Triathlon Mixed Relay
Tim Hellwig brings gold home for Team Germany at the Hamburg Mixed Relay
As if Mixed Relay races were not exciting enough, add to the mix a penalty to be served just a few meters before crossing the finish line by the leading athlete and you have what happened…Welcome to Triathlon Mixed Relay
Tokyo 2020 Mixed Relay
The Mixed Relay competition at Tokyo 2020 will be held at 07:30 local time, 31 July 2021.
The Triathlon Team Mixed Relay format showcases racing at its most thrilling, with the individual sport combining with pure team spirit. Athletes must complete a super-sprint triathlon - 300m swim, 6.6km bike and 1km run - before tagging off to a teammate, always in the order female-male-female-male. Among the most exciting aspects of these races for spectators is the athletes’ dramatic sprint and dive after being tagged by their teammate, as well as the intensity and speed from start to finish, the tight back-and-forth lead changes and team pride that this innovative racing format elicits.
The very first World Triathlon Triathlon Team Mixed Relay World Championships was held in Des Moines, Iowa, USA in 2009 when the powerful Swiss team claimed the inaugural title. In 2013, the World Championships were hosted in the German city of Hamburg for the first time, where it has taken place annually ever since.
The entertaining format was soon embraced around the world and was included in major Games programmes such as the Youth Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games before, in 2017, it was announced that Triathlon Mixed Relay would make its Olympic Games debut at Tokyo 2020. In 2019, the first ever Team Mixed Relay World Series saw four races take place - in Abu Dhabi, Nottingham, Hamburg and Edmonton. France defended their world title in Hamburg, and went on to win gold at the Tokyo Test Event.
Latest Mixed Team Relay News
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Hamburg city center ready to welcome once again the Triathlon Mixed Relay
The mix of power and speed of the Triathlon Mixed Relay will take once again the stage, with 15 teams lining...Sep 18, 2021 -
Chase McQueen steers USA to Mixed Relay gold in Montreal
In Mixed Relay terms, Chase McQueen may have been the least experienced man on the USA team at the Groupe...Aug 15, 2021 -
Triathlon Mixed Relay takes to streets of Montreal on Sunday
The Triathlon Mixed Relay is back after its blockbuster Olympic debut and ready to take to the streets of...Aug 09, 2021 -
Triathlon Mixed Relay’s Olympic debut ready to take centre stage at Tokyo 2020
Two incredible individual triathlon races down, one spectacular team relay to come. The stage is set for Tokyo...Jul 28, 2021 -
Tokyo 2020 race numbers allocated to the 38 National Federations heading to the Games
The race number allocation draw for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Triathlon races took place on Friday 2 July live on...Jul 02, 2021 -
World Triathlon awards 2023 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships to Hamburg
The 2023 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships will take place in Hamburg, Germany as World Triathlon,...Jul 01, 2021 -
Team Belgium hammers home for Mixed Relay gold in Lisbon ahead of Italians and Swiss
Fifteen teams lined up in Lisbon for Friday’s Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification event, where the likes of...May 21, 2021 -
Olympic Qualification on the line at Friday’s Mixed Relay in Lisbon
Three days of World Triathlon action get underway in Lisbon on Friday, with the first-ever Mixed Relay Olympic...May 19, 2021
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Upcoming Events
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30 Sep - 03 Oct, 2021Alanya, Turkey • Start Lists
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Postponed • Dates TBCHamilton, Bermuda
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31 Oct, 2021Alhandra, Portugal • Start Lists
Latest Triathlon Mixed Relay Videos
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Excitement ahead of Mixed Relay Olympic debut30 Jul, 2021 -
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2019 Edmonton Mixed Relay Highlights22 Jul, 2019 -
2018 Mixed Relay Series Edmonton Highlights29 Jul, 2018