Sports in Las Vegas - Triathlon

Triathlon

• The World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) has hosted the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in the Las Vegas metropolitan area since 2011. The swim portion of the competition is held at Lake Las Vegas, and the bike and run portions are held in the Henderson, Nevada area. The 2013 World Championship is scheduled for September 8, 2013. This will be the final year of this race venue serving as a world championship. In 2014, the race will be renamed Ironman 70.3 Silverman as the championship race will change to a new location each year going forward.

• The Lake Las Vegas/Henderson, NV area was host to the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships on November 5, 2011 and organized by the International Triathlon Union. The venue featured the same course as the previously held Nevada Silverman Triathlon.