ITU World Triathlon Series was incorporated into the series giving the same points and prize money as any other event, from this point on sprint distance events would make up a part of the series. In 2013, the series offered a total of $2.25 million in prize money to elite athletes, making it the richest series in triathlon.With the growing popularity of the ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships and the disciplines addition to the Olympic program it was decided that at three of the events on the 2018 calendar a mixed relay event would be held alongside the men's and women's competition these
ITU World Triathlon Series the name standard distance saving the name Olympic on for official Olympic events. The athlete won his first title as World Champion under the old world championship system. The athlete won the title of World Champion under the old world championship system. GF = Grand Final The world champion was formerly crowned in the ITU Triathlon World Championship, a single championship race that was held annually from 1989, the same year as the formation of the International Triathlon Union (ITU), to 2008. ITU World Triathlon Series The ITU World Triathlon Series is the International Triathlon Union's annual series of triathlon