Nottingham to welcome world's best triathletes for inaugural ITU Mixed Relay Series

The mixed relay - which sees teams of two men and two women each complete a short-course triathlon (300m swim, 8km bike, 2km run) - will make its Olympic debut in Japan having been well received at the Youth Olympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.

The inaugural Accenture World Triathlon Mixed Relay Nottingham will take place on June 7, and will see some of the world's finest quartets dive into the River Trent before racing around Victoria Embankment on both bike and foot.

Olympic qualification points will be up for grabs for the 17 teams set to compete, most of whom will then travel north to take on the British leg of the ITU World Triathlon Series in Leeds.

"Nottingham was a fantastic host of this year's Accenture British Triathlon Mixed Relay Cup and we are thrilled to be back again in 2018, this time to showcase even more triathlon talent from across the globe," said Andy Salmon, British Triathlon CEO.

"With the added incentive of the opportunity to pick up vital Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying points, Nottingham can expect performances of the highest quality from some of the world's top sporting heroes."

Sportsbeat 2017