| 2020 ITU World Triathlon Series | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | ITU World Triathlon Series |
| Sport | Triathlon |
| Men's Championship | |
| World Champion |  Vincent Luis (FRA) |
| Time | 49:13 |
| Women's Championship | |
| World Champion |  Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR) |
| Time | 54:16 |
The 2020 ITU World Triathlon Series was the 12th season of the World Triathlon Series, the top level international series for triathlon since its establishment in 2009. The season was originally scheduled to consist of seven pairs of triathlon races for both a men’s and women’s competition, as well as three mixed relays, beginning on March 7 in Abu Dhabi and concluding August 22nd with the Grand Final in Edmonton. Other notable events on the calendar included the Mixed Relay Olympic Qualifier in Chengdu on May 10 and the 2020 Summer Olympics, with the men’s and women’s individual events taking place on July 27 and 28th and the mixed relay event taking place on August 1.[1][2]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were several changes to the calendar, including the cancellation of multiple events and postponement of the 2020 Olympics. As a result, ITU made the decision to award World Championship titles at the last remaining event of the 2020 series, set to be held in Hamburg on September 5, 2020. Vincent Luis and Katie Zaferes entered the race as the defending champions from the 2019 Season. Luis would go on to defend his title, with Georgia Taylor-Brown winning the World Championship for the first time in her career.[3]
- ^ ITU (21 September 2019). "Check out the ITU 2020 Calendar | Triathlon.org". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ ITU (18 July 2018). "IOC confirms dates for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Triathlon events | Triathlon.org". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ ITU. "Georgia Taylor-Brown". ITU (triathlon.org). Retrieved 29 March 2022.