It is a city and a course that have become synonymous with the sport, and Yokohama hosts its 12th year of top-tier Para Triathlon racing on Saturday morning, with the athletes chasing everything from WTPS medals to Paralympic points to the form that could see them ultimately triumph in Paris.
When Jack Howell (AUS) speaks of the prospect of racing at the Paris Paralympic Games in September, you can practically feel the energy crackle from his every word.
Yokohama is ready to get the 2024 World Triathlon Championship Series rolling on Saturday morning, and anticipation is running red hot with the prospect of an almighty first Olympic-distance test for the athletes in this huge year for the sport.
After the comings and goings of Abu Dhabi, the 2024 Series will finally begin in earnest in Japan on Saturday, with WTCS Yokohama the stage for one of the most hotly anticipated races of recent times.
The 2024 Chengdu World Cup was the first official event of the year for Team World Triathlon, the development squad for athletes from smaller national federations to help them realise their Olympic potential.
After the unfortunate cancellation of WTCS Abu Dhabi, the WTCS season will begin in earnest with the classic race in Yokohama. An institution of the World Series, Yokohama is one of two standard-distance stops scheduled before the WTCS Final.
It was a day for breakaways at the Chengdu World Cup as Julie Derron (SUI) and Max Stapley (GBR) claimed the gold medals in style. You can watch back the
Swiss number one Julie Derron produced an Olympic-distance triathlon masterclass in Chengdu, China, on Monday afternoon, putting together three superb segments to take her third World Cup win by almost a minute.
Great Britain’s Max Stapley rose to the occasion in Chengdu, China on Monday morning, pulling clear of a four-deep lead group over the last lap to deliver a scintillating Olympic-distance gold.
One year ago, Rosa Maria Tapia Vidal (MEX) was in a somewhat different position to that in which she now finds herself. A new best WTCS result of 16th in Abu Dhabi and a 4th place finish at the New Plymouth World Cup in the opening stages of the season hinted at plenty of promise.
In one month, the race will be over. The Olympic qualification window will close on 27 May 2024 and the outcome of all the striving, battling and dreaming will be clear.
The fifth World Cup stop of this Olympic year sees the circuit head to Chengdu, China, on Monday, where the battles for the medals as well as the points and performances that could help seal Paris 2024 qualification are on the line.
The 2024 World Triathlon Cup tour hits the Chinese city of Chengdu on Monday 29 April. Ten years on from the first edition, this time around there is the promise of some extra Olympic spice on the menu.
World Triathlon is pleased to announce that the Championship Finals Torremolinos-Andalucía will host the first-ever World Triathlon Para Mixed Relay Championships on 20 October, after two years of the event being delivered at the World Triathlon Championship Finals as a test.
Alongside the 2024 Africa Triathlon Championships, the Africa Triathlon Electoral Congress was held in Baron Palace Sahl Hashish Hurghada on the 19 April 2024, in the presence of H.E Egyptian Minister of Youth and Sports Professor Dr.
On home soil in Hatsukaichi, Japan, Kenji Nener (JPN) and Yuko Takahashi (JPN) were in exemplary form as they defended their Asia Triathlon Championships crowns on Saturday.
A fantastic weekend of action at the Africa Triathlon Championships was crowned by the gold medal-winning performances of Vicky Van Der Merwe (RSA) and Merwann Abassi (MAR).
As a test run for the 2025 World Triathlon Championship Finals, the Wollongong World Cup certainly delivered. The men’s and women’s races brimmed with action and the crowds were on fire.
Despite the wind and rainy day, Australia’s Luke Willian brought the sunshine to Wollongong to capture a victory on home soil that delighted the crowds on the coastal oceanic city.
With another impressive sprint finish, Swedish young star Tilda Mansson reigned supreme at the Wollongong World Cup to claim the victory. The young Swedish has already three gold medals in World Cups on her tally, all of them decided by just centimeters.
The latest World Triathlon Open Hours took place on 17-18 April, with National Federations invited both to hear the latest news from the 2024 season, and share some of their memories and iconic images from over the years, as part of World Triathlon’s 35th birthday celebrations.
There is the pressure of the Olympic Games and then there is the pressure of a home Olympic Games. However, from her training camp in Monte Gordo, Emma Lombardi (FRA) was sanguine as she spoke to World Triathlon in March for the latest instalment of the Paths to Paris series.
Following extensive consultation between World Triathlon, the Local Organising Committee and Triathlon Canada, World Triathlon regretfully announces the cancellation of the 2024 World Triathlon Championship Series and Mixed Relay Series Montreal events, originally scheduled for 14-15 September.
World Triathlon is welcoming bids for the World Triathlon Championship Series, World Triathlon Cups and World Triathlon Para triathlon events in 2025. Bid applications are also open for cities to host the Winter Triathlon World Championships and Winter Cups and World Triathlon Development Regional Cups next year.
Pristine waters, scenic coastal routes for cycling, and a challenging lighthouse course for running. The set up is ready in the beautiful coastal town of Wollongong, Australia, for its debut on the World Triathlon Cup circuit.
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