TRIATHLON – Bahrain Victorious 13’s superstar women’s triathletes will be in the spotlight in the UAE later this year amongst the best in their sport in the 2026 Dubai T100 Triathlon, taking place from November 13 to 15 as the penultimate stop on the nine-race T100 Race to Qatar.
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO), Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism, and Dubai Sports Council announced yesterday Al Mamzar as the new venue for the event.
After two editions at Meydan Racecourse, the event moves to the coast, with Al Mamzar’s beaches and parkland providing a new-look setting and a course that shows off a different side of the city.
The bike course heads out through Al Hamriya Port and Dubai Islands before climbing onto the Infinity Bridge, where athletes will pass Port Rashid and the Queen Elizabeth Two with the Dubai Frame and the Burj Khalifa rising beyond, before the turn for home back to Al Mamzar.
Amongst Bahrain Victorious 13’s stars expected to be a part of the race are Cassandre Beaugrand, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Taylor Knibb, and Kat Matthews.
The run takes in the shaded paths of Al Mamzar Park and its newly opened corniche footpath.
The women-only event in Dubai follows changes to the T100’s competition format, which sees the male and female professionals race four individual weekends before coming together for the Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final from December 10 to 12. Each athlete’s best three T100 race scores, plus the final, will count towards the T100 World Championship titles.
For the first time, the Dubai T100 amateur programme will include relay options for both the T100 and sprint distance triathlons as well as a new Olympic distance option featuring a 1.5km swim, a 40km bike, and 10km run – designed to get as many athletes competing from all abilities.
The classic Olympic distance, raced at the Games since triathlon’s 2000 Olympic debut in Sydney, will be rebranded to T50 next year to recognise its cumulative swim, bike, run distances and form part of a simplified and powerful brand alongside the T100.
Alongside the sprint and full 100km, it provides the ideal distance for athletes stepping up from the sprint, anyone chasing a personal best over the sport’s benchmark distance, or those building towards the signature T100 challenge.
Registration details for all amateur races are available at www.t100triathlon.com/dubai/participate
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