The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and World Triathlon have officially announced that the professional men's and women's races of the Dubai T100 Triathlon will take place at the circuit, home of the Dubai World Cup. 

The swimming leg will be at the Crystal Lagoon swimming complex in the District One residential area and the cycling leg will be at Meydan, including the Royal Bridge and its surroundings. These venues will set the stage for the event, which will take place from 15-17 November 2024.

The T100 Triathlon World Tour is designated by World Triathlon as the official world championship of long distance triathlon. The unique aspect of this format is that the T100 World Champion is determined based on consistency over multiple races, rather than individual race wins.

PTO CEO, Sam Renouf, was delighted to unveil the course details for the first event in the UAE. He highlighted the iconic location of Meydan Racecourse. The inaugural Dubai T100 is expected to be one of the most anticipated stops on the new T100 Triathlon World Tour. It will attract top triathletes from around the world, as well as a host of amateurs eager to compete on the same course. The swim leg in the stunning Crystal Lagoon in District One is expected to make this event a global bucket list favourite.

The Dubai T100 Triathlon is part of the Dubai Fitness Challenge, which was launched in 2017 to promote a healthy lifestyle through the encouragement of daily exercise. The T100 Triathlon World Tour consists of a series of races that culminate in the crowning of T100 World Champions in the men's and women's category.

Each contracted athlete must complete a minimum of 5 races plus the Grand Final. Athletes are awarded points ranging from 35 points for a first place finish to 1 point for a 20th place finish in each race. The Grand Final will award more points. Each athlete's top three scores in T100 races plus the Grand Final will count towards the inaugural T100 World Championship.

Dubai is the penultimate stop on the eight-stop, $7 million (€6.4 million)  global triathlon tour, which began in Miami and Singapore and will also visit San Francisco, London, Ibiza and Las Vegas before concluding in the UAE.

Local athlete Ali Ramdan, who has been competing in triathlons for almost a decade, expressed his excitement about the event. He highlighted the opportunity for local amateur triathletes to compete alongside the world's best. Melina Timson-Katchis, another local athlete, echoed this sentiment, emphasising the excitement of hosting such a prestigious event in Dubai.

Men planning to compete in Dubai:

Sam Long (USA), world number 1 and also second in the T100 rankings for 2024

Magnus Ditlev (Denmark)

Sam Laidlow (France), current Ironman World Champion

Alistair Brownlee (UK), double Olympic champion (2012 & 2016)

Women planning to compete in Dubai:

Ashleigh Gentle (Australia), world number 1

Lucy Charles-Barclay (UK), leads the T100 rankings for 2024

 Taylor Knibb (USA), Olympic silver medallist and plans to compete in triathlon and road cycling at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Daniela Ryf (Switzerland), considered the greatest of all time in women's triathlon. Ten-time world champion at Full and 70.3 Ironman distances

Paula Findlay (Canada)