WORLD TRIATHLON Welcome to the World Triathlon 2024 Season

 

Hello and welcome to 2024 on the blue carpet! Over the next year we will be bringing you all the latest news and views from the triathlon frontline, how and when to watch your favourite athletes going head-to-head in the world’s biggest races, highlights and photo galleries, all wrapped up in our new-look weekly news digest The Apex.

That includes the crucial Olympic and Paralympic Qualifiers, another mouthwatering World Triathlon Championship Series, Para Triathlon World Championships, 17 World Cups, the Multisports World Championships Townsville and Winter Triathlon World Championships Pragelato, the all-new T100 Tour, supertri E World Triathlon Championships, Age-Group World Championship action plus interviews, behind-the-scenes content and articles from right across the World Triathlon family to bring you, the fans, closer to the athletes than ever before.

Paris 2024 is almost here and the questions are stacking up - can Kristian Blummenfelt and Flora Duffy retain their Tokyo Olympic crowns? Will we see brand-new winners of the biggest prize in sport? The men’s individual race takes place on 30 July, the women's on 31 July with the Mixed Relay following on 5 August, all tackling a stunning Paris course that includes swimming the River Seine, biking the Champs Elysees and running to glory over the city's iconic Pont Alexandre III bridge!

The second Olympic Qualification period runs until 27 May 2024. That means ranking points will be available at WTCS Abu Dhabi, WTCS Yokohama and WTCS Cagliari, plus the Napier (NZL), Hong Kong (HKG), Wollongong (AUS), Chengdu (CHN), Samarkand (UZB) and Huatulco (MEX) World Cups. The latter also features the Mixed Relay Qualification Event for those teams yet to have qualified, where the top two will automatically secure 2 men and 2 women for Paris!

MORE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC NEWS:

The third appearance for triathlon at the Paralympic Games will take place on 1 and 2 September on a modified, but every bit as jaw-dropping, sprint-distance iteration of the Paris Olympic course. The PTS2, PTS3 (men), PTS4 and PTS5 athletes will go out on the Sunday, the PTVI (visually impaired) and PTWC (wheelchair) athletes race on the Monday at 8.15am.

The Paris 2024 Paralympic qualification period ends on 1 July 2024, before which the decisive action starts at Para Cup Abu Dhabi, then on to WTPS Devonport and WTPS Yokohama, Para Cups in Yenisehir, Samarkand, Vigo, Taranto and Besancon then all wrapping up with WTPS racing in Swansea and Montreal!

MORE PARIS 2024 PARALYMPICS NEWS:

Last year’s electrifying Championship Finals saw Dorian Coninx and Beth Potter soaring to huge wins in the best possible style, taking the tape and the world titles on showdown day in Pontevedra. This October, title-deciding racing will return to Spain, and the province of Malaga, with the elites going all in along with World Championships at U23, Junior, U23/Jr Mixed Relay, Age Group and Para Triathlon.

Leading up to that mighty showdown will be five blockbuster Series events - three of which will include Mixed Relay action - all packing a gruelling challenge as the best in the world go shoulder-to-shoulder down the blue carpet once again!