It all comes down to this. The 2025 World Triathlon Championship Finals have arrived in Wollongong, Australia, bringing together the best triathletes in the world for the most anticipated WTCS weekend of the season. From juniors to para triathletes, and from elite professionals to mixed team relays, the coastal city will host a spectacular display of speed, strategy, and resilience. Over four days, the final stop of the season will decide who earns the title of World Champion.
On Friday, the Junior World Championships will showcase the next generation of triathlon stars. The junior men’s race will start at 14:15 p.m. local AEST, followed by the junior women at 16:15 p.m. local AEST. Beginning on Cove Beach, the event will feature the sport’s brightest young talents – our future Olympians. Competitors aged 16 to 19 will take on a sprint triathlon that includes a 750m swim, a 20km bike, and a 5km run. Sixty-four male and fifty-four female athletes are on the start list, each chasing the dream of becoming World Champion.
Canada will be represented by Henry Bristol, Leandre Binette, Robi Racine, Brooke Rousselle, and Béatrice Filion, a strong group eager to leave their mark on the world stage.
Saturday morning brings one of the most decorated para athletes in history back into focus. Calgary’s Stefan Daniel will race at 10:00 a.m. local AEST as he chases his seventh World Triathlon Para Championship title. Daniel remains a defining figure in para triathlon, and another win would further cement his place among Canada’s greatest athletes.
On Sunday, attention will turn to the elite fields for the Olympic-distance triathlon, consisting of a 1.5km swim, a 40km bike, and a 10km run. The elite women will race at 14:00 p.m. local AEST, followed by the men at 17:00 p.m. local AEST. Fifty-six men and forty-six women will compete for the sport’s ultimate prize, the title of World Champion.
The men’s standings are led by hometown favourite Matt Hauser of Australia, who enters Wollongong with a perfect 3,000 points following victories in Yokohama, Hamburg, and the French Riviera. A medal of any colour would make him the 2025 World Champion and Australia’s first male champion in twenty years. His path to victory, however, is not without challenges. Brazil’s Miguel Hidalgo and Portugal’s Vasco Vilaça remain close behind, each capable of taking the title if results go their way. A win for Hidalgo would bring him to 4,031 points, but Hauser would need to finish fourth or worse for the Brazilian to take the crown. Similarly, Vilaça, only five points behind Hidalgo, could win his first world title with a gold medal and Hauser finishing fourth or lower.
The women’s race is wide open, promising an intense battle among the sport’s most dominant names. France’s Cassandre Beaugrand and Great Britain’s Beth Potter are tied at 2,925 points after two wins and a silver apiece. Both know that victory in Wollongong will bring the title of World Champion. Luxembourg’s Jeanne Lehair remains in the mix, sitting 209 points behind the leaders. A win would lift her to 3,966 points, but she would need Beaugrand and Potter to finish fourth or lower to claim the crown. Germany’s Lisa Tertsch, fourth in the standings, has an outside shot. With 2,636 points, she could reach 3,886 points with a victory, though Beaugrand and Potter would both have to finish fifth or lower for her to take the title.
Canadian athletes will also be in the spotlight, with Charles Paquet currently ranked ninth, Tyler Mislawchuk in twenty-first, Emy Legault in twenty-seventh, and Desirae Ridenour in twenty-eighth.
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