Tourism Awareness Month’s triathlon set for today with millions in cash up for grabs

The Tourism, Industry & Commerce Ministry, in collaboration with the Guyana Tourism Authority, is set to host the Triathlon Mixed Relay today, Sunday, November 30, 2025, in observance of Tourism Awareness Month 2025.
The event will commence at 05:00h at ISKCON, UG Road, Greater Georgetown, and will feature three races: a 200m sprint for the differently abled, the female triathlon (4.5km), and the Open mixed relay, which covers a distance of 11.7km.
For the triathlon mixed relay, the first leg will be speed walking and will start at ISKCON, proceeding to Railway Embankment and then to the Giftland Mall Road intersection.
The second leg will be cycling, starting at the intersection of Giftland Mall Road, then to Conversation Tree, into Rupert Craig Highway, onto Kitty Public Road, into Vlissingen Road, then to Irving Street, into Lamaha Street, proceeding to Camp Road, and ending at Carifesta Avenue.
The third leg will be running, starting at Carifesta Avenue, into Seawall Public Road, and ending at Seawall Bandstand.
For the female triathlon, which covers 4.5 km, the first leg – speed walking – will start at ISKCON, UG Road, then proceed to Railway Embankment and then to the Giftland Mall Road intersection. The second leg – cycling – will start at the Giftland Mall Road intersection and proceed to Conversation Tree and into Rupert Craig Highway.
In the third leg, the runners will start at Rupert Craig Highway, go onto Kitty Public Road, and end at Seawall Public Road.
The event will see millions of dollars in cash and prizes up for grabs. In the 200m sprint for the differently abled, the first-place winner will receive a $200,000 cash prize and a trophy, while the second-place winner will receive $100,000 and a trophy, and the third-place winner will take home $50,000 and a trophy.
In the 4.5-kilometre female triathlon, the first-place winner will take home $1 million and a trip for three to Kaieteur Falls, while the second-place winner will walk away with $500,000 along with a tour for three at Elite Kayaking & Nature Tours, and the third-place winner will receive $300,000 and a Georgetown Bicycle Tour with Ride Along GY for three.
In the biggest race of the day – the 11.7-kilometre open mixed relay – the winner will take away $1.5 million and a trip for three to Kaieteur.
The second-place winners will receive $1 million and an ATV tour & paintball with Savannah Tours for three, while the team that comes in third will collect $500,000 and a day tour to Linden with kayaking with Elite Kayaking & Nature Tours.
Competitors can participate solo, or in teams of up to three.