Stating that it has ‘a dedication to sustainability and an formidable racing schedule’, World Triathlon has introduced its 2025 season calendar.
The World Triathlon Championship Collection (WTCS) season will begin barely sooner than ordinary, with the WTCS Abu Dhabi opening occasion happening on February 14-15, 2025. This metropolis within the UAE has a historical past of internet hosting top-tier World Triathlon occasions. In 2025 it’ll additionally host a World Triathlon Blended Relay Collection occasion on the identical weekend.
Following Abu Dhabi, the World Triathlon Championship Collection (WTCS) will head to WTCS Yokohama, on Could 17, 2025. This race in Japan will then be adopted by a brand new addition to the collection, Sardinia, Italy, on the finish of Could, with the brand new occasion location to be introduced quickly.
One other longstanding occasion within the calendar, Hamburg, will as soon as once more host a leg of the WTCS season in addition to the Blended Relay World Championships in July; whereas Karlovy Fluctuate within the Czech Republic is stepping up from a World Cup occasion to a WTCS fixture with a difficult course inSeptember.
The Championship Finals return to Australia in 2025 for the primary time because the Gold Coast championships in 2018, with Wollongong gearing as much as crown the following world champions in October 2025.
World Triathlon Cups
The World Triathlon Cup circuit will proceed to supply a racing state of affairs for rising skills and seasoned athletes to compete in a wide range of places in Europe, South America, Asia and Oceania.
Para Triathlon Occasions
Inclusivity is a cornerstone of the World Triathlon ethos, and the 2025 calendar will ship a calendar of Para Triathlon Collection and Cups, fostering alternatives for paratriathletes of all courses to showcase their skills on the world stage.
Multisport World Championships
The multisport calendar will embody competitions in numerous areas, with the Winter Triathlon and Duathlon World Championships returning to Pragelato, Italy, and the Multisport World Championships to be held in Pontevedra, Spain.
Alsdorf, in Germany, will host the Center Distance Lengthy Distance Duathlon Championships, whereas Zofingen will organise the 2025 Lengthy Distance Duathlon Championships.
Sustainability
World Triathlon notes that it’s dedicated to creating the occasions and the season calendar as sustainable as doable.
‘This dedication not solely displays the organisation’s values but in addition enhances the general expertise for athletes and followers alike, making certain that the occasions depart a optimistic influence on our host communities.’
Reflecting on the upcoming season, World Triathlon President and IOC Member Marisol Casado stated “I need to categorical our gratitude to each single metropolis and native organising committee (LOC) that has stepped ahead to host a World Triathlon occasion in 2025, from the smaller ones to the Championship Finals.
“We all know the hassle that internet hosting an occasion takes for these nice cities, the LOCs and nationwide federations, however we are going to proceed to work to place collectively season calendars which might be sustainable, whereas providing magnificent situations for athletes to showcase their skills on a world stage.”
2025 calendar
World Triathlon Championship Collection (WTCS)
February 14-15, Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Could 17, Yokohama (JPN)
Could 31, TBC (ITA)
July 12-13, Hamburg (GER)
September 14, Karlovy Fluctuate (CZE)
September TBC, (China)
October 15-19 Wollongong, (AUS) – Championship Finals
(Yet another occasion probably to be added)
Blended Relay Collection
February 14-15, Abu Dhabi (UAE)
July 12-13, Hamburg (GER) – World Championships
World Triathlon Cups
February 22-23, Napier (NZL)
April 12-13, Vina del Mar (CHI)
April 19-20, Brasilia (BRA)
Could 24-25, Samarkand (UZB)
June 21-22, Huatulco (MEX)
July 5-6, Tiszaujvaros (HUN)
September 20-21, Valencia (ESP)
October 4-5, Rome (ITA)
November 1-2, Tongyeong (KOR)
November 8-9, Miyazaki (JPN)
(Two extra places to be probably added – 1 in Africa and 1 in Asia)
Para Triathlon
February 14-15, Abu Dhabi (UAE) Para Triathlon Cup
March 14-15, Devonport (AUS) Para Triathlon Championship Collection
Could 17, Yokohama (JPN) Para Triathlon Championship Collection
Could 24-25, Samarkand (UZB) Para Triathlon Cup
June 7-8, Taranto (ITA) Para Triathlon Championship Collection
July 12-13, Magog (CAN) Para Triathlon Cup
June 19-20, Montreal (CAN) Para Triathlon Championship Collection
TBC, Tata (HUN) Para Triathlon Cup
TBC, Alhandra (POR) Para Triathlon Cup
October 15-19, Wollongong (AUS) World Championships
Multisport
February, Pragelato (ITA) – Winter Triathlon and Duathlon World Championships
April 26-27, Alsdorf (GER) – Center Distance Duathlon Championships (Powerman)
June 21-29, Pontevedra (ESP) – Multisport World Championships
September 7, Zofingen (SUI) – Lengthy Distance Duathlon Championships (Powerman)