The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games has the feel of a watershed moment for mass participation at major sporting events. As well as the well-documented ambitious Opening Ceremony plans along the River Seine, organisers are seeking 20,024 runners to complete a marathon on the same day and on the same course as the elite race.

World Triathlon President Marisol Casado has praised organisers of the Championship Finals here, insisting that the event was "very well done".

Léo Bergere stunned Hayden Wilde and Alex Yee to clinch the men's World Triathlon title on the final day of the Championship Finals here.

The World Triathlon Executive Board has met here to approve its competition calendar for 2023, with the Championship Series set to run from March until September.

Bermuda's Flora Duffy won a record fourth triathlon world title here, producing a sublime run to break clear of closest challenger Georgia Taylor-Brown of Britain.

It was a good day for the favourites at the World Triathlon Championships Finals here, with Susana Rodriguez, Dave Ellis and Lauren Parker's successful Para triathlon title defences proving a sign of things to come.

World Triathlon's Para triathlon senior manager Eric Angstadt has insisted that the governing body is "very optimistic" that the mixed relay format set to debut at the Championship Finals here can be included at the Paralympic Games from Los Angeles 2028.

World Triathlon President Marisol Casado has highlighted the global governing body's aim of inclusivity prior to the Championship Finals here, pointing to the introduction of a Para triathlon mixed relay event.

The World Triathlon Championship Finals is set to get underway here in Abu Dhabi tomorrow, with the event branded as the "crown jewel" of the season.