Check out the players to watch in World Triathlon Championship Series Cagliari 2023 and the full schedule for the tournament
On May 27, the World Triathlon Championship series will return to Italy, and Poetto beach in Cagliari will host competitions between current Olympic and world champions.
One year after Italy hosted the first stage of the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS), the event is returning to Bel Paese, this time on the Poetto beach in Cagliari, Sardinia.
The Championship Series, which has been used since 2009 to choose a yearly world champion, will now hold its third round of the 2023 tournament after prior competitions in Abu Dhabi and Yokohama.
World Triathlon Championship Series Cagliari 2023 schedule, date, time, events, players entry list, live stream
Alex Yee, a two-time Olympic medalist, and Beth Potter won the men’s and women’s sprint competitions, respectively, in the opening round of the 2023 WTC.
Sophie Coldwell (GBR), who won in Yokohama and finished in second place in Abu Dhabi, is presently ranked first in the women’s WTCS standings. She prevailed in the Japanese second-round race.
Vasco Vilaça (POR), who finished second and third in the first two races of the series, is currently in first place, while Hayden Wilde (NZL), the 2020 bronze medalist, is currently in sixth after winning in Yokohama.
In his first race of the 2023 World Triathlon Series in Yokohama, Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR), the men’s champion of Tokyo 2020, finished eighth; he is ranked 14th coming into Cagliari. Over the past year, Blummenfelt has competed in Ironman events. The current world champion, Leo Bergere (FRA), is ranked third overall.
Georgia Taylor-Brown, who won the silver medal at Tokyo 2020 and is currently ranked seventh overall, is expected to compete this weekend in place of Flora Duffy, the current Olympic champion in the women’s class.
WTCS Cagliari competition schedule
Saturday 27 May
Women’s race
09:30 Athlete’s Lounge Check in
10:00 Transition Check in
10:00 Swim Warm up
10:50 Athlete line up
11:00 Women’s Start
13:10 Women’s Award Ceremony
Men’s race
13:45 Athlete’s Lounge Check in
14:15 Transition Check in
14:15 Swim Warm up
15:05 Athlete line up
15:15 Men’s Start
17:20 Men’s Award Ceremony
All times are local
WTCS Cagliari live streaming and broadcasting details: How to watch?
TriathlonLive.tv will stream all of the 2023 World Triathlon Series events live.