With the Olympic qualifying window closed, and the rankings finalised, all eyes are now on triathlon at the Paris Olympic Games, which kicks off in the French capital on July 30.
Whilst several national federations face some tough decisions ahead of them when it comes to selecting their athletes, 25 competitors have already been confirmed for the Games.
Below, we look at which athletes have secured their slots and which nations have the maximum amount of spots for the individual races.
Elite Women qualifiers
Of the women who have qualified, three have already secured a medal on the WTCS so far this season, and look set to compete for the podium at the Olympics this summer.
[Photo Credit – Tommy Zaferes]
American Taylor Knibb, who won a silver medal in Tokyo, finished second at WTCS Yokohama a fortnight ago, whilst German Lisa Tertsch and Great Britain’s Beth Potter finished second and third at WTCS Cagliari.
Germany have already selected all three of their women, with Mexico and Portugal also confirming the two athletes who will be representing them in Paris.
Qualified Women:
Taylor Knibb (USA)
Beth Potter (GBR)
Maria Tome (POR)
Melanie Santos (POR)
Rachel Klamer (NED)
Rosa Maria Tapia Vidal (MEX)
Lizeth Rueda Santos (MEX)
Nina Eim (GER)
Lisa Tertsch (GER)
Laura Lindemann (GER)
Elite Men
On the men’s side, two of the athletes to have already nailed qualification for Paris have won on the WTCS circuit in 2024, with American Morgan Pearson taking the tape in Yokohama and Alex Yee of Great Britain victorious in Cagliari.
Photo Credit: Tommy Zaferes / World Triathlon
Csongor Lehmann, who celebrated a maiden WTCS podium in Cagliari, has locked down his spot on Team Hungary, with Matt Hauser and Luke Willian of Australia preparing for Paris after finishing 2-3 in Yokohama.
Pierre Le Corre, the only athlete from the home nation to have cemented his spot for the Games, ticked off the selection criteria with a Top 6 finish at WTCS Cagliari last weekend.
Qualified Men:
Morgan Pearson (USA)
Alex Yee (GBR)
Antonio Serrat Seoane (ESP)
Ricardo Batista (POR)
Vasco Vilaca (POR)
Aram Michell Penaflor Moysen (MEX)
Csongor Lehmann (HUN)
Tim Hellwig (GER)
Lasse Luhrs (GER)
Jonas Schomburg (GER)
Pierre Le Corre (FRA)
Charles Paquet (CAN)
Manoel Messias (BRA)
Matthew Hauser (AUS)
Luke Willian (AUS)
How many athletes can each country send?
If a federation has any three athletes inside the Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking Top 30, then they can send three athletes of their choice to the Olympics, with other federations limited to a maximum of two.
Photo Credit: Wagner Araujo / World Triathlon
On the men’s side, only France, Germany and Spain have secured that ability, with Alberto Gonzalez Garcia’s 11th place finish in Cagliari enough to leapfrog Hungarian Mark Devay into #30 and secure Team Spain three men at the expense of Team Hungary.
For the women, Team Germany and Team France have again secured three spots. Joining them are Team USA, Team Great Britain and Team Italy. Remarkably Germany, Great Britain and the USA all have four athletes in the Top 30, making for quite a headache when it comes to selection.
For all other national federations, there teams will be limited to a maximum of two athletes per gender, with countries that succeed in qualifying four athletes (two men and two women) qualifying for the Mixed Team Relay event.
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