Middle east triathlon

World Triathlon has announced its WTCS season opener in Abu Dhabi is postponed due to regional unrest, while uncertainty looms over T100 and Ironman races in the Middle East and travel abroad.

Low participation rates plague Omani Ironman races, compared to other multisport efforts in the Middle East. Can they turn it around before hosting the 70.3 World Championship in 2029?

The best field of long course pro triathletes outside the Ironman World Championship in Kona will come together in the United Arab Emirates on March 12 for the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon (ADIT).

Inside Triathlon magazine photo editor Nils Nilsen made the trek out to Abu Dhabi last year for the inaugural Abu Dhabi International Triathlon.

Spain’s Eneko Llanos and Great Britain’s Julie Dibens, the champions of the inaugural Abu Dhabi International Triathlon, will defend their men’s and women’s crowns in the race’s second running on March 12, 2011.