Right now, Japan is the only Asian country due to qualify athletes in both the men’s and women’s triathlon events at the Paris Olympics. However, they are not in line to send a relay. A team of one woman and two men is currently forecasted to qualify based on the Olympic rankings. To secure a second women’s slot, someone will either have to step up in the individual Olympic rankings or the whole team will have to pull together and deliver some big relay results. Who has been selected already?…

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At this point in time, it seems fairly assured that Australia will qualify two men and two women at the Olympic Games. The country’s Mixed Team Relay looks secure, being ranked 7th in the world. With the three teams at the top of the rankings having already qualified, Australia finds itself essentially 4th in the relay qualification rankings. Six teams are due to book their Olympic places through the relay rankings. As such, it is unlikely that Australia will now miss out. However, a third athlete does not appear a…

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The hosts of this year’s Olympic Games might be the strongest in terms of all-round triathlon strength and depth. Certainly, when it comes to projecting the Olympic line-ups, there may be no country that can claim to surpass France’s combined male and female firepower. On the strength front, France can call upon four overall medallists from the 2023 WTCS season; Britain and New Zealand claimed the others with one apiece. Meanwhile, when it comes to depth, only Germany is forecasted to join France in qualifying three men and three women,…

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The first World Cup of 2024 is zooming into view. As has often been the case, New Zealand will play host to the opening major race of the season. In years gone by, New Plymouth has welcomed elite triathletes to the opener of the World Cup circuit. This year, the race will head over to the east coast of the North Island, to Napier. Being so early in the year, several athletes may have a few cobwebs to dispel while others will skip the event entirely and start their campaigns…

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With the Olympics Games half a year away, we can examine which individuals would race in Paris if the qualifying window ended now. As with the forecasted men’s start list at the Olympics, much of the women’s field is determined by the qualifiers for the Mixed Team Relay. While the individual selections by each national federation all still to be finalised for the most part, many of those that are projected to make the cut will likely claim the slots. In some cases, an athlete may earn a slot for…

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Yesterday, we explored which countries would qualify in the Mixed Team Relay at the Paris Olympics if qualifying ended now. Due to the nature of the qualification system in triathlon, the relay informs almost half of the start list in each of the men’s and women’s races. The processes are therefore inherently linked. For some athletes, the relay will be their ticket to Paris. For others, their individual qualification will be their ticket into the relay. In this article, we will investigate the prospective start lists for the men’s race…

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In just over half a year the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will begin. In the realm of triathlon, athletes have a final four month stretch until late May in which Olympic qualification will be decided. With not long left to go, then, this article will cast an eye over which countries are in a position to qualify, starting with the Mixed Team Relay. The Mixed Relay takes the first priority in the allocation of Olympic places in triathlon. It is also perhaps the easiest way to guarantee four athletes from a…

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As things stand, Italy are on the outside looking in with respect to qualifying in the Mixed Team Relay at the Paris Olympic Games. For most countries, that would be a major source of concern as the two male and two female slots on offer would be warmly accepted. However, the Italian federation has no need to panic. Indeed, their attendance at the Mixed Team Relay Qualification Event in Huatulco may even be irrelevant. Italy are all but certain to qualify two men and two women through the individual Olympic…

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The racing is about to begin. While the Oceania Para-triathlon Championships will kick off the final stretch to the Paralympic Games, the looming Oceania Cup in Wanaka will launch the Olympic season of 2024. As expected, there will plenty of home team faces on the start line in Wanaka. New Zealand have a large team headlined by the likes of Dylan McCullough, Brea Roderick, Janus Staufenberg and Olivia Thornbury. Similarly, the local Australian team will be well represented. Lachlan Jones is one to watch from the Australian men while Emma…

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For all the luminaries from Spain that have graced triathlon, it remains the case that the country has only ever claimed one Olympic medal in the sport: Javier Gomez Noya’s silver in 2012. As a country that has churned out so many talents (and claimed seven men’s WTCS titles between Gomez and Mola alone), it seems like a surprisingly low return. Looking ahead to the Paris Olympic Games, though, the Spanish federation will look to change that as they compose their team. Luckily for the selectors, they are spoilt for…

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