A TEAM OF CHAMPIONS.

The most successful endurance sports team in history.

Our Team

The Bahrain Victorious 13 Team.

13 of the world’s very best. Olympic and Paralympic medallists, world champions, and the rising stars that will move the sport forward.

Each victory inspires the Gulf region and beyond to strive for health, wellness, and excellence in endurance sports.

An all-star stable of athletes. An innovative concept unparalleled in endurance racing.

The vision of His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Affairs and Youth Affairs.

HH Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa

His Highness Sheikh Nasser leads by example.

An avid supporter of endurance sports in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the GCC, the prince is an accomplished athlete who not only won the military division at the Ironman World Championship, but also became the first ever to defend the FEI Endurance World Championship endurance horse racing title.

By creating the Bahrain Victorious 13, he brought the world’s best athletes together into the most successful endurance team in the world to inspire the people of Bahrain and beyond, promoting values he himself has learned in endurance sport: hard work, commitment, structure, goals, and a focus on health and wellness.

OUR STORY

by Chris McCormack

It began with one man’s vision. H.H Sheikh Nasser simply had an idea and the motivation to pursue it, and it has forever changed the direction of triathlon, the world’s fastest-growing sport and the sport he loves.

Team racing is now a huge part of the sport, and the BV13 is undisputedly the most powerful racing team on the planet.

The Bahrain Victorious 13 are inspirational and aspirational for every Bahraini – something they can be proud of.

We are now well on the way toward our long-term aim: for this team to be spearheaded by young Bahrainis, the beneficiaries of exposure to these world-class athletes. They will lead the Gulf region and their Kingdom into the future within the sport of triathlon, which Bahrain has made its own and within which it continues to be impactful year on year.

It is a true honour, as a former multiple world champion and now team director and CEO, to lead this team and to drive the ambitions of all the people of Bahrain in its continued success.

CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES

Ironman Icon Ironman World Championships
2015 Daniela Ryf & Jan Frodeno
2016 Daniela Ryf & Jan Frodeno
2017 Daniela Ryf
2018 Daniela Ryf
2018 HH Sheikh Nasser won the corporate division
2019 Jan Frodeno
2020 Not held
2021 (held on May 8 2022) St George, UTAH
Daniela Ryf + Kristian Blummenfelt + Lauren Parker
2022 Lauren Parker
 
Ironman Icon Ironman 70.3 World Championships
2015 Daniela Ryf + Jan Frodeno
2017 Daniela Ryf + Javier Gomez
2018 Daniela Ryf + Jan Frodeno
2019 Daniela Ryf
2020 Not held
2021 Lauren Parker
 
ITU Icon ITU World Long Course
2016 Jodie Swallow
2019 Javier Gomez
 
Olympics Icon Olympic Games
2021 Kristian Blummenfelt – Individual gold
Vincent Luis/Cassandre Beaugrand – Mixed Relay bronze
2024 Cassandre Beaugrand – Individual gold
Hayden Wilde – Individual silver
Georgia Taylor-Brown – Mixed Relay bronze
 
Olympics Icon Paralympic Games
2021 Lauren Parker – paratriathlon Individual silver
2024 Lauren Parker – paratriathlon Individual gold, paracycling Individual gold and silver
 
Ironman Icon World Triathlon Championship
2015 Javier Gomez
2019 Vincent Luis
2020 Vincent Luis
2021 Kristian Blummenfelt
2024 Cassandre Beaugrand
 
Ironman Icon World Triathlon Supersprint Championship
2024 Cassandre Beaugrand + Hayden Wilde
 
ITU Icon World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championship
2019 Vincent Luis (France)
2022 Vincent Luis / Cassandre Beaugrand (France)
 
ITU Icon World Triathlon Para Championship
2019 Lauren Parker
2021 Lauren Parker
2022 Lauren Parker
2023 Lauren Parker
 
ITU Icon UCI World Paracycling Championship
2023 Lauren Parker
 
Triple Crown Icon Nasser bin Hamad Triple Crown
2015 Daniela Ryf
  • 2014

    Meeting of Minds

    • Chris McCormack meets HHSN
    • Announcement of NBN Triple Crown
    • Inaugural Challenge Bahrain, the first half distance triathlon in the Kingdom
  • 2015

    Team Launch

    • 5 world titles including unprecedented 5th for Gomez
    • Frodeno and Ryf the first athletes to hold Ironman World, Ironman 70.3 World, and Ironman European titles simultaneously
    • Ryf wins NBN Triple Crown
    • Ironman 70.3 Bahrain announced as Middle East Championship
  • 2016

    Records Broken

    • Frodeno breaks iron distance world record by 5 minutes
    • Frodeno & Ryf defend Kona titles, Ryf breaks course record
    • Swallow wins ITU Long Course World Championship
  • 2017

    Becoming Legendary

    • Gomez wins second Ironman 70.3 world title
    • Ryf defends Ironman and Ironman 70.3 world titles, first female to win the Ironman 70.3 world title 3 times; joins the ranks of legends with three consecutive wins in Kona
    • Brownlee joins BE13, begins long-course campaign
  • 2018

    Sweeping the World

    • HHSN joins BE13 roster, wins Ironman world title for military division
    • Frodeno outruns Brownlee and Gomez for a BE13 sweep of the Ironman 70.3 world championship
    • Ryf defends Ironman and Ironman 70.3 world title for 4th time
  • 2019

    Breaking New Ground

    • Frodeno wins 3rd Ironman world title, breaks course record
    • Ryf and Lawrence take gold and silver at Ironman 70.3 world champs in the presence of His Majesty the King
    • Luis wins ITU world title
    • Gomez wins ITU Long Course world title
    • Parker is first para-athlete to join BE13, wins paratriathlon world title
    • Blummenfelt breaks 70.3 world record in Bahrain
  • 2020

    Holding Firm

    • Luis defends ITU world title, the only world championship event to be held due to the global pandemic
    • Brownlee successfully straddles Olympic and long-distance triathlon racing to remain a contender for Tokyo
    • Frodeno completes Ironman at Home, raises funds for hospital charity
    • Ryf refocuses to finish baccalaureate degree
  • 2021

    New Blood

    • Olympic athletes Beaugrand, Mislawchuk, Schoeman added to BE13 roster
    • Blummenfelt wins Olympic gold in men’s individual triathlon
    • Beaugrand and Luis win Olympic bronze in inaugural mixed relay
    • Parker wins Paralympic silver
    • Frodeno breaks ironman world record at Tri Battle Royale; Blummenfelt betters it at Ironman Cozumel
  • 2022

    Reaching Greater Heights

    • Blummenfelt becomes first man to become Olympic champion, World Triathlon champion, and Ironman world champion in span of 12 months
    • Ryf takes her fifth Ironman world title, overtaking Chrissie Wellington’s record
    • Blummenfelt and Skipper record sub-7 hour times over the full distance at Sub7 Project
    • Bahrain Endurance 13 rebrands as Bahrain Victorious 13, acquires first franchise in Super League Triathlon teams event
  • 2023

    A Bumper Crop

    • five world titles (esport, paratriathlon, paracycling supersprint men and women)
    • Ryf sets new world best time over the full distance – 8:08:21
    • Beaugrand and Wilde become World Triathlon vice champions
    • BV13 Scorpions win silver in Super League Triathlon team competition
    • Frodeno announces retirement
  • 2024

    A Decade of Dominance

    • The most successful Olympic and Paralympic campaign: a total of six Paris 2024 medals including three gold
    • Beaugrand scores golden double, the second woman to win Olympic gold and the triathlon world title in the same year
    • Parker is first Australian in 48 years to win gold in two different sports at the same Games
    • Supertri sweep: individual men’s and women’s titles and the team victor
    • Matthews becomes inaugural Ironman Pro Series champion
    • First dual win since 2019 at the Ironman 70.3 Middle East Championship Bahrain
    • Ryf and Brownlee announce retirement
  • Onwards and Upwards

    • In the very near future, BV13 will be spearheaded by young Bahrainis who will lead the gulf region and their Kingdom into the future within the sport of triathlon

OUR MISSION

  • To be internationally competitive, carrying the flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain within the triathlon world, professional sport, and media
  • To promote the pursuit of health, wellness, and endurance sporting excellence among the people of Bahrain and beyond through our success on the world stage
  • To foster the growth and development of endurance sport in the Kingdom and among its people through giving Bahrain youth access to the world’s best athletes
  • To promote Bahrain as a sought-after destination for endurance sports events

OUR VISION

  • To blaze the trail for Bahrain’s continued involvement in global sport
  • To see young Bahraini talent rise to become members of the Bahrain Victorious team and aim to bring world titles home to the Kingdom
  • To assist Bahrain in becoming an international tourism destination for high performance sports and active lifestyles

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