The November event will bring elite triathletes and thousands of amateur participants to Dubai’s coastline, with a new course taking in the Infinity Bridge, Dubai Frame and Burj Khalifa
The Dubai T100 Triathlon is moving to the coast for its third edition, with Al Mamzar announced as the new home of the 2026 event.
Taking place from November 13 to 15, the Dubai T100 will be the penultimate stop on the nine-race T100 Race to Qatar series. After two editions at Meydan Racecourse, the event will make use of Al Mamzar’s beaches, parkland and newly developed waterfront spaces.
The new setting will also give athletes and international audiences a different view of Dubai, with the course connecting the coastline to some of the city’s best-known landmarks.
A new course through Dubai
The bike route will head through Al Hamriya Port and Dubai Islands before crossing the Infinity Bridge. From there, competitors will pass Port Rashid and the Queen Elizabeth 2, with the Dubai Frame and Burj Khalifa forming part of the skyline before the route turns back towards Al Mamzar.
The run course will take athletes through the shaded paths of Al Mamzar Park and along its newly opened corniche footpath.
The course is expected to provide striking visuals for the T100 Triathlon World Tour broadcast, which reaches audiences in more than 195 territories through the Professional Triathletes Organisation’s partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery and a network of international, regional and local broadcasters, including beIN Sports across the Middle East.
Part of Dubai Fitness Challenge
The T100 weekend will once again form part of the Dubai Fitness Challenge, the city’s 30×30 initiative encouraging residents and visitors to complete 30 minutes of physical activity for 30 consecutive days.
The 2026 edition runs from October 31 to November 29 and marks the tenth anniversary of the initiative, which was launched in 2017 by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
The Dubai T100 will combine professional racing with participation opportunities for athletes of different abilities, bringing elite sport and community fitness together during the month-long challenge.
More options for amateur athletes
The professional women’s field will take particular prominence in Dubai this year following changes to the T100 competition format.
Male and female professionals will race four individual T100 weekends before coming together for the Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final from December 10 to 12. Each athlete’s best three T100 race scores, together with their result at the final, will count towards the world championship titles.
For amateur competitors, the 2026 programme introduces new options designed to make the event accessible to a wider range of athletes.
For the first time in Dubai, relay formats will be available for both the T100 and Sprint triathlons, alongside a new Olympic-distance triathlon consisting of a 1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run.
The amateur programme will also include the existing Sprint and 100km distances, giving participants options whether they are taking on their first triathlon, chasing a personal best or preparing for the full T100 challenge.
An event that continues to grow
The 2026 race will be the third edition of the Dubai T100. Last year’s event at Meydan attracted 8,000 amateur participants across distances ranging from youth aquathlons to the 100km triathlon, while more than 15,000 spectators visited the Event Village during the weekend.
The professional races were won by Switzerland’s Julie Derron and American Morgan Pearson.
The amateur 100km races saw France’s Quentin Amaral take the men’s title in 3:26:20, while Croatia’s Nika Rimaj won the women’s race in 3:54:52.
Among the participants was Dubai-based Ghani Souleymane, who completed his 100th consecutive 100km triathlon at the event as part of a fundraising effort for the Al Jalila Foundation, supporting children with cancer.
A new sporting backdrop for Dubai
Sam Renouf, CEO of the Professional Triathletes Organisation, said moving to Al Mamzar would create a single venue for the professional and amateur events while improving the experience for participants, spectators and fans.
The relocation also reflects Dubai’s growing focus on using its waterfront and public spaces as settings for major international events.
Bader Anwahi, CEO of the Public Facilities Agency at Dubai Municipality, said hosting the event at Al Mamzar reflects the city’s vision of developing waterfront destinations that combine public spaces, active lifestyles and experiences for residents and visitors.
With its beaches, parkland and views stretching towards Dubai’s skyline, Al Mamzar will provide a distinctly different backdrop for the T100’s return to the city in November, bringing elite international sport closer to one of Dubai’s evolving waterfront destinations.
