World Triathlon has opened applications for the 2024 Athlete Scholarship Programme, meant to identify and provide support, resources, and expertise to those athletes from developing/emerging national federations.
The scholarship programme helps young athletes compete at the continental and world level over the last months of the Olympic Qualification Period (cut-off May 27, 2024) and helps their preparation and qualification for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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 in conjunction with a strong endorsement from the athlete’s national federation. The applications should be submitted using the online application form no later than Monday, February 12, 2024 (CET). Successful applicants will be informed by the end of February 2024.
