Welcome to Triathlon Mixed Relay

ITU’s Triathlon Mixed Relay format has brought racing at its most thrilling, where the individual sport combines 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 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships was held in Des Moines, Iowa, USA in 2009 when the Swiss Team claimed the World Crown. 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 will make its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. In 2019, the 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

• ITU moves 2020 Chengdu Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Event to Valencia (Spain)

  The International Triathlon Union, in consultation with the Chinese Triathlon Federation (CTSA), has taken the...

  Feb 26, 2020
• Ten multisports Age-Group World Championships to be contested across 2020

  The calendar and entry paths are now confirmed for the world’s AG athletes to compete at no fewer than ten...

  Nov 06, 2019
• Knighton, Reid, Thorpe & Wilde bring home Mixed Relay gold for New Zealand

  Team New Zealand brought home the gold after suffering the heartache of disqualification last year, conquering...

  Sep 01, 2019
• Sunday’s Mixed Relay set to give taster of Olympic debut

  With the first ever Olympic Mixed Relay Triathlon medals set to be awarded in Tokyo in just less than twelve...

  Aug 14, 2019
• New Zealand lines up their youngsters to claim gold in Edmonton Mixed Relay Series

  With a team with the four members under 23 years old, Team New Zealand deliver a fantastic race in Edmonton to...

  Jul 22, 2019
• Edmonton ready for the Mixed Relay Series finale

  The last stop of the 2019 ITU Mixed Relay Series will see 13 teams competing in Edmonton, and with the current...

  Jul 21, 2019
• France claims the Mixed Relay World Title for the second consecutive year

  Team France has defended their title to win, for the second consecutive time, the Mixed Relay World...

  Jul 07, 2019
• Action continues in Hamburg with the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series

  The action continues in Hamburg with the unpredictable play of the ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World...

  Jul 06, 2019