Countdown to the 2024 Torremolinos-Andalucia World Triathlon Championship Finals
By Olalla Cernuda on 06/03/24 at 9:45 am
World Triathlon and the Spanish Federation of Triathlon are pleased to announce that the 2024 World Triathlon Championship Finals is entering the final preparations and, after the official dates of the event have been revealed, the exact location of the courses has now been confirmed: Torremolinos-Andalucia. Only 12 km away from Malaga and in a perfect location, the city will host not only all the competitions, but also all the other events: expo, Parade of Nations, race package collection and athlete services.
The city of Torremolinos, located just ten minutes from Malaga and its airport, and with a very large hotel capacity, will therefore host the last stop of the World Triathlon Championship Series in 2024, being a perfect set-up for the delivery of the sporting competition during the four days of the event.
Torremolinos will join the select club of hosts of the Championship Finals, which in previous years has included Pontevedra, Abu Dhabi, Edmonton, Lausanne and Gold Coast, to name a few, as hosts of the calendar’s most important triathlon event.
Torremolinos would not be possible without the support of the main sponsors of the event, the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the Government of Andalucia and the Provincial Council of Malaga, as well as the Torremolinos City Council.
The dates of the event, also confirmed
Racing begins on Thursday, 17 October with the men’s and women’s U23 world titles at stake, as well as the first Age Group event: the Sprint Triathlon World Championship.
On Friday, 18 October, the second day of the Championship Finals, the Para triathlon World Championships will take place featuring the best Para triathlon athletes on the planet, alongside the men’s and women’s Junior World Championships.
The final fireworks are planned for the weekend, with the title-deciding women’s World Triathlon Championship Finals on Saturday, 19 October, in addition to the Standard triathlon and Aquabike standard Age Group World Championships. On the last day of competition, 20 October, in addition to the spectacular Junior and U23 Mixed Relay World Championships, the Para triathlon Mixed Relay and the Mixed Relay Age Group World Championships, we will crown the Elite Men’s 2024 World Triathlon Champion.
The provisional schedules of all competitions and the detailed course maps for each category will be announced in the coming weeks, as well as the details of the opening of the Age Group races registrations.
