We are finally counting down to the men’s individual triathlon race at the Olympic Games of Paris 2024 – and what a field we have.
Following Tuesday’s postponement, and after the go ahead a little earlier today the world’s greatest short-course specialists will now line up on Wednesday (1045 local time, 0945 UK, 0445 EST, 0145 PST) with history beckoning as they bid for medal glory in the sport’s biggest dance of all.
Three years ago in Tokyo it was Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt storming to victory with that lung-bursting sprint which finally saw off the challenges of Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde.
This time it is Yee and Wilde who are favoured to fight for gold, with ‘Big Blu’ looking to once again supercharge those run legs after coming back down from racing at longer distances.
It should be epic entertainment in an iconic setting, and we have a stellar field.
Paris 2024 triathlon start list – Elite Men
The start list for Wednesday’s race is as follows:
| Number | Athlete Name | Country |
| 1 | Rostislav Pevtsov | AZE |
| 2 | Alessio Crociani | ITA |
| 3 | Gianluca Pozzatti | ITA |
| 4 | Matthew Wright | BAR |
| 5 | Shachar Sagiv | ISR |
| 6 | Mitch Kolkman | NED |
| 7 | Richard Murray | NED |
| 8 | Cristanto Grajales Valencia | MEX |
| 9 | Aram Michell Peñaflor Moysen | MEX |
| 10 | Jean Gael Laurent L`entete | MRI |
| 11 | Jelle Geens | BEL |
| 12 | Marten Van Riel | BEL |
| 14 | Tyler Smith | BER |
| 15 | Alberto Gonzalez Garcia | ESP |
| 16 | Roberto Sanchez Mantecon | ESP |
| 17 | Antonio Serrat Seoane | ESP |
| 18 | Kenji Nener | JPN |
| 19 | Makoto Odakura | JPN |
| 20 | Dylan McCullough | NZL |
| 21 | Hayden Wilde | NZL |
| 22 | Adrien Briffod | SUI |
| 23 | Max Studer | SUI |
| 24 | Jawad Abdelmoula | MAR |
| 25 | Miguel Hidalgo | BRA |
| 26 | Manoel Messias | BRA |
| 27 | Léo Bergere | FRA |
| 28 | Dorian Coninx | FRA |
| 29 | Pierre Le Corre | FRA |
| 30 | Morgan Pearson | USA |
| 31 | Seth Rider | USA |
| 32 | Jamie Riddle | RSA |
| 33 | Henri Schoeman | RSA |
| 34 | Diego Moya | CHI |
| 35 | Gaspar Riveros | CHI |
| 36 | Tim Hellwig | GER |
| 37 | Lasse Lührs | GER |
| 38 | Jonas Schomburg | GER |
| 39 | Jason Tai Long Ng | HKG |
| 40 | Emil Holm | DEN |
| 41 | Tjebbe Kaindl | AUT |
| 42 | Alois Knabl | AUT |
| 43 | Kristian Blummenfelt | NOR |
| 44 | Vetle Bergsvik Thorn | NOR |
| 45 | Matthew Hauser | AUS |
| 46 | Luke Willian | AUS |
| 47 | Ricardo Batista | POR |
| 48 | Vasco Vilaca | POR |
| 49 | Tyler Mislawchuk | CAN |
| 50 | Charles Paquet | CAN |
| 51 | Eloi Adjavon | TOG |
| 52 | Bence Bicsák | HUN |
| 53 | Csongor Lehmann | HUN |
| 54 | Felix Douchampt | ROU |
| 55 | Sam Dickinson | GBR |
| 56 | Alex Yee | GBR |
Start time and how to watch live on TV
The race, as stated, gets under way at 1045 local time on Wednesday July 31, 2024. That is 0945 UK time, 0445 on the East Coast of the United States and 0145 PST Monday on the West Coast. If you’re watching in Australia, the action gets under way at 1845 Sydney time.
The action in the French capital will be available to watch via media rights holders, which vary from country-to-country. In the United Kingdom, the racing will be available on BBC Sport, with Discovery Eurosport providing coverage across Europe.
Additionally, in France the racing will be live on France Télévisions, with German viewers able to watch the race on ARD/ZDF. In North America, CBC will be providing coverage in Canada and NBC will broadcast the race in the United States.
Elsewhere, the race will be available on Nine in Australia, Globo in Brazil, Fuji TV/NHK/Nippon TV/TBS/TV Asahi/TV Tokyo in Japan, SKY NZ in New Zealand and SuperSport in South Africa.
Olympic triathlon predictons – who wins gold?
Our sage expert John Levison has provided the in-depth analysis, and you can access his podium picks and full race preview here.
Why are the Brownlee brothers not racing?
For the first time since 2004, we have an Olympic Games men’s triathlon WITHOUT the Brownlee brothers.
The British swim/bike/run icons have been incredible ambassadors for the sport, but neither will be on the start line in Paris on Tuesday.
Alistair retired from short-course Olympic-distance racing after injury halted his bid to make the British team for Tokyo in 2021, while Jonny missed out agonisingly for Paris selection. You can get the full details by clicking here.
