Mixed relay at the 2023 European Games |
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Venue | Nowa Huta Lake |
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Date | 1 July |
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Competitors | 60 from 15 nations |
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Teams | 15 |
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Winning time | 1:07:29 |
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← inaugural |
The triathlon mixed at the 2023 European Games, in Kraków, was held on 1 July 2023. A total of 16 teams of four athletes each, two men and two women running in the male - female - male - female format will compete over the super-sprint relay distance.[1][2] This will be the first appearance of triathlon mixed relay in the European Games program. Both the reigning Olympic and World Champions at mixed relay, Great Britain and France, are set to start : both have already qualified for the event in Paris 2024.
Schedule
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Date
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Event
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Time (local)
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1 July 2023
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Mixed relay
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10:00 a.m.
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Medal ceremony
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12:20 p.m.
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Current champions
This will be the first European Games mixed relay event. The current Olympic, World and Continental champions are as follows:
Qualification
The fifty-four highest ranked athletes per sex on the Europe Triathlon Ranking as of 3 May 2023 are allocated one quota place for their NOC, respecting the maximum quota allocation of three per NOC per event. In case the NOC already obtained the quotas, they will not be allocated these quota places. Any nation which qualifies two men and two women will be eligible for the team event.[7]
Following the individual qualification, any team with two men and two women in individual events qualifies for the mixed relay. In this case, 16 teams so qualified.
Paris 2024 qualification
Triathlon is one of the events where performance in the 2023 Games impacts indirectly on Olympic qualification, by way of ranking points.[8]
Results
Triathlon Europe confirmed the following teams for the event on 7 June 2023. Full lineups will be announced on the day of the race.[9]
References