Following the announcement earlier this year of the collaboration between PTO, World Triathlon and Challenge Family towards a shared goal of a more unified and sustainable sport, the PTO and World Triathlon today announced what the Triathlon World Tour brand will look when it starts next year as well as the initial 2027 T50 and T100 World Championship Tour calendars.
With the LA28 Olympic qualification cycle entering its most important phase, World Triathlon president Antonio Arimany underlined the importance of changes being made now.
“Our sport was really fragmented from a competition and commercial perspective, which was holding it back,” said Arimany.
“We could have waited until the end of the current Olympic qualification before making the changes, but the changes we’re making were too important to wait. By introducing the Triathlon World Tour now we are creating one unified structure and brand which can unify as many events as possible, creating a win-win situation for all of us in the sport.”
“This agreement matters because it’s about growing our sport for the long term. Athletes and National Federations deserve more, and better, racing opportunities, and that’s exactly what the Triathlon World Tour is designed to deliver.”
“World Triathlon has worked hand in hand with private event organisers since day one, and our partnership with the PTO is proof that this collaborative approach works. Bringing that same spirit to the whole Triathlon World Tour is how we make our sport bigger and better for everyone involved.”
“Whilst there is clearly much more information that people will want to know, it was important that we continued to share the plans that are confirmed, whilst we work hard with the PTO and all our stakeholders on getting the rest of the information ready for 2027.”
The concept of the Triathlon World Tour was originally announced by the PTO and World Triathlon in December 2025, in response to a fragmented ecosystem in the sport that was holding back growth; a point highlighted by a Deloitte Report commissioned by World Triathlon to assess the sport and reimagine its future and sustainable growth.
The shared ambition of the PTO and World Triathlon is to present a clear and unified competition structure for triathlon that combines the existing T100 Triathlon World Tour and the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS), rebranded as the T100 World Championship Tour and T50 World Championship Tour respectively.
The T50 and T100 World Championship Tours will be the highest tier of professional racing on the new Triathlon World Tour and culminate in official World Champions being crowned at World Championship Finals for both distances.
Within the Triathlon World Tour framework, there will also be a tier of events branded ‘Challenger’ that provide a unified qualification pathway and act as the official feeder to the World Championship Tours. This tier will incorporate the former World Triathlon Cups and a number of Challenge Family events acquired by the PTO in February this year.
The ambition is that all events on the Tour will incorporate a broadcast and a professional field as well as mass participation amateur races.
The Triathlon World Tour is being announced in two stages: the initial World Championship tier calendars and brand details shared today; and then the remaining Championship and Challenger events, which will include Challenge Family events, alongside further details on qualification and prize money – including increased prize money for the T50 World Championship Tour – will be announced at the World Triathlon Congress in Pontevedra in September (23rd).
T50 World Championship Tour events in 2027
- 27-28 March – Abu Dhabi Triathlon
- 24-25 April – Samarkand Triathlon
- 15-16 May – Yokohama Triathlon
- 5-6 June – Rome Triathlon
- 16-18 July – Los Angeles Triathlon*
- 21-22 August – London Triathlon
- 8-12 September – Hamburg Triathlon World Championship Finals
- 25-26 September– Weihai Triathlon
- 20-21 November – Tauranga Triathlon
*Venice Beach
T100 Race to Qatar World Championship Tour events in 2027:
- 20-21 March – Gold Coast Triathlon
- 10-11 April – Singapore Triathlon
- 5-6 June – Sokin San Francisco Triathlon
- 14-15 August – Vancouver Triathlon
- 18-19 September – Marbella Triathlon
- 26-27 November – Saudi Arabia Triathlon
- 10-11 December – Qatar Triathlon World Championship Finals
- Date TBC – French Riviera Triathlon
Speaking at the announcement, PTO CEO Sam Renouf said: “The first thing to say is a big thank you to all our event hosts for getting this initial 2027 calendar announced earlier than ever before. We know how important this is to help all our stakeholders in the sport, whether that’s the professionals, the fans or the amateurs who want to participate. A key focus for us is securing long term hosting partnerships with iconic locations – due to their Triathlon pedigree, like Yokohama or Hamburg, or simply because of their global status, like Los Angeles or Abu Dhabi. This was a core tenet of the initial T100 strategy, with long term hosts like Singapore, Qatar and San Francisco, so we’re particularly excited to be bringing London, Los Angeles and Rome to the T50 Tour in 2027 – setting the tone for this new future.”
“From a Triathlon World Tour perspective, this announcement is a significant step forwards towards the PTO’s mission of transforming triathlon and taking it mainstream. In order to do that, we need to get more people participating in the sport at every level, which is why creating one unified brand and competition structure is so important – to make it as simple and engaging as possible for everybody to understand and get involved.”
“One of the interesting things we’re seeing at the moment is a huge growth in mass participation brands like the World Marathon Majors and HYROX, which reflects the changing habits of sports fans more generally, who want to do more than watch from the sidelines and are seeking active and immersive ways to become part of the experience. It also reinforces the importance of us introducing a powerful brand for our new world tour, with a clear intention to consolidate and simplify the sport. This comes alive today through the ’T-naming system’ – starting with T100 and T50 – and putting the ‘T’ of Triathlon at heart of the Triathlon World Tour.”
Renouf continued: “This is about recalibrating the sport and creating a pathway for every professional and amateur athlete to experience, enjoy, as well as creating an attractive commercial platform to bring more sponsors and host cities into our great sport.”
Amateur athletes can sign-up now to get priority access for all announced events to be the first to know when entries go live and secure the best possible price via the T100 website.