete Scholarship Programme, meant to identify and provide support, resources, and expertise to those athletes from developing/emerging National Federations (NF Groups*: 2, 3B, 3A) with the greatest needs to help them compete at Continental and World level over the last months of the Olympic Qualification Period (cut-off 27 May 2024) and help their preparation and qualification for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
(*Note: for NF Groups, please visit National Federation Survey).

Qualification Criteria
In order to be eligible, Athletes must be registered and in good standing with their National Federations, and need to have shown the ability to race at a high standard in Continental and World Triathlon Cup-level competitions. The athletes nominated should be committed to competing in the long term and have the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as an ultimate objective.

Athletes must have the potential to be able to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games via one of the following qualification pathways:
- Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking
- World Triathlon Ranking - Continental “New Flag”
- Universality Invitational Place (IOC Tripartite Commission)
- Must be from an emerging/developing National Federation (NF Groups: 2, 3B, 3A).
- All applications will be considered with a strong endorsement from the Athlete’s National Federation.

All applications will be considered in conjunction with a strong endorsement from the Athlete’s National Federation.

Timeline
The applications should be submitted using the online application form no later than Monday, 12th February 2024 (CET). Successful applicants will be informed by the end of February 2024, and World Triathlon Development will coordinate the plans with the successful athletes and their NFs.
PLEASE NOTE: The respective National Federation of the applicant MUST submit all applications. The National Federation must be in good standing with World Triathlon.

Successful applicants will receive the following:
The amount of funding allocated to each athlete depends on the programme outline submitted by the NF for each candidate.

Use of the World Triathlon Athlete Scholarship
The World Triathlon Athlete Scholarship may be used for the following as defined in the athlete’s 2024 planning and approved by World Triathlon Development:
- Participation (travel, accommodation) at qualification races on the way to Paris 2024
- Training Camp
- Massage, Physiotherapy

Evaluation and Requirements of Recipients
The athletes selected will be tracked for the duration of the placement, and regular reporting will be required from the candidates and their personal coaches. All recipients must make themselves available (within reason and without interfering with the athlete’s training, racing or school commitments) for interviews and photo sessions to promote the programme in their own country and internationally.

Next Triathlon Generation Scholarship - After the Paris Olympic Games
After the 2024 Paris Olympic Games,  World Triathlon will release the Next Triathlon Generation Programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and beyond in July 2024.

For more information on the World Triathlon Athlete Scholarship Programme please get in touch with Zita Csovelyak, Head of National Federation Services & Development, at zita@triathlon.org.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: MONDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2024 (CET)

Download the Application Form here.

The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and World Triathlon have announced today a significant relaunch of the PTO Tour, with 40 of the world’s highest ranked athletes competing in an expanded 2024 calendar that will feature eight races and will be known as the T100 Triathlon World Tour.

The evolution of the PTO Tour to the T100 Triathlon World Tour follows the PTO’s partnership agreement with World Triathlon in August 2023, which designated it as ‘the official World Championship tour of long distance triathlon’.

The rebranded series will visit three continents, starting in Miami on 9 March before finishing with a Grand Final at a soon-to-be announced Middle East location at the end of November, where the women’s and men’s World Champion will be crowned.  The full T100 Triathlon World Tour calendar for 2024 includes:

9-10 March - Miami T100
13-14 April – Singapore T100
June TBA - California T100
27-28 July - London T100
28-29 Sept - Ibiza T100
19-20 Oct - Lake Las Vegas T100
16-17 Nov - Dubai T100
29-30 Nov - Grand Final - location to be announced soon

As well as revealing the venues and dates, an international line-up of 40 leading triathletes will compete in a minimum of five races as well as the Grand Final. Thirty-two of the athletes qualified as a result of their PTO World Ranking at two points during 2023, with eight additional spots awarded to women and men who’s past results and future potential will bring excitement to the tour and host countries. Individual wildcards will be awarded for each race in consultations between World Triathlon and PTO.

Stacked fields and Hotshots confirmed

The women’s line up includes all the top PTO World Ranked athletes, including: current #1 Anne Haug (GER),  #2 Ashleigh Gentle (AUS), #3 Taylor Knibb (USA), #4 Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR), #5 Laura Philipp (GER), #6 Kat Matthews (GBR), #7 Paula Findlay (CAN), #8 Daniela Ryf (SUI), #9 Imogen Simmonds (SUI), #10 Emma Pallant-Browne (GBR), #11 Chelsea Sodaro (USA), #12 Marjolaine Pierré (FRA), #13 Skye Moench (USA), #14 Tamara Jewett (CAN), #15 India Lee (GBR), #17 Amelia Watkinson (NZL) #22 Holly Lawrence (GBR), #25 Lucy Byram (GBR), Taylor Spivey (USA) and Flora Duffy (BER).

The men’s also features the very best athletes, including current #2 Magnus Ditlev (DEN), #3 Jason West (USA), #5 Pieter Heemeryck (BEL), #6 Mathis Margirier (FRA), #7 Rudy Von Berg (USA), #8 Leon Chevalier (FRA), #9 Sam Long (USA), #11 Daniel Baekkegard (DEN), #12 Bradley Weiss (RSA), #13 Sam Laidlow (FRA), #14 Frederic Funk (GER), #15 Clement Mignon (FRA), #16 Aaron Royle (AUS), #17 David McNamee (GBR), #23 Ben Kanute (USA), #26 Rico Bogen (GER), #31 Alistair Brownlee (GBR), #174 Max Neumann (AUS), #205 Marten Van Riel (BEL) and #267 Javier Gomez (ESP).

Speaking on today’s announcement, PTO Executive Chairman, Chris Kermode, said: “We’ve been clear that we wanted to create a tour that represents the pinnacle of the sport and have talked about the importance of a season-long schedule of high quality racing that sees the world’s best endurance athletes going head-to-head on a consistent basis in different, iconic locations.  So we are hugely excited to be able to announce the 2024 calendar, that it will now be known as the T100 Triathlon World Tour and a world class group of athletes.”

“This is a significant step forward for the sport of triathlon and our ambition to elevate professional triathlon on a global sporting stage and is the culmination of what we’ve been working hard to achieve over the last 12 months. But, as I’ve said to the athletes and the PTO team over the last few weeks, in triathlon terms the PTO is only just emerging from the water and there is still an awfully long way to go to the finish line. But to have the calibre of these athletes announced today sign up and commit to the new T100 Triathlon World Tour is a huge endorsement of what we’re both building.”

World Triathlon and PTO uniting strengths

Responding on behalf of World Triathlon, its President Marisol Casado said: “When we announced our partnership with PTO last summer, the goal that we had in mind was exactly this: to be able to deliver a brand new Tour of events that have their own ecosystem and that will elevate our sport to new heights across an athlete’s entire career. By uniting our strengths, passion and dedication, we aim to bring positive change and innovation to the triathlon community.”

“Together, we aspire to forge a more inclusive, fair, competitive and sustainable landscape for athletes, fans and stakeholders. The T100 Triathlon World Tour exemplifies the tremendous potential that arises when organisations align their visions, fostering a thriving environment for the sport we all hold dear. As we embark on this journey hand in hand, we are steadfast in our belief that together, we can guide triathlon towards a brighter, more exhilarating future.”

On the rebranding of the PTO Tour to T100 Triathlon World Tour, PTO CEO Sam Renouf explained: “This was the right moment for us to introduce a more consumer facing brand. As we’ve developed the races and the broadcast product over the past three years, we’ve continued to listen to feedback from all parties, including our broadcast partners, the media, fans and, of course, the athletes who co-own the organisation. It was clear that we needed to be more explicit about this being a triathlon world tour as well as hero the exciting 100km distance, which continues to mark us out and deliver compelling racing. With races being known as the Singapore T100 or Ibiza T100, we believe it will help establish T100 as both a powerful brand as well as a unique format - which will only help on the mission to take the sport more mainstream. This will create more opportunities to attract new host cities, commercial sponsors and engage amateurs and mass participants who we will be performing at each of our stops this year.”

“The look and feel of the new brand tells a very vibrant, relevant and visual story, thanks to the design having been inspired by the heart rate of an athlete during a triathlon.”

T100 Triathlon World Tour summary

As a summary, alongside the introduction of the new T100 brand and the athletes:

- 20 female and male athletes are contracted across the season (40 in total)
- Committed athletes will race a minimum of 5 races plus the Grand Final. Although racing obligations for athletes who’ve qualified and will compete in the Olympics have been reduced
- A discretionary number of Wildcards at each event based on remaining spots, to be agreed between World Triathlon and PTO
- Athletes to score 35 point for first place to 1 pt for 20th place at each race
- The Grand Final has increased points to up the ante (55 pts down to 4 pts)
- $250,000 USD prize fund at each T100, totalling $2,000,000 across the eight races (1st place - $25,000k; 2nd - $16,000; 3rd - $12,000 at each race) 
- The series winners following the Grand Final will be crowned T100 Triathlon World Champion and will win $210,000 USD from an additional total prize pool of $2,000,000

Between the athlete contracts, T100 race prize fund and T100 Triathlon World Tour pool, the series provides more than $7,000,000 in athlete compensation, and is distributed in a way that not only rewards the winners, but also recognises the significant achievement of racing at this level

“The PTO’s events have improved each time, but we need more of them to take the sport mainstream,” continued Renouf. “It has lacked a season-long narrative with a World Champion at the end. Media, fans and our athletes themselves have told us that. If we want to be more like the ATP or Formula One, where it’s Max Verstappen versus Lewis Hamilton every time they line up, there’s a need for a contracted relationship with the athletes so we know if we tune in, then we are seeing the ‘best of the best’ every time. This is a key tenet of professional sports - and a package we must deliver.”

Kona Queen Lucy Charles-Barclay is back

Giving their reaction to the new calendar and T100 World Triathlon Tour at a special launch event at London’s City Hall, overlooking Royal Victoria Dock where the London T100 swim will take place, the reigning Ironman World Champion and PTO World #4 Lucy Charles-Barclay said:

“For me, the T100 Triathlon World Tour is where our sport is heading. Having done four of the PTO 100km races now, I love the atmosphere, rivalry and challenge they bring. I have tried the Olympic distance and loved the fast pace excitement of flat out racing, and on the other side of the spectrum I have raced and performed really well at the Ironman distance which is all about pacing and endurance. But actually putting something in the middle and bringing in athletes from the long course and from the Olympic distance, it’s just a melting pot of talent and the level of racing is higher than we’ve ever seen in the sport. I believe in what the PTO and World Triathlon are doing and how exciting and big it could become and that’s what I want to be a part of. So my personal goal this year is the T100 tour. I’ve never focused on the 100km distance entirely before and I just want to see how far I can go over the format.”

Alistair Brownlee joins the Hotshots

Joining Lucy at the launch was two-time Olympic and four-time Triathlon World Champion Alistair Brownlee, who has been one of the recipients of the discretionary Hotshot contracts. He echoed Lucy’s excitement and conviction by saying: “I want to see more people watching top level long distance triathlon, being inspired by seeing the top athletes racing. It’s crucial that the PTO succeeds and I’m convinced that the T100 Triathlon World Tour’s success will be triathlon’s success.”

“It’s tough to create something new but ultimately it will benefit every triathlete, so having the PTO work closely with World Triathlon to put on these great races in great locations that allow athletes to flourish and race to the best of their ability - and broadcasting it around the world in the right manner - has got to be the way to go to bring in new fans and people who want to engage in the sport in a new way.”

Amateurs To Also Take T100 start line

It won’t just be professional athletes who will get the opportunity to race on the T100 Triathlon World Tour, announcing mass participation races for amateurs at all of the events, including the newly established 100km distance at six stages, including: Singapore, London, Ibiza, Lake Las Vegas, Dubai and at the Grand Final. These mass participation races will give amateurs the chance to compete on the same spectacular courses as the pros as well as watch the best in the world up close and personal.

As a result of its partnership with World Triathlon, certain stages of the Tour will also feature mass participation and championship designations, with the chance to represent your country under the membership of the athlete’s respective National Federation. Full details of the entry process for these amateur events will be shared alongside the announcement of the T100 Grand Final.

“Next level racing and a ‘major event atmosphere’ were two of the things the 6,000 amateur athletes who took part in Singapore last year called out,” said Renouf. “So, alongside the professional races we’ll be running mass participation opportunities at most of the events. Registration is open on the PTO website and we look forward to welcoming all those who want to get involved.”

Age-Group ‘World Triathletes’ have many opportunities in 2024 to suit up and race for their country, in a World Championship event. World Triathlon encourages Age-Group triathletes to contact their National Federation to find out more about qualification and racing for their respective country and the following World Championships in 2024.

2024 World Triathlon Winter Championships and Winter Duathlon Championships Pragelato
First up on the Age-Group World Triathlon calendar is the 2024 World Triathlon Winter Championships to Pragelato, in the region of Bardonecchia, Italy, 23-25 February. The entry deadline for the World Triathlon Winter Championships Pragelato is 9 February 2024. Athletes who are interested in participating are encouraged to contact their National Federation to find out pathways to qualification and racing.

As athletes from around the globe prepare to converge on Bardonecchia in 2024, the event promises to showcase the pinnacle of Winter Triathlon excellence. Competitors will navigate the snow-covered landscapes, showcasing their prowess in running, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing, creating a spectacle that captures the true essence of winter sports athleticism. On Saturday, the day will start with the Age-Group and Para Winter Duathlon Championships, that will be followed by the Elite, U23 and Junior Winter Triathlon Championships. On the final day of competition, Sunday, the schedule includes the Age-Group Standard distance World Triathlon Winter Championships; the Para Winter Triathlon World Championships and the 2x2 Winter Triathlon Mixed Relay for Elites and U23/Juniors.

2024 World Triathlon Multisport Championships Townsville
It will then be Australia’s turn to host the 2024 World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Townsville, Australia, from 15-25 August, 2024. The 12-day event will include 19 World Championship races across five different levels of athletes, including Age Group, Para Triathletes, Junior, Under 23 and Elites. Thousands of athletes from around the world will make their way to North Queensland for the event, with it being the first time the World Triathlon Multisport Championships have been held in Australia.The entry deadline for the World Triathlon Multisport Championships Townsville.

The World Triathlon Multisport Championships will see duathlon, long distance triathlon, long distance aquabike, aquathlon, cross triathlon and cross duathlon world championship races organised together over the 12-day festival. The entry deadline for the World Triathlon Multisport Championships is 30 June 2024.

2024 World Triathlon Powerman Long Distance Duathlon Championships Zofingen
The 2024 edition of the World Triathlon Powerman Long Distance Duathlon Championships will once again be staged in Zofingen on 8 September and the entry deadline is the entry deadline is 6 August 2024.

2024 World Triathlon Championship Finals incorporating the 2024 World Triathlon Age-Group Championships
The 2024 World Triathlon Age-Group Championships has been awarded to Malaga, in Andalucia, Spain. World Champions will be crowned in the Age-Group Standard distance, Age-Group Sprint distance, Age-Group Aquabike Standard distance and Age-Group Mixed Relay World Championships.

The Championship Finals are the crown jewel of World Triathlon’s annual calendar. Previous hosts have included such cities as London, Budapest, Beijing, Auckland, Chicago, Gold Coast, Lausanne, Edmonton, Abu Dhabi and the recent 2023 edition was hosted in Pontevedra, Spain.

For more information on getting involved in any of the the World Triathlon Age-Group Championships, contact your National Federation.