Parade of Nations lights up World Triathlon Championships along Yas Bay Waterfront

by courtney.akrigg@triathlon.org on 23 Nov, 2022 03:49 • Español

Thousands of Age-Group world triathletes walked down the sunset-soaked Yas Bay Waterfront for the Parade of Nations, which officially opened the 2022 World Triathlon Championship Finals. Over 53 nations were represented in the parade which went through the vibrant Yas Bay Waterfront. UAE, the host country, put on an incredible showcase of high-energy dancing and music, to welcome the triathletes to Abu Dhabi.

Khaled Al Fahim, President of UAE Triathlon and Marisol Casado, World Triathlon President and IOC Member, warmly welcomed the world triathletes to the crown jewel event on the World Triathlon calendar.

“I am honoured to officially open and welcome all the triathletes to the beautiful city of Abu Dhabi for the 2022 Championship Finals, the crown jewel on our calendar. We are so proud to bring this event here and would like to thank the local stakeholders and community for making it happen. To the triathletes, enjoy the experience and we wish you all the best in Abu Dhabi,” Marisol Casado said.

The 2022 World Triathlon Championships will get underway with the Para Triathlon events on Thursday morning from 8AM local time and the Age-Group Sprint Championships from 1PM. Friday will stage the U23 World Championships with the women setting off from 7.30AM local time and the men at 10.15AM and the Elite women will race for the 2022 world title from 1PM local time in the Championship Final. On Saturday the Para Triathlon Mixed Relay will take place from 7.15AM local time, Standard distance Age-Group World Championships from 8.45AM and the race for the Elite men’s world title will commence from 3PM local time for the 2022 Championship Finals.

Also on the event schedule are community races for triathletes of all ages and abilities – including a Kids and Junior event from 4PM local time on Friday and Community Age-Group races from 10AM on Saturday.

Review the event schedule and athlete start lists and follow along as the best triathletes in the world race for personal bests, podiums and world titles.

Watch the race action from Abu Dhabi LIVE and on-demand over on TriathlonLIVE.tv and never miss a moment.

Elite women’s World Triathlon Championship Finals Abu Dhabi
Friday 25 November from 1pm local time (10am CET)

Elie men’s World Triathlon Championship Finals Abu Dhabi
Saturday 26 November from 3pm local time (midday CET)

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Related Event: 2022 World Triathlon Age-Group Championships Abu Dhabi

24 - 26 Nov, 2022 • event page • all results

Results: 18-19 Male AG
1.	Mihir Bathija	IND	02:08:29
2.	Fernando González Dueñes	MEX	02:08:34
3.	Héctor González Dueñes	MEX	02:09:26
4.	Robert Schönberger	GER	02:10:26
5.	Oliwier Szczekala	POL	02:15:33

Results: 20-24 Male AG
1.	Maciej Wisniewski	POL	01:58:50
2.	Myles Wood	AUS	02:02:40
3.	Jafet Isai Delgado Estrada	MEX	02:02:51
4.	Victor Manuel Maza Delgado	MEX	02:03:30
5.	Luke Mason	GBR	02:03:40

Results: 25-29 Male AG
1.	Rafael Domingos	POR	01:54:33
2.	Téo Katgely	FRA	01:55:44
3.	Man Kit Chao	MAC	01:58:13
4.	Filip Szymonik	POL	01:58:26
5.	Jakub Brzóska	POL	01:59:05

Results: 30-34 Male AG
1.	Joris Aerden	BEL	01:58:19
2.	Jose Miguel Hernandez Espinosa	MEX	01:59:31
3.	Edward Castro	GBR	02:00:52
4.	Thomas White	GBR	02:03:04
5.	Marian Kraemer	GER	02:03:12

Results: 35-39 Male AG
1.	Mario Agustin Salvador Sutton	ARG	02:00:36
2.	Andrey Sharipov	UZB	02:00:56
3.	Audie McRae	USA	02:02:49
4.	Diego Oliveira Silva	BRA	02:02:59
5.	Keith Galea	MLT	02:04:02

Results: 40-44 Male AG
1.	Rj Ross	CAN	01:59:56
2.	Hendrik Becker	GER	02:00:55
3.	Oscar Marquez Balta	ESP	02:02:11
4.	Oliver Rodwell	GBR	02:03:29
5.	David Walsh	UAE	02:04:00

Results: 45-49 Male AG
1.	Donald Brooks	GBR	01:55:29
2.	Andrew Edwards	UAE	02:01:27
3.	Ed Buckley	GBR	02:04:30
4.	Artur Czerwiec	POL	02:05:56
5.	Giles Heaman	GBR	02:08:16

Results: 50-54 Male AG
1.	Udo Van Stevendaal	GER	02:02:21
2.	Alberto Pasquarella	ITA	02:05:15
3.	Tetsuro Fukumoto	JPN	02:08:11
4.	Róbert Czigány Dr.	HUN	02:09:34
5.	Stephen Greene	GBR	02:10:02