Olympic qualification, WTS and Triathlon World Cups will not start before May

In a meeting held on February 4 by teleconference, the World Triathlon Executive Board put on the table the start dates of the Olympic and Paralympic qualification.

After consulting with the Athletes, Coaches, Medical and Technical Committees, the Board approved the decision to wait a few more weeks to see how the current situation evolves with the Covid-19 pandemic before having the last word in the Olympic and Paralympic rankings.

The final decision will be made in the month of March

The Board has decided that the Olympic and Paralympic qualification will not start before May 1 and the final decision on the matter will be made on March 18.

The rankings froze last March, and the events that took place at the end of the 2020 season have not counted for either the Olympic or Paralympic rankings.

The WTS and the World Cups will also start in May

The Executive Board reviewed the planned schedule for this 2021 season, and the Triathlon World Championship Series and World Cups will also start after May 1.

The Miyazaki Triathlon World Cup, which was to be held on March 20, had to be canceled by the Japan Triathlon Union and the local organizing committee, due to current travel restrictions in the region.

Javier Martinez Gramaje, Deputy Director of Para Triathlon Classification,

The Board also approved, with the full support of the Para Triathlon Committee, to appoint Katerina Magkou (Greece) as Head of Classification and Javier Martinez Grammage (Spain) as Deputy Director. Alan Beckford (Jamaica) has been appointed to the Women's Committee.