How to watch triathlon at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games

The last weekend of July is set to be a monumental sporting occasion with the Commonwealth Games due to take place in Birmingham.

With 72 countries within the Commonwealth expected to participate across the 11-day schedule, triathlon has three events in the Games this year, with individual sprint, paratri PTVI and mixed team relay events set to take place.

This will be triathlon’s third appearance at the Games after its debut in Manchester 2002, while it’ll be paratri’s second time being included after the wheelchair (PTWC) category raced at Gold Coast 2018.

While Jonny Brownlee had to withdraw from the Games due to injury, Team England’s still packed full of Olympians and podium hopefuls.

Meanwhile, the PTVI category will be racing in the Games for the first time, with world champion Dave Ellis boosting Team England‘s medal hopes.

Read on to find out how to watch the triathlon events live…

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The course

The athletes will take to Birmingham’s leafy Sutton Park for their sprint-distance triathlon. The park’s set 10km north of the centre in Sutton Coldfield and boasts 2,000 acres of lush parkland and lakes, making it one of the largest urban parks in Europe.

This year the individual and paratri races will follow a sprint-distance format after the success of the paratri race at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.

The biggest of seven lakes at 28 acres, Powell’s Pool will be the setting for the 750m swim legs. The following 20km cycle will set off from Sutton Park and follow four laps of a 5km loop along local roads, while the final 5km run will be within the park itself over two 2.5km laps.

Mixed team relay course

The mixed team relay event will comprise of two men and two women, with the legs alternating and starting with the men for leg one. Each athlete will complete a 300m swim, 5km cycle and 2km run before slapping the hand of their teammate to hand over the relay leg.

What time are the triathlon races at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

The action in Birmingham officially kicks off on Thursday 28 July with an evening opening ceremony at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium. The following morning on Friday 29 July, both the men’s and women’s individual races are set to take place between 11:00-16:00 BST, each followed by a medal ceremony for the podium winners.

After a day of no triathlon, the racing returns with the men’s and women’s PTVI (visually impaired) events and mixed team relay on Sunday 31 July from 11:00-16:00.

• Friday 29 July, 11:01: Elite men’s start
• Friday 29 July, 14:31: Elite women’s start
• Sunday 31 July, 11:01: Paratriathlon start
• Sunday 31 July, 14:31: Mixed team relay start

For a full daily schedule of events, check out the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games schedule.

How to watch triathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

All events will be broadcast live over 200 hours of action across 11 live streams. You can watch live on TV via the BBC, with broadcasting taking place across BBC One, BBC Two, and BBC Three. You can also follow along on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app, or the Red Button.

Those watching in Australia will need to plug into Channel 7 and the 7plus network for the action, while those in New Zealand can watch via Sky Sports. If you’re tuning in from the US, you can access the action from Sony Sports Network, and those in Canada will need to tune into CBC Sports.

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