Professional Triathletes Organization to Make Australia Debut in 2026

The Professional Triathletes Organization will have a T100 Triathlon World Tour event on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia, starting in 2026.

Queensland joins Singapore, San Francisco, London, Lake Las Vegas, Vancouver, Dubai and Qatar as T100 Tour host locations. The inaugural Gold Coast T100 Triathlon weekend will take place over March 21–22, 2026, with the pro swim leg slated for Surfers Paradise Beach and the bike and run legs taking to the Gold Coast streets, including the oceanfront Esplanade.

“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,” said Sam Renouf, Professional Triathletes Organization chief executive officer. “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.”

The two-day triathlon multisport festival features a mass participation 10km run as well as 100km and Sprint distance triathlons for amateur athletes. The festival will also include the newly created National Club Championships, in partnership with AusTriathlon, the national governing body for triathlon in Australia.

“It’s an absolute honor 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,” said Paul Donovan, chairman of Events Management Queensland. “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.”

The 2025 T100 Triathlon World Tour got under way in Singapore last month. The next leg of the 2025 T100 Tour will be in San Francisco on May 31, when the 20 female and 20 male triathletes take on the Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon.

“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,” said Queensland Minister for Tourism Andrew Powell. “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.”