There’s nothing quite like cheering on the green and gold in international sporting competitions – and it doesn’t get much bigger than the Olympics!
Tomorrow morning’s Opening Ceremony marks the official start of the 2024 Paris Games, which means the world’s best short course triathletes are just days away from competing for the ultimate prize: an Olympic gold medal.
In our guide, you’ll find all the essential information to follow all the action from the Games, including start times, the athletes competing, how to watch, the race format, and course details.
Get ready to rally behind our Australian athletes!
Event schedule:
Men Individual: Tues, July 30 – 4pm AEST
Women Individual: Wed, July 31 – 4pm AEST
Mixed Team Relay: Mon, August 5 – 4pm AEST
Aussies in action:
Matt Hauser, Luke Willian, Natalie Van Coevorden and Sophie Linn will represent Australia in triathlon at Paris 2024.
Hauser will become the fifth Australian man to contest the sport at two Olympics, while Willian, Van Coevorden and Linn are set for their Games debuts.
To view full Olympic Games start lists, click here.
How to watch:
You can catch all the action on the Nine Network. The events will be broadcast across their free-to-air channels, including Channel 9 and 9Now.
Additionally, Stan Sport will showcase every triathlon event from Paris 2024 ad-free, live, and on-demand in 4K Ultra HD.
Format:
Both men’s and women’s individual triathlons are a single race that combines a 1500m swim, a 40km bike, and a 10km run (in that order).
The mixed team relay debuted at the Tokyo 2020 Games and return in Paris. Teams consist of four athletes, two men and two women. Each competitor completes a 300m swim, 6.8km bike, and 2km run before tagging their teammate, who then initiates their portion of the race.
Course:
Swim
The start will take place on a floating pontoon below the Pont Alexandre III bridge. After a 1.5 km swim through the River Seine (covering two laps, with a 910m first lap and a 590m second lap), the triathletes will reach the transition zone (swim to bike) for the first time on the Pont Alexandre III bridge, after climbing 32 stairs – a first in the history of the Olympic Games.
Bike
Competitors will then cycle for 40 km (7 laps of 5.715 km), riding along the Avenue Winston Churchill, and passing in front of the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais, before arriving at two of the most beautiful avenues in the world, the Champs-Elysées and the Avenue Montaigne, crossing the Seine by the Pont des Invalides and reaching the Quai d’Orsay. They will then head for the Boulevard Saint-Germain, before returning to the banks of the Seine via the Rue du Bac, the Quai Anatole France and Quai d’Orsay.
Run
After cycling seven laps, which include sections on cobbled roads, the triathletes will again reach the transition zone for the third and last part of the event: the run. On the menu is a 10 km (4 laps of 2.5 km) race through the heart of Paris to the finish line on the Pont Alexandre III bridge, where 1,000 spectators will be waiting for them.
To read World Triathlon’s full course breakdown, click here.
