The first of the world champions were crowned on Wednesday as the kick off to a week of action at the TransCanada Corp. World Triathlon Grand Final Edmonton, with Kiwis taking three gold medals.

Elite racing returns to the City of Champions in Edmonton this weekend, and after seven races across five continents the champion will be decided in the final race.

Paratriathlon's most elite athletes will compete on Saturday in an attempt to call themselves the fastest in the world in their sport classes.

ITU Junior triathlon stars will feature on day one of triathlon racing on Friday with the men and women racing for glory over the sprint distance course 750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run.

The men’s and women’s Under23 start lists are riddled with brimming talent at the World Triathlon Edmonton Grand Final that have already been making waves amongst the elites this year.

The 2014 Edmonton ITU Aquathlon World Championships will kick start the week-long Edmonton Grand Final program. Elite, under23, juniors, paratriathletes and age group competitors will contest the Aquathlon titles

Athletes, families and friends have already begun to pour into Edmonton to prepare for their most epic event ever. But racing isn’t all there is in store this week. Check out the list of activities that’s going on around town.

Whether you will be on site in Edmonton to watch the races first hand or are cheering on your loved ones from home, here’s how you can follow the #WTSEdmonton action.

The USA’s Sarah Groff pulled off her first ever World Triathlon Series win just seven days ahead of the Edmonton Grand Final at the World Triathlon Stockholm.

Just one week ahead of the Edmonton Grand Final, Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) reasserted himself as one to watch in the fight for the World Championship title with a win at the World Triathlon Stockholm.