THE ULTIMATE RACE 2022

PRESS RELEASE On 26th November, Qatar Triathlon Federation is set to host the first elite level triathlon race to be held in Qatar since the Asian Games in 2006. As part of the Continental Cup Series, World Triathlon’s elite athletes are competing for a prize pot of 20,000 USD and to earn ranking points to compete in the Continental Championships. 53 competitors from 18 nations will come to Doha, with...

With large contingents of Qatar’s regular triathletes overseas at Ironman 70.3 races in Greece and Turkey, it is testament to the sport’s growth that the opening event of the domestic season was again completely full. Over 250 athletes entered the water at Katara beach and the broad appeal of this sport was perfectly evidenced by the spread of swim times – ten and a half minutes for the fastest to...

Dust off your TriSuit! The Qatar National Triathlon Series 2021/22 is about to get underway for the fifth year. Again, there are five events: Katara, Lusail City, back to Katara, then Doha Triathlon, finally reaching the finishing leg, planned for the Hilton Salwa in March. Every year the series gets more ambitious and, with some optimism that COVID-19 will not get in the way, the 2021/22 season is no exception....

In truth, sheltered from a biting wind, Hilton Salwa Resort’s marina was indeed the warmest place to be as the latest Qatar National Triathlon Series event finally got underway after a 24 hour delay to allow Friday’s storms to blow through. Lesser but still challenging conditions continued to very much characterise this race though: With 100 meters cut from the 750m swim to stay within the shelter of the marina...

Lusail City hosted by Qatari Diar was to play host to the elite of triathlon’s Asian Cup today but despite that being the latest event to fall to the Corona virus, the massive growth in popularity of this sport ensured huge local interest filling all slots within days of entries opening and organiser, Qatar Triathlon Federation, put on a show worthy of the absent pros. Qatar National Team member Ebrahim...

The long wait was over for the Qatar triathlon community which gathered for the first Qatar National Triathlon Series event for 2020/2021 season. With following of the MOPH COVID-19 guidelines the feel and look of the event was quite different than before, but once the competitors lined up for the start, the tension rose and that great feeling of competition came to life. Katara proved once again to be one...

Friday, 10th of April should have been the fifth and final event of the Qatar National Triathlon Series but the ongoing circumstances have resulted in a curtailed series of only three events. The Katara Triathlon on 8th Nov, 2019 opened the year’s open water racing. This sprint distance event had the same swim and bike routes as in 2018 and a completely new running course, thanks to the fantastic Katara...

The fourth edition of the Doha Triathlon Championship, organised by the Qatar Cycling and Triathlon Federation, was unveiled at the Museum of Islamic Art Museum on February 7, 2020 under the patronage of Qatar Olympic Committee, The Royal Air Maroc and in cooperation between the Federation and the Qatar Museums Authority. The number of participants reached nearly four hundred athletes from different age groups and contested in Olympic, Sprint, Super...

Doha Triathlon is wetsuit optional If you are wondering if you need a wetsuit to participate in the Doha Triathlon, here is our advice. The water is expected to be around 20oC. At this temperature, ITU rules designate the swim as wetsuit optional for all race distances. In practice, for inexperienced swimmers, we advise wearing a wetsuit for the Olympic distance 1500m swim. However, the temperature is not extreme and...

The opening event of 2019 – 2020 Series started last Friday with beautiful Katara Triathlon, presented by Royal Aire Maroc. The prestigious venue and popularity of the National Series has drawn a large number of 300 + participants with adults participating in Triathlon Sprint event and those younger than 16 had to tackle with Aquathlon. With more races than ever, plus good competition against the best of the expat community,...

Only handful of days have passed since the inaugural Beach Games that were successfully held in Qatar. One of the main venues was Katara Cultural Village which proved to be the best venue for this type of events. Aquathlon was organized without any problems and we return to the crime scene soon. With second Katara Triathlon and first event in the Qatar National Triathlon Series 2019/2020 on Friday, November 8th....

The Pearl-Qatar was the final venue for the Qatar National Triathlon Series. A five races series started November with Katara Triathlon, followed by Al Ghariya Triathlon in December, main event of the series was Doha Triatlhon in Mia Park in February. Penultimate event was in Lusail City in March and final one last Friday in Pearl-Qatar. Almost 300 athletes including teams and kids participated in the so called “Sprint” event...

Lusail City hosted first Qatari Diar Triathlon last Friday, 29th of March with some 250 adults and kids taking over the Lusail City. Marina Promenade, next to the Yacht Club triathlon was the main venue and start of the race which went underway at 7:15am. Bernard McCullagh (Irl) won the main Open Men event with 54 minutes 11 seconds in front of Aday Alvarez (Spa) and Mouhcine Rhaili (Mor). With...

Doha Triathlon has option of three different distances (Super Sprint, Sprint, Olympic) and also separate race for Qatar National Championships (Sprint distance). The decision has been made that points will be equally allocated for Sprint, Olympic and Qatar National Championships Sprint distance race (only Super Sprint will not count in points system). Meaning winner of each event can get maximum 250 points. Keeping in mind, that the highest number of...

Al Ghariya Resort was the venue of the second event in the Qatar National Triathlon Series this Saturday, 15th of December. The sprint triathlon distance with750 meters of superb swimming conditions, 20 km of flat but windy cycling leg and always difficult 5 km run for the finals took a lot of energy from 160 participants. The open man race was almost exact copy of the first event (Katara Triathlon)...

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Video highlights of the Katara Triathlon 2018.

Qatar Triathlon Federation launches its National Triathlon Series 2018/2019 with Katara Triathlon on Friday, November 9, 2018 The inaugural Katara Triathlon was organised by the Qatar Triathlon Federation in conjunction with MAD Triathlon and support from Qatar Olympic Committee. It took place at the Katara Cultural Village Beach on Friday 9th of November with transition opening at 5am and the race getting underway at 6:45am. The event hosted 240 participants...