Triathlon-Qatar to host T100 world championship final for next five years


FILE PHOTO: Taylor Knibb from United States runs to the finish line as she finish first at the 2024 T100 Triathlon World Tour at the Escape from Alcatraz race in San Francisco, California, U.S., June 8, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

(Reuters) - The final of the T100 triathlon world championship will take place in Qatar for the next five years, organisers said on Tuesday.

The new race series for longer distance triathlon (2km swim, 80km bike, 18km run), offering more than $7 million in compensation, was jointly launched last year by the Professional Triathletes Organisation and governing body World Triathlon.

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