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WTCS Finals head Down Under as Wollongong announced as 2025 hosts

The World Triathlon Championship Series Finals will be held in Australia next year.
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Wollongong in Australia will follow Malaga as the host of the World Triathlon Championship Finals in 2025.

The World Triathlon Executive Board approved the awarding of finals to the Australian city in a three-year partnership that will see World Triathlon racing return Down Under.

The Championship Finals are the crown jewel of World Triathlon’s annual calendar – athletes from 32 countries were present in the last edition in Pontevedra, where Beth Potter and Dorian Coninx emerged as the senior elite champions.

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Which races will be showcased?

At the Wollongong 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 World Championships.

As part of the deal, the City of Wollongong will host not only the 2025 Finals but two other major World Triathlon events: the 2024 World Triathlon Cup – scheduled for 20-21 April 2024, an additional World Triathlon event in 2026 as well as AusTriathlon’s marquee Australian Standard Distance Championships for Age Group, Junior Sprint and Para and Intellectual Impairment Championships.

Wollongong in Australia will host the 2025 WTCS Finals
Wollongong in Australia will host the 2025 WTCS Finals [Photo credit: World Triathlon]

‘Truly committed’

With the 2024 Wollongong World Triathlon Cup planning to serve as a test event for the Championship Finals in 2025, this will mark the return of elite international racing to Australian shores – the last World Cup event was in 2020.

“I am thrilled that we are back in Australia with this long-term plan that will lead to another magnificent Championship Finals Down Under,” said World Triathlon President and IOC Member, Marisol Casado.

“Australia has proved multiple times that they are truly committed with our sport and deliver excellent events.”

Recent hosts of the Championship Finals have been Edmonton, Abu Dhabi, and Pontevedra, with the next edition taking place in Malaga, Spain, this October.

Jonathan Turner
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