(Montreal) The first quotas for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will be put into play this weekend at the Grand quai in the Old Port of Montreal, as part of the first World Sprint and Relay Triathlon Championships.
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These precious passes will be given to the best of the 20 national teams composed of two men and two women who will participate in the mixed relay on Sunday – with the exception of France, which already has four quotas allocated as host country.
It should be noted that if France retains its world title in this event, it will therefore be the vice-world champions who will be qualified for the next Olympics.
In total, 1,500 participants from more than 40 countries will compete in various categories in the metropolis over the weekend.
This will be the largest international triathlon competition held in Quebec since the 1999 World Championships. The format of the competition, which will run from Friday to Sunday, will however be slightly different from that in effect at the turn of the century. .
Elite athletes will compete over two days on a 300m swim, 7.2km bike and 2km run course.
The format of the competition will be as follows: 60 men and 60 women will start on Friday. The fastest 30 will be in the second round the following day. The 10 slowest will be cut for the third round. Same thing for the fourth round, until there are only 10 athletes left for the final.
Among the athletes to watch are Frenchman Dorian Coninx, winner in Montreal last year, and Britain’s Georgia Taylor-Brown, one of the favorites to clinch the title of world champion.
“I’m very happy to be back at the Montreal stage!” exclaimed Coninx. Last year’s format left me with very good memories and I love the atmosphere and the atmosphere of the city. It will be, once again, intense with a lot of speed. »
There will also be Canadians Jérémy Briand, Emy Legault, Charles Paquet, Dominika Jamnicky and Tyler Mislawchuk.
Legault, of L’Île-Perrot, stood out last week by finishing second in the individual event at the World Cup in Huatulco, Mexico. It was his best World Cup result since his 14e place won last year, in the same place.
On the men’s side, Mislawchuk also stood out by finishing second in the individual event in Huatulco. The 27-year-old athlete from Winnipeg, however, was trying to sign a third consecutive victory there.
Montreal hosts the fifth stop of the World Triathlon Championship Series season after Hamburg, Abu Dhabi, Yokohama and Leeds.