World Triathlon Approved Shoe List Overview

Rules on Shoes (CR 6.4.e):

1. World Triathlon follows World Athletics' Shoe Regulations applicable to road events for all the triathlon and its other related multisports;
2. Customised shoes, as defined in the World Athletics' Shoe Regulations, are permitted to be worn in competitions following approval from the World Triathlon Technical Committee;
3. Development shoes, as defined in the World Athletics' Shoe Regulations, can be used in all World Triathlon recognised events (with the exception to the Elite competitions of the World Triathlon Championship Series events, the Elite/U23 competitions of the World Triathlon Championship Finals, the Elite/Junior competitions of the World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships, the Elite/U23/Junior/Para competitions of all the World Triathlon Multisport Championships, the World Triathlon Para Championships, the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games) with the conditions that:
• the specific shoe is already on the list of Shoes Approved by World Athletics as a development shoe, and
• the triathlon event where the shoes to be used is held within the approved dates as on the list of Shoes Approved by World Athletics;
• the shoe manufacturer or the athlete must submit the request to World Triathlon Technical Committee to be able to use the development shoes.
4. Athletes are subject to random shoe control before, during, or after any competition. For any shoe that cannot be identified, each piece of information (and maybe the shoe itself) will be required to be sent to the World Triathlon headquarters for verification within 7 days after the competition it was worn.
5. In the official results, the athletes under shoe review will have a note (Uncertified/UNC) added to the results footer notes. If the shoe is confirmed as legal, the note will be removed. In any different case, the athlete will be disqualified.

About this Overview

This Shoe List Overview shows all Existing, Customized and Development shoes as recognized by World Athletics and can be taken as guidance on whether they are permitted on World Triathlon events. Date restrictions on certain shoes as set by World Athletics are taken into account. The list on this website has last been updated at 22.01.2025.