2027 WORLD TRIATHLON
MULTISPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
JULY 16-25, 2027
🌍 Welcome to the 2027 World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Edmonton!
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is proud to host the 2027 World Triathlon Multisport Championships, the ultimate multisport event that will bring together the world’s top age-group athletes for a thrilling showcase of strength, strategy, and spirit.
From triathlon and duathlon to cross triathlon and aquathlon, this prestigious competition offers a dynamic mix of multisport disciplines—all set against the stunning backdrop of Edmonton’s river valley and world-class sporting history and venues.
WHY EDMONTON?
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Dining
The 2,000 plus restaurants, bistros, bakeries, pubs and cafés, there are ample opportunities to savour distinctive cuisine and local specialties.
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Attractions
Where you can segway through a massive river valley park system, surf the prairies in one of the world’s biggest indoor water parks or step back in time at Fort Edmonton Park, Canada’s largest living museum.
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Arts & Culture
The wide variety of local arts and culture experiences including live theatre, art galleries, and countless festivals.
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Festival City
With Festivals happening before, during and after the World Triathlon Multisport Championships, there is lots of reasons to come early or stay after the event.
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Rocky Mountains
Experience the majestic Canadian Rocky Mountains, a 3.5 hour drive
BEST IN TRAVEL
BEST IN TRAVEL
Lonely Planet, a leader in tourism and travel, has selected Edmonton as a Top City in their "Best In Travel" list for 2025! Lonely Planet’s panel of destination and travel experts curated 30 must-see places across countries, cities and regions. We're beyond grateful to be recognized for our one-of-a-kind experiences, year-round adventures, and dedication to sustainable travel. A huge thank you to Lonely Planet's travel experts for highlighting our vibrant city as one of the Top 10 cities and Top 30 must-visit destinations worldwide.
COMPETITION
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The Long Distance Triathlon will be held in Hawrelak Park and wind its way through Edmonton’s scenic river valley in a cloverleaf pattern, touching the downtown, arts district and university areas, coming back close to Hawrelak park before embarking out into Edmonton again. With the cloverleaf design and being a multilap course, family and friends will have the unique chance to cheer on their athletes 30 times during the race without venturing more than 10 minutes from the finish line and start area.
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The Duathlon events will take place in the traditional venue of Hawrelak Park. Having hosted the World Triathlon Championships on three separate occasions in this venue, athletes will get the world-class treatment. Using a new and exciting course that is a hybrid of the 2001, 2014 and 2021 courses, winding in and out of the River valley, through the boreal forest and pathways of Alberta.
Distances: Standard, Sprint, Mixed Relay
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The Aquathon will take place in and around Hawrelak Park using a mixture of wide and stable pathway and closed roadways.
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Aquabike will be held in Hawrelak Park and wind its way through Edmonton’s scenic river valley in a cloverleaf pattern, touching the downtown, arts district and university areas, coming back close to Hawrelak park before embarking out into Edmonton again. With the cloverleaf design and being a multilap course, family and friends will have the unique chance to cheer on their athletes 30 times during the race without venturing more than 10 minutes from the finish line and start area.
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The Cross Triathlon courses utilize existing trails for the bike and run portions of the Championships. Athletes will race on the same trails used for international level mountain bike events and historical trail running series.
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The Cross Duathlon will take place in the same venue as the Cross Triathlon events on much of the same world-class courses. However, there will be slight tweaks to the courses to ensure these run-bike-runners have an experience to call their own.
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