Pragelato - Sestriere in Italy hosted the 2024 World Triathlon Winter Championships for triathlon and duathlon this weekend, with eight medals being won by Great Britain Age-Group Team members.

The Italian Alps resort of Pragelato - Sestriere welcomed athletes from across the world to compete in this year's World Triathlon Winter Championships, with 13 members of the Great Britain Age-Group Team racing.

The Great Britain Age-Group Team consists of close to 3,500 British Triathlon Core and Ultimate members each year, all of whom have qualified to represent the team. 

The three-day event opened on Friday 23 February with the Parade of Nations, before the Winter Duathlon Championships took place the following day. The competitors took on a 6km run and 9km ski, with a trio of Brits taking home bronze medals.

On Sunday 25 February, there was a pair of gold and a pair of bronze medals claimed by British athletes in the Winter Triathlon Championships. The course for the racing was a 5km run, 10km mountain bike and 10km ski.

Six British athletes competed in both the Winter Duathlon and Winter Triathlon Championships, with a trio of athletes medalling in both.

British Triathlon Core and Ultimate Home Nation members who are a British citizen are eligible to qualify and race for the Great Britain Age-Group Team. Each year there are a series of qualification races and opportunities to represent the team in a variety of disciplines and distances that are only open to members. 

Find out more about the Great Britain Age-Group Team and British Triathlon Home Nation Members by clicking on the buttons below. 

Age-Group Team  British Triathlon Membership  

For specific enquiries about winter triathlon and duathlon, please email keithjenns@britishtriathlon.org.

World Triathlon Winter Championships Pragelato - Sestriere

World Triathlon Winter Duathlon Championships Pragelato - Sestriere

Photo credit: Petko Beier/World Triathlon