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2032 Olympics Eyed for T100 Debut
T100 at the Olympics, your pull buoy size, and a silent sleep killer!
Matthew Sharpe
January 06, 2026
Good morning everyone, and happy New Year! 🎊🍾
I hope you had a great holiday period with family and friends. I was fortunate enough to enjoy quality time with my family, and for the first time in recent memory, I wasn’t trying to fit in training among the festivities.
Not that I think that’s a bad thing - especially with the calorie surplus I put down!
So whether you’ve been training through the season, or, like me, are just getting back into the swing of things, I wish you the best for this year. I know it’s going to be a good one 💪
In today’s edition:
🏁 2032 Olympics Eyed for T100 Debut
🏊♂️ Are you choosing the right-sized swim buoy?
💡 And why light in your bedroom is killing your sleep!
-Matt Sharpe, newsletter editor
ONE BIG THING
2032 Olympics Eyed for T100 Debut
T100
What is it: In a recent interview published by CityAM, World Triathlon President Antonio Arimany suggested that the sport’s governing body will be pushing for the T100 to be included in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
Partnership purpose: With the backdrop of the bombshell announcement that World Triathlon and the T100 would be partnering on a new Triathlon World Tour starting in 2027, the President felt as though the “T100 could be an Olympic discipline as soon as Brisbane 2032.”
In the IOC’s court: According to Arimany, the IOC is currently discussing the criteria to integrate new sports into the Olympic program. And although he believes that the T100 integration could be beneficial to the Olympic program, he admits they have much work ahead of them.
Tempo’s Take: World Triathlon needed the T100 to stay commercially viable, and the T100 needed WT’s institutional stability - but success in a cutthroat triathlon and endurance marketplace isn’t guaranteed.
But what would help? Having another event in the Olympics, and the generous IOC subsidies that come with it.
So like Ahab, World Triathlon and the T100 are now maniacally focused on their White Whale.
And with what’s happening in a larger context - the IOC’s focus on mass participation events and Saudi Arabia’s likely successful 2036 Olympic bid (big T100 investor) - the question shouldn’t be a matter of if the Olympics will have long course triathlon, but when.
But 2036 - and even 2032 - are a long way away. Will the T100 even be around long enough to harpoon the Olympic beast?
FAVORITES
💡 Is your bedroom dark enough? Light is great! It helps you see where you need to go and what you need to do. But light exposure - especially when sleeping - can lead to poor health and performance. So, is your bedroom dark enough? Find out here! [Time]
🏊♂️ Right-sized buoy: Are you choosing the right-sized pull buoy? If your physiology is a certain way, you could be getting too much help from your buoy. Find out what size is right for you here! [Swim Outlet]
🌬️ Fateful fan: For many athletes, now is the time of year when you embrace the great indoors. But are you getting the most from your indoor rides and runs? As it turns out, the benefits of a good fan can be the difference maker between a workout breakthrough or bust! [GCN]
🚲 Bike innovation: The best bike innovation from 2025? It’s not an AI-enabled handlebar or drone-assisted pedals, but a $13 valve innovation that solves an annoying problem you’ve probably dealt with! [Velo]
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REEL TIME
A great reminder as we start the new year - don’t let the haters get to you!
QUICK NEWS
Rest in peace, Erica: Our thoughts are with the family and friends of triathlete Erica Fox, who was tragically killed in a shark attack in California. [Scripps News]
Spectacular septugenarian: 78-year-old Richard File produced an incredible performance to win his age group in the T100 Triathlon World Championship. But he only won by razor thin margin! [Rhly Journal]
New home for Paralympian: Veteran and Paralympic triathlon hopeful, Michael Smith, recently received the keys to his new mortgage-free home thanks to the nonprofit Building Homes for Heroes! [Cross Timbers Gazette]
YOU SAID
Here’s what you thought about whether the Triathlon world is headed towards a split!
Reader: I've been in the sport for 25 years and have seen plenty of series come and go. Some said they'd directly challenge Ironman and some just hoped to carve their own niche. Rev 3, Challenge North America, Tri Star, Clash, Lifetime Series, Toyota Series, and even the USTS nearly 30 years ago. They've all come and gone. The only consistent thing over that time? Ironman. Superleague is only around because it became an event production company. T100/World Triathlon will limp along for a while but there's no knocking Ironman off the top of the mountain.
Reader: T100 are out for blood, World Triathlon want a cash injection. It'll work for them until the money runs out, while they damage relationships with other triathlon entities. Plus, this rebranding to T50 is going to confuse the audience. Ick.
Reader: If T100 can continue to offer the athletes more prize and appearance money, then they surely will be the dominant series. Ironman pays them a pittance - they are worth much more than that!
Reader: As much as I have my reservations about T100 I think this is probably good for the sport. We now have one for-profit entity managing short course and one managing long course. They will both do a good job because they need to. IRONMAN don’t care. Their juggernaut will just keep rolling. Now if we can just deal with the corruption in WT.
Reader: I couldn't care less about short course draft legal racing. I hope the Olympics change to T100 racing.
Reader: It's nearly impossible to predict because there has been no consistency. Since the launch of the PTO Tour and the PTO Canadian Open in 2022, the PTO/T100 has not executed on the same plan or the same vision two years in a row. Each year, there seems to be a new announcement of a new format or partnership that is set to change things up. Prolonged success requires some consistency. The PTO/T100 has created some great events, but it is hard to keep up.
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