World Triathlon is welcoming bids for its 2027 World Triathlon Championship Finals and the 2028 World Triathlon Multisport Championships, positioned as ‘two of the crown jewels of World Triathlon’s annual calendar.’
2027 World Triathlon Championship Finals
At the 2027 World Triathlon Championship Finals, world champions will be crowned for the Elite, U23, Junior and Para triathlon, the Mixed Relay World Championships for U23/Juniors and Para triathlon, as well as Age-Group Standard distance, Age-Group Sprint distance, Age-Group Aquabike Standard distance and Age-Group Mixed Relay.
The Championship Finals is the highlight of World Triathlon’s annual calendar. Athletes from 61 countries were present in the last edition, hosted in Pontevedra, Spain, and the number is expected to grow in the next two editions.
Previous hosts of the Championship Finals have included such cities as London, Budapest, Beijing, Auckland, Chicago, Gold Coast, Lausanne, Edmonton, Abu Dhabi, and Pontevedra, with the next edition travelling to Torremolinos, Spain, in October 2024, while Wollongong, Australia, will host the 2025 edition.
World Triathlon adds that the Championship Finals create an economic impact by bringing in a significant number of international tourists to the host city, with over 4,500 competitors, support teams, officials, family and friends.
‘With the addition of local races, the number of competitors can exceed 10,000 and the positive economic impact could be as much as €35 million.’
The host city can expect to attract an audience via international TV distribution of the live coverage, international mainstream TV and print media distribution, full coverage on Triathlonlive.tv and an extensive social media presence to share the event, the athletes and the city with the broadest possible audience.
Stats for coverage on official World Triathlon platforms where all its events are promoted include:
- + 2m YouTube views per year
- + 39m TikTok views per year
- + 750,000 followers on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
- + 17m total number of people reached on Facebook per year
Interested cities must submit their applications before September 15, 2024. The selection and announcement of the host city will take place on 10 December, 2024.
2028 Multisport Championships
World Triathlon is looking for a host city or region for the 2028 World Triathlon Multisport Championships. The championships, which made its debut in the World Triathlon calendar in 2017, bring together the world’s triathletes in a diverse format.
Approximately 4,000 athletes – from grassroots to elite level – are expected to compete across six unique events: the Long Distance World Championships, the Duathlon World Championships (Sprint and Standard), Cross Triathlon World Championships, Cross Duathlon World Championships and Aquathlon World Championships.
The World Triathlon Multisport Championships made its debut in the World Triathlon calendar in 2017 in Penticton, Canada. In 2023, the event was hosted in Ibiza, Spain, while in 2024 the Multisport community will gather in August in the city of Townsville, Australia.
The 2025 Multisport Championships will see world championship racing return to Pontevedra, Spain. In 2026, the event will travel to Abu Dhabi, in the UAE, while in 2027 multisport champions will be crowned in Edmonton, Canada.
The World Triathlon Multisport Championships is seen as an important development opportunity from the grassroots to elite level, giving athletes from a wide range of age-groups an opportunity to race.
The Multisport Championships will have international TV, mainstream media and online coverage, and will provide a boost for local tourism and enhance the host city’s global profile.
Interested cities must submit their applications before September 15, 2024. The selection and announcement of the Host City will take place on December 10, 2024.
