The Spanish city of Pontevedra will host the 2025 World Triathlon Multisport Championships from June 20–29, the international federation has announced.
The championships will see duathlon, cross duathlon, long distance triathlon, long distance aquabike, aquathlon and cross triathlon world championship racing organized together during a week-long festival. Pontevedra previously hosted the 2019 Multisport Championships and the 2023 World Triathlon Championship Finals.
“Pontevedra has proven to be an exceptional host for all our events in the past and we are thrilled to return to this beautiful city for the 2025 World Triathlon Multisport Championships,” said World Triathlon President Marisol Casado. “With its rich triathlon heritage and passionate community, Pontevedra promises to deliver an unforgettable experience for athletes and spectators alike. I want to thank the LOC, the Spanish Federation and the city of Pontevedra for their outstanding support to our sport and their commitment to deliver first class events.”
The World Triathlon Multisport Championships made its debut in the World Triathlon calendar in 2017 in Penticton (Canada), followed by Fyn (Denmark) in 2018 and Pontevedra (Spain) in 2019. The event was cancelled in 2020 by the pandemic and in 2021 was split in three different locations: Almere (The Netherlands) hosted the Long Distance and Aquabike races, while the Duathlon World Championships were in Aviles, Spain, and the Cross Triathlon and Aquathlon World Championships took place in El Anillo, Spain.
The 2022 World Triathlon Multisport Championships were also split, with Targu Mures (Romania) hosting the Duathlon, Cross Triathlon and Cross Duathlon, while the Aquathlon and the Long Distance Triathlon and Aquabike World Championships took place in Samorin, Slovakia. In 2023 the event in Ibiza, Spain, while in 2024 the city of Townsville, Australia, will host from August 15–25.