Tarragona to host 2026 Europe Triathlon Championships

Tarragona, Spain, will host the 2026 European Triathlon Championships with the Port of Tarragona serving as the event’s epicenter.

“This sporting event will once again place Tarragona on the international sports map,” said Tarragona Councillor for Sports and Sports Tourism, Mario Soler. “It is a shared challenge that will become reality thanks to joint work between institutions and organizations.”

The Tarragona bid was led by the Spanish Triathlon Federation and supported by others including the Catalan Government’s Department of Sports, Catalan Triathlon Federation and the Spanish Sports Council.

“From the very first moment we received the proposal from the Catalan and Spanish Triathlon Federations, we knew it was an extraordinary opportunity,” said the Catalan Government’s Minister for Sports, Berni Álvarez. “This designation is the result of joint work and a firm commitment to promoting triathlon and positioning Tarragona as a European sporting benchmark. I am convinced that in 2026 we will experience a memorable event that will leave both a sporting and social legacy for years to come.”

The Olympic distance event could be held in June 2026 and include a program of competitions featuring Elite, Age-Group (Sprint and Standard distance) and Para Triathlon categories.

“It is an honor to award Tarragona the organization of the 2026 European Championships,” Europe Triathlon President Marc d’Hoodge said. “We are convinced that in June 2026 we will witness a landmark championship that, at the start of a new Olympic cycle, will project Tarragona and Catalonia across Europe and leave a lasting sporting and social legacy.”