Professional Triathletes Organisation Announce Long Term Hosting Agreement With Events Management Queensland For Gold Coast T100 Tour Event From 2026

May 1, 2025

Queensland, Australia /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and Events Management Queensland (EMQ) have today announced a long term partnership that will see the T100 Triathlon World Tour take place on the iconic Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia, from 2026.

The T100 Tour is a global series for the world’s greatest endurance athletes with Queensland’s popular event destination chosen to sit alongside other iconic locations including Singapore, San Francisco, London, Lake Las Vegas, Vancouver, Dubai and Qatar.

The inaugural Gold Coast T100 Triathlon weekend will take place over 21-22 March, 2026, with the pro swim leg slated for the world-famous Surfers Paradise Beach and the bike and run legs taking to the picturesque Gold Coast streets, including the oceanfront Esplanade.

The two-day triathlon multisport festival will also include a mass participation 10km run as well as 100km (2km swim, 80km bike, 18km run) and Sprint distance triathlons for amateur athletes, with the swim scheduled for the Gold Coast Broadwater and bike and run course to take in the city’s picturesque coastline. The festival will also include the newly created National Club Championships, in partnership with AusTriathlon, the national governing body for triathlon in Australia. Participants wanting to register their interest to take part in the event should visit https://www.t100triathlon.com/gold-coast/participate/

PTO CEO Sam Renouf said the Gold Coast ticked all the boxes when it came to meeting the destination requirements with its world-famous beaches, well-known landmarks and its track record for delivering world-class multi-sport and sporting events.

“Whenever we’ve asked the triathlon community where they’d like us to add events, Australia is consistently at the top of the request list. So we are thrilled to be able to announce this long term agreement to host the T100 on the beautiful Gold Coast, and to accelerate the growth and visibility of triathlon in the build up to the hosting of the 2032 Olympics.”

EMQ Chairman Paul Donovan said the Gold Coast T100 was a significant and prestigious addition to the city’s major event portfolio with the massive international focus showcasing our destination, event management capabilities and commitment to delivering world class events.

“We are delighted that the world’s greatest triathletes, including local favourite, Ashleigh Gentle, will kick start their T100 world championship aspirations here next year and that everyone will be able to come and watch and be inspired by these amazing sports stars.”

“It’s an absolute honour for the city to be chosen as host for T100 which will be followed by a mass participation triathlon where local, national and international amateur athletes can emulate their triathlon heroes in a Sprint and 100km triathlon and a variety of shorter distance events. This is one of the most exciting events to come to this city and is another opportunity to celebrate our sporting culture and passion ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics,” Mr Donovan said.

EMQ CEO, Ben Mannion reinforced the Chairman’s comments saying T100 was an exciting and welcome addition to the city’s portfolio of major sporting events with the calibre of athlete competing in the race as inspirational as you can get in sport.

“This is a gruelling event and these athletes are fit, focussed and fast. It is an opportunity for our community to embrace the sport at the very highest level and for our younger athletes to learn from the professionals.”

“Similar to the GC500 Supercar race and the ASICS Gold Coast Marathon, the Gold Coast T100 will bring with it extensive international media attention and we should not underestimate the economic and tourism benefits to the city and state as a result.”

“This is a feather in our sporting cap and the EMQ team is pumped and proud to share in the delivery of another spectacular event for the City of Gold Coast.”

The Queensland Minister for Tourism, Andrew Powell praised the PTO team for their vision and choice of destinations:

“This is a great opportunity for Queensland and the Gold Coast to again step onto the global stage to deliver a world class event and demonstrate our professionalism and depth of skill and talent in major event management.”

“The T100 will bring an international focus to Queensland and the Gold Coast, provide a great economic boost to the local economy and tourism sector whilst fostering and celebrating sporting talent from grassroots to professional levels.”

“I congratulate the PTO team for appreciating the Gold Coast and its attributes to host this event – this is indeed a coup for Queensland and Australia.”

City of Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said hosting the T100 Triathlon World Tour and the fact that the city had been purposefully chosen as a host destination was a tribute to its reputation as a destination for the world’s greatest sporting events.

“Our community should be incredibly proud of the fact that the Gold Coast is increasingly recognised as a sporting hub and a place where you can train and compete at the very highest level in triathlon and many other sports.”

“I am personally delighted we will have the best triathletes in the world competing here in March bringing welcome global attention to our city and its vibrant sporting culture.”

T100 professional athlete Ashleigh Gentle, who finished second in the 2024 T100 series, lives on the Gold Coast and attended the launch, said:

“The T100 Triathlon World Tour coming to the Gold Coast is incredibly exciting. Australia has been asking for an event for a long time, so to secure one on the Gold Coast in Queensland, the most perfect place to race a triathlon, is really exciting. I can’t wait to be able to race on home turf, in front of a home crowd and be able to experience the course with Gold Coasters and Australians.”

Also commenting on the news, Antonio F. Arimany, President of World Triathlon, said:

“The announcement of the T100 race in the Gold Coast for 2026 is a significant moment for World Triathlon and PTO, and a testament to Australia’s growing importance as a global triathlon hub. Following the upcoming World Triathlon Championship Finals in Wollongong this October, and with the Brisbane Olympic Games on the horizon – where we anticipate a fantastic triathlon event potentially hosted on the Gold Coast – this event further solidifies Australia’s commitment to our sport and its ability to deliver world-class competitions. We are also extremely proud that this announcement solidifies our partnership with the PTO even further. We are incredibly excited to bring the T100 series to Australia for the first time and witness the enthusiasm and passion of the Australian triathlon community.”

The 2025 T100 Triathlon World Tour got under way in Singapore last month (5-6 April) when Great Britain’s Kate Waugh and New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde produced two world class performances to win in the heat and humidity of the Lion City and take the lead in the T100 Race To Qatar Rankings. Waugh described her win as ‘the biggest victory of her career’, while Wilde was buzzing to get ‘to take the win and get his season off to a really good high’.

The next leg of the 2025 T100 Tour will be in San Francisco on 31 May, when the world top 20 female and top 20 male triathletes will take on the legendary Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon – a bucket list race for both professionals and amateurs worldwide.

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For Further Information:

Anthony Scammell E: Anthony.Scammell@protriathletes.org

Olalla Cernuda E: Olalla.Cernuda@triathlon.org

Events Management Queensland

Tamara Morris E: tamara@emqevents.com.au

About Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO)

The PTO is a sports body that is co-owned by its professional athletes, seeking to elevate and grow the sport of triathlon and take it to the next level. Its T100 Triathlon World Tour was introduced in January 2024 and is designated by World Triathlon as the ‘official World Championship for long distance triathlon’, which is part of a 12-year strategic partnership with the sport’s international governing body. The T100 Triathlon World Tour is a season-long schedule of World Championship level races competed over 100km (2km swim, 80km bike and 18km run), where the world’s best triathletes go head-to-head in iconic locations on a global broadcast showing the races live around the world in 195+ territories, courtesy of the PTO’s partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery as well as a range of other international, regional and local broadcasters. In 2025 these will include: Singapore (5-6 April), San Francisco (31 May-1 June), Vancouver (13-15 June), London (9-10 August), France (29-31 August), Valencia (20 September), Lake Las Vegas, Dubai (15-16 November) and Qatar (12-13 December) for the first Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final. T100 weekends are ‘festivals of multisport’ and feature a range of opportunities for amateur athletes of all levels to get involved. From experienced amateurs tackling the 100km distance to first-time swim, bike and run participants taking on single discipline, untimed events. For more information visit www.t100triathlon.com

About World Triathlon

World Triathlon is the international governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of triathlon and all related multisport disciplines around the world, including duathlon, aquathlon, cross triathlon and winter triathlon. Triathlon made its Olympic debut in Sydney 2000, with a third medal event, the Mixed Team Relay, added to the programme at Tokyo 2020, while para triathlon was first added to the Paralympic programme at Rio 2016. World Triathlon is proudly committed to the development of the sport worldwide, with inclusion, equality, sustainability and transparency at our core as we seek to help triathletes at all levels of the sport to be extraordinary.

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About Events Management Queensland

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