ANFI Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria is in luck: the event, which will be held on April 18 and will celebrate its tenth edition this 2026, has hung the Sold Out poster.
For the first time in its history, the event sells out more than a month in advance. The organization has already had to activate the waiting list, beating all participation records since the test started a decade ago.
The world comes to Mogán
Following the same patterns as previous editions, the event will feature more than 70% of those registered arriving from outside Spain this 2026: Great Britain, Germany, Italy and France head the international representation, but the list extends to South Africa, the United States, Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal and Switzerland. The remaining 31% comes from different parts of the national territory.
Not surprisingly, we are talking about a race that has always looked beyond our borders and that has been fortunate to see up to four IRONMAN world champions compete: Jan Frodeno, Patrick Lange, Sam Laidlow or Anne Haug have run around Anfi del Mar.
They have not been the only top-level PROs who have travelled to the island to compete: alongside the national victories of Sara Pérez (2022) and Pablo Dapena (2018), Mogán has seen figures such as Mika Noodt, Nicola Spirig and Alistair Brownlee lift the ribbon.
Within the Challenge Family calendar - as we know it until 2026, with the unknown of what will happen in 2027 after the purchase by PTO - it is the first test to be held.
The race
Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria offers Olympic and half distance. The Olympian offers 1.5 km of swimming, 40 km of cycling and 10 km of running. The half climbs to 1.9 km of swimming, 90 km of cycling and 21 km of running.
Departure and finish at the beach of Anfi del Mar. The bike circuit is completely closed to traffic and combines coastal stretches with mountain ramps. Swimming takes place in the bay protected by a dike, in two laps with exit to the passage between both.
The walking tour runs along the promenade, flat from start to finish. The race is part of the international Challenge Family circuit and has the support of the City of Mogán, the Cabildo de Gran Canaria and the Government of the Canary Islands.