Team USA Qualification
Please note: The ITU Multisport Festival is formerly referred to as the ITU World Championships. The Festival includes world championships for several different disciplines. Click here for more information.
Standard-Distance:
All of the standard slots will be allocated at the USA Triathlon Duathlon National Championships in Greenville on April 14, 2019. The ITU Multisport Festival in the standard/Olympic-distance will NOT be draft-legal.
The 2019 USA Triathlon Duathlon National Championships in Greenville, S.C. will qualify athletes for the Standard-Distance Duathlon at the 2020 ITU Multisport World Championships Festival in Almere, Netherlands. At the Duathlon National Championships, the top 18 in each age group, rolling down to 30th place after applying the age-up rule, will qualify for the World Championships.
TEAM USA SLOT-CLAIMING UPDATE: Team USA slots will now be totally claimed via email after the event from TeamUSA@usatriathlon.org. For this event, it is not necessary to attend the awards ceremony to claim your slot. Additionally, slots will now roll-down to the 30th place in each aged-up age group in the standard-distance and draft-legal sprint distance. Qualification emails will be sent within 24 hours after the final race on Sunday..The top 20 athletes per age group in the USA Triathlon annual rankings as of 12/31 will qualify for the standard-distance world championship. The top 2 are offered a spot rolling down to 20th.
Note: All spots offered via the rankings system are subject to spots being available on the roster.
Sprint-Distance:
Both races in Greenville qualify for the Draft-Legal Sprint Duathlon at the 2020 ITU Multisport World Championships Festival in Almere, Netherlands.
Qualification through the Non-Drafting race:
For 2020 ITU Multisport Festival qualification, USA Triathlon will allot eight (8) spots for women and eight (8) spots for men in each age group (after the age up rule is applied) at the USA Triathlon Non-Drafting Duathlon National Championship on Sunday, April 14, in Greenville, S.C. No pass down spots will be granted from this event.
Qualification through the Draft-Legal race:
For 2020 ITU Multisport Festival qualification, USA Triathlon will allot ten (10) spots for women and ten (10) spots for men in each age group (after the age up rule is applied) at the USA Triathlon Draft-Legal Duathlon National Championship to be held Saturday, April 13, in Greenville S.C. Pass downs to spot 30 will be granted from this event.
TEAM USA SLOT-CLAIMING UPDATE: Team USA slots will now be totally claimed via email after the event from TeamUSA@usatriathlon.org. For this event, it is not necessary to attend the awards ceremony to claim your slot. Additionally, slots will now roll-down to the 30th place in each aged-up age group in the standard-distance and draft-legal sprint distance. Qualification emails will be sent within 24 hours after the final race on Sunday..The top 20 athletes per age group in the USA Triathlon annual rankings as of 12/31 will qualify for the sprint-distance world championship. The top 2 are offered a spot rolling down to 20th.
Note: All spots offered via the rankings system are subject to spots being available on the roster.
Please email TeamUSA@usatriathlon.org with questions.