Challenge Wānaka: Junior Challenge
Thursday, 18 February 2027 (Date TBC)
Pembroke Park, Wānaka
The Puzzling World Junior Challenge events on 18 February 2027 are held as part of the Challenge Wānaka Festival.
This event welcomes hundreds of enthusiastic young athletes from Years 1 to 6, offering a fun, safe, and supportive environment for kids to take on the challenge and experience the thrill of triathlon.
The course includes a swim along the edge of Lake Wānaka, a bike ride beside the lakefront, and a run that finishes in true triathlon style — down the red carpet and through the official Challenge Wānaka finish line.
Series
Challenge Wānaka Festival
- Next in series (19 February 2027)
Distances/Events
Years 1 - 3: Duathlon: 250m run + 1K MTB + 250m run
Year 4: 50m swim + 3K MTB + 1K run
Year 5: 100m swim + 3K MTB + 1K run
Year 6: 150m swim + 3K MTB + 2K run


