News Archives - Challenge Family https://challengefamily.com/race/news/ Every Athlete, Every Challenge Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:20:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://challengefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2024/05/cropped-ChallengeFamily_PrimaryLogo_Horizontal_RGB_OnDark-32x32.png News Archives - Challenge Family https://challengefamily.com/race/news/ 32 32 Challenge Canberra Ready to Host a Festival of Triathlon Racing This Weekend https://challengefamily.com/news/challenge-canberra-ready-to-host-a-festival-of-triathlon-racing-this-weekend/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:20:49 +0000 https://challengefamily.com/?p=28286 Challenge Canberra returns to Australia’s capital this weekend, 15–16 November 2025, bringing a full festival of triathlon to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin. Hundreds of athletes will be racing over the weekend across a wide range of distances and formats. On Saturday, athletes will take on the Aquathlon and Aqua Kids Challenge, before the […]

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]]> Riddle Rides Away to Victory While Schär Extends Winning Streak in Barcelona https://challengefamily.com/featured/riddle-rides-away-to-victory-while-schar-extends-winning-streak-in-barcelona/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:51:32 +0000 https://challengefamily.com/?p=28226 Despite light rain and wind greeting athletes at dawn, Challenge Barcelona 2025 delivered an action-packed day of racing along the Catalan capital’s iconic coastline. The middle-distance event saw Jamie Riddle (RSA) and Cathia Schär (SUI) claim victory after decisive performances across the flat and fast course in 3:36:39 and 4:07:29, respectively. Athletes began the day […]

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]]> Hundreds of Athletes Set to Race Through History at Challenge Gallipoli https://challengefamily.com/featured/hundreds-of-athletes-set-to-race-through-history-at-challenge-gallipoli/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://challengefamily.com/?p=27381 This weekend, all eyes turn to Türkiye’s iconic Gelibolu Peninsula as Challenge Gallipoli welcomes hundreds of athletes from around the world for the second edition of this race through history on Sunday, 4 May 2025 Challenge Gallipoli offers a unique course steeped in ancient and modern history, surrounded by natural beauty and emotional significance. Starting […]

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]]> European Season Kicks Off with Wins from Draper and Lagownik at Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria https://challengefamily.com/featured/wins-from-draper-and-lagownik-at-challenge-gran-canaria/ Sat, 26 Apr 2025 12:05:54 +0000 https://challengefamily.com/?p=27359 A thrilling day of racing at Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria marked by a career-best win for Will Draper (GBR) and a successful defence of her 2024 title by Marta Lagownik (POL) in 3:42:05 and 4:13:28 respectively. Conditions were perfect for the 1.9km swim off Anfi Beach with Spanish athlete, Joan Riexach Abril leading out of […]

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]]> Wayaffe and Pohle Take Victory in Tough Conditions at Challenge Barcelona https://challengefamily.com/news/wayaffe-and-pohle-take-victory-in-tough-conditions-at-challenge-barcelona/ Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:31:43 +0000 https://challengefamily.com/?p=26301 A heavy swell, forecast to increase, saw the swim cancelled at today’s Challenge Barcelona, turning the race into a duathlon for the sold-out field of 3,500 athletes. But this did not deter Jonathan Wayaffe (BEL) and Caroline Pohle (GER) from achieving their wins in 2:18:55 and 2:37:36 respectively. The day started with a one-minute silence […]

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]]> SAIL Challenge Cap Québec powered by Argon 18 and Challenge New Jersey State Triathlon Will Kick Off This Weekend https://challengefamily.com/news/sail-challenge-cap-quebec-powered-by-argon-18-and-challenge-new-jersey-state-triathlon-will-kick-off-this-weekend/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:16:17 +0000 https://challengefamily.com/?p=25396 This weekend heralds the return of Challenge Family to North America with races in both Canada and the USA on 21 July. The sell-out SAIL Challenge Cap Québec powered by Argon 18 will showcase a scenic middle distance course and world-class athletes from around the globe while over 2,000 short course athletes will take on […]

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]]> Trakic Takes Win at Inaugural Challenge Gallipoli https://challengefamily.com/news/trakic-takes-win-at-inaugural-challenge-gallipoli/ Sun, 02 Jun 2024 09:44:25 +0000 https://challengefamily.com/?p=24602 Perfect conditions greeted athletes at the inaugural Challenge Gallipoli in Türkiye today as over 500 competitors from 16 nations competed in this iconic destination. With a male-only pro field, it was Strahinja Trakic (SRB) who took home his first professional win in 4:00:59 . In the swim it was Ognjan Stojanoviç (SRB) who took an […]

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