The exciting news is that the 2026 World Triathlon Multisport Championships have been awarded to Abu Dhabi, UAE, and the 2027 edition will be in Edmonton, Canada! World Triathlon has confirmed that the 2024 Mixed Relay Championships will be in Hamburg, during the weekend of the World Triathlon Championship Series, and there are even more exciting updates to the 2024 racing calendar. President of World Triathlon and IOC member Marisol Casado says, “We are delighted to see the continued commitment of Abu Dhabi with our sport. They have shown year after year the desire to grow triathlon and to host the world’s best athletes in a remarkable setting.”
Bill O’Regansaid, CEO of Modon, says, “On behalf of Modon, the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, the UAE Triathlon Federation, the Department of Culture and Tourism, and all Abu Dhabi Stakeholders, we are delighted to acknowledge that Abu Dhabi Hudayriyat Island has been awarded the 2026 World Triathlon Multisport Championship. This recognition acknowledges the strong relationship between Abu Dhabi and World Triathlon and it is with joy that we confirm our commitment to deliver a fantastic moment of sport along with an unforgettable experience to all athletes, participants, and fans”
The world’s best Multisport athletes will be ready to “Do North” in 2027, with the Multisport Championships awarded to Edmonton. The upcoming Multisport World Championships will bring together duathlon, cross duathlon, long-distance triathlon, long-distance aquabike, aquathlon, and cross triathlon world championship races in a week-long festival. Over 3,000 athletes from all over the world will enjoy another festival of the sport with friends and family, gathering for what has become in the last years one of the pinnacle events for World Triathlon and the extended triathlon community.
The World Triathlon Multisport Championships made its debut in the World Triathlon calendar in 2017 in Penticton, Canada, followed by Fyn, Denmark in 2018, and Pontevedra, Spain in 2019. After the pandemic impacted the 2020 event, in 2021 the championships were divided across three different locations: Almere, The Netherlands hosted the Long Distance and Aquabike races, while Aviles, Spain organised the Duathlon World Championships, and El Anillo, Spain hosted the Cross Triathlon and Aquathlon World Championships.
The 2022 World Triathlon Multisport Championships were also split between two locations, with Targu Mures, Romania hosting Duathlon, Cross Triathlon, and Cross Duathlon,