Events

With the Tokyo Olympics effectively on lockdown for the majority of fans, the triathlon event presents one rare opportunity to spectate. Meet the tri fans who rolled the dice against the authorities.

Kevin McDowell holds on for best finish ever by a U.S. man.

One member of the Canadian team told Triathlete that it took eight-and-a-half hours for their group to get tested, processed, and approved for entry.

We asked the experts at our sister brands for their picks for the must-watch events they absolutely won't miss. Use this guide to plan your viewing schedule.

These three women and two men have a shot at more than one medal.

Using a system of barriers and generators, the city says its brought Tokyo's water quality and temperature to acceptable levels. Is that enough?

Stat geeks, grab a snack - it’s time to dig into some interesting facts and figures surrounding this historic Tokyo Olympics.

And we give you our preview & picks for the Games.

The Tokyo Olympics will include three triathlon events—the men's and women's races and the new mixed relay. Here's how to watch.

Our Man in Japan gives a firsthand account of this week’s unprecedented Olympic preparations and how the city of Tokyo is coping.

The popular world champion moved to long-course after a disappointing 2016 Olympics—but he missed the excitement of Olympic racing too much. Now the 38-year-old is back with big plans for Tokyo.

Plus, how This App Saves Lives could save your life.

For Olympian Taylor Knibb, triathlon is a family affair.

The first-time Olympian has been racing since he was a kid—but a Hodgkin’s Lymphoma diagnosis at 18 derailed his career. Now he's finally hitting his stride.

Why you should care about the most exciting style of triathlon, all the time.

Follow along with the training-filled diary of a medal contender.

Sponsorship in Japan can be vastly different from how most pro triathletes find support in the West—how it works (and sometimes doesn’t).

Grace Norman, a two-time Paralympic medalist and a quickly rising star in paratriathlon chooses to adapt and evolve through a year of loss.

It's the start of Olympics month on the podcast!

Our expert's guide to following the action in the individual Olympic event.

We break down the strengths and weaknesses of the seven top contenders in the men's individual Olympic event.

We rate seven of the top contenders in the women's individual Olympic event so you can follow along.

Everything you want to know about this summer's Olympic triathlon event.

The Tokyo-bound team includes four defending medalists from Rio 2016 and five World Paratriathlon Champions.

An insider's look at the staggering preparations and the rumble of discontent going on within the Olympic host country.

Lanzarote wasn't always a triathlon destination, but now it proudly boasts of hosting the "toughest Ironman on the circuit."

Six Aussie triathletes will head to the Tokyo Olympics. America will only send five. Here’s how an international tri chess match played out and why it matters.

Can Sanders finally top the Kona champ in this Battle Royale?

Still looking for a race that has open registration? Try these five.

Triathlon hit the bigtime when the image of Simon Whitfield winning $200k in a sprint finish was beamed to mainstream sports outlets all over the world.

Taylor Knibb, Summer Rappaport, Katie Zaferes, Kevin McDowell, and Morgan Pearson spoke about their journeys to making the team as well as their visions for Tokyo.

The final spots were determined via a tough discretionary decision by the selection committee.

The BoFish Triathlon isn’t just a return to racing—it’s the creation of a new race day experience.


A dive into how exactly the selection process works now.

In the spirit of the Olympics, here’s a look back at the women’s triathlon event at Beijing in August, 2008—and the woman who won gold.

Alex Yee is on fire; Lucy Charles-Barclay steals some of the spotlight from Maya Kingma, and Alistair Brownlee’s final World Triathlon race is one we’ll never forget (for all the wrong reasons).

Fifth in her World Triathlon debut, the Kona runner-up beat Olympic contenders and surprised everyone. It could make the case for a switch from long- to short-course.

Join us for the Outside Games.

Athletes who had accepted a slot will be automatically qualified for 2022 in Abu Dhabi.

WTCS Leeds will be full of drama. Don't miss it.

Now known as CLASH, the company hopes to sign million-dollar TV deals with NASCAR ties.

The three-time Kona runner up will be baptized by short-course fire, and the U.S. Olympic selection committee will be following closely—a quick preview on who to watch and why.

In 2012, Cuban-American triathlete Manny Huerta dramatically made the U.S. Olympic team with a stunning race at an Olympic trials event in San Diego. We go behind the scenes of this emotional, iconic image.

The points race is on.

Ironman heads to Tulsa for the first time as thousands of athletes prepare to take on a point-to-point course in potentially tough conditions.

In the 1993 Hawaii Ironman, Pauli Kiuru put the pressure on four-time defending champ Mark Allen.

In 2017, the pro runner tried Age Group Sprint Nationals—and won. Now Morgan Pearson is a triathlon Olympic qualifier.

Last weekend's results at Yokohama mean some difficult decisions in June.

The village board approved the plan for vaccine requirements this week.

A mini-triathlon at work put the Brit on a path to the Olympics.

The final Olympic auto-qualifying event this past weekend threw a wrench into athletes' plans.

The runner-turned-triathlete turned emotional at the finish line after his first podium performance.

The 23-year-old surprised everyone.

The high-stakes Saturday race will air Friday evening in the U.S.

Now the top-ranked athlete in the world, Zaferes will once again go after an Olympic berth in Yokohama.

The 2016 Olympian is trying to prove he deserves a spot on the relay team.

Executive editor Chris Foster gives us the inside scoop on Olympic qualifying and ITU racing.

A look inside what it takes the make the U.S. Olympic team.

The final qualification event is just a few days away.

There will be four back-to-back weekends of racing throughout September.

And how does it work?

There are some things that are actually better now.

The race featured the largest field in North America since the start of the pandemic.

The paratri world champion lost her leg in Iraq, came back to be the flagbearer at the Paralympics in Beijing as a swimmer, and is now trying to make the triathlon team as a 41-year-old.

Racing's back up and some old favorites are battling for new spots in the Collins Cup.

It’s the noise that’s synonymous with the start of Ironman races.


Pay attention to emails and communication from the race director.

With less than 100 days to go until the start of the Tokyo Olympics, a look back at a spectacular sprint to gold.

It took four years of struggling through training weeks—but now she's following in the Brownlees' footsteps (and on their training rides).

Get ready for the Games!

It's a stacked field for this weekend's 70.3 Texas—we take a look at the ones to watch.

2021 is the year to get back to racing, travel lightly, and support your local event. Take a look at our favorite 14 underrated multisport events.

The tiny island with a population of 60,000 people has welcomed some of the biggest names in the sport over the last 30 years.

Some analysis of why she'd pick tri over track.

The idea of making triathlon more spectator and TV friendly is not a new one.

Wins for Beth Potter and Marten Van Riel at this weekend’s short-course hit-out.

Confused how you qualified in a year with no racing? Here’s how you earned the spot (and how you can still qualify in 2021).

Timing and strategy will be key to manage stress and COVID regulations.