# Part 8: Competition Categories (World Triathlon Competition Rules)

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Which World Championships World Triathlon may hold, by multisport, distance and category, and what national and continental bodies may organise, including championships for athletes aged 15 and under.

## 8.81 Competition Categories

World Championship formats, distances and categories, and national, continental and under-15 championships.

### Test 1: Which World Championships exist

- World Triathlon may organise World Championships in the distances, formats and categories shown in its chart. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories))
- The chart lists aquabike World Championships, at standard and long distance, for age-group athletes only. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories))
- Aquabike appears in the chart at standard and long distance. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories))
- The Eliminator format is listed for elite athletes only. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories))
- The chart has no junior standard-distance triathlon World Championship; juniors race the shorter formats. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories))
- Middle and long distance World Championships have no U23 or junior category. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories))
- Sprint duathlon, like sprint triathlon, standard aquathlon and sprint winter triathlon, has all five categories. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories))
- The chart runs from super sprint through sprint and standard to middle and long distance. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories))
- Aquabike standard is age-group only (1), winter standard elite and U23 (2), triathlon standard four categories, triathlon sprint all five. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories))
- Sprint-distance triathlon World Championships are held for all five categories, para triathlon included. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories))

### Test 2: National, continental and youth championships

- They should be encouraged to include each of these categories in their national and continental championships. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 b (Competition Categories))
- They may organise championships in super sprint and shorter distances for ages of 15 years and below. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 c (Competition Categories))
- Championships for 15 and under are limited to super sprint and shorter distances. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 c (Competition Categories))
- The decision on grouping the ages rests with the National Federation, or the Continental Confederation for continental championships. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 c (Competition Categories))
- Each level groups its own young athletes: here that is the continental body. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 c (Competition Categories))
- In aquathlon the mixed relay is an elite-only World Championship; standard distance has all five categories. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories))
- Winter triathlon and duathlon sprint World Championships cover elite, U23, junior, age-group and para. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories))
- World Triathlon runs World Championships; continental and national bodies are encouraged to follow the same categories at their level. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a-b (Competition Categories))
- The federation decides which ages are grouped together, gives each group a course of super-sprint distance or shorter, and then the championship can be held. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 c (Competition Categories))
- A sprint is too long for this age: the plan needs a super-sprint course or a shorter one. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 c (Competition Categories))

Sources: World Triathlon Competition Rules, January 2025, Part 8 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the rules, not reproduced)

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