How are the World Champions decided?
There are three levels of events included in the ITU World Championship Rankings: The ITU World Championship Grand Final The ITU World Championship Series events The ITU Triathlon World Cup events Athletes are awarded points if they finish within the cutoff time at these events. To be eligible to be among the top 20 rankings, athletes must score points in at least two of the ITU World Championship Series events. See the World Championship Series rankings page for further details.