July
23 TO 26
2026
Junior Adventure Racing World Championship
100 KM | 4 DAYS | U18 & U25 | TEAM OF 2
Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
The Concept
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The first The U18-U25 Junior Adventure Racing World Championship aims to encourage a new generation of adventure racers. It brings together the best U18 & U25 teams in the world. It consists of a spectacular regional youth prologue, and two days of multisport adventure incorporating several sporting disciplines : trail running, mountain biking, canoeing, swimming, ropes climbing, and map and compass navigation.
The Témiscamingue region | An exceptional playground
The event takes place in the heart of nature in the Témiscamingue region. Between immense lakes, boreal forests and national parks, this region offers perfect terrain for trail running, mountain biking, canoeing, swimming, rope climbing activities, map and compass navigation, showcased by the Raid Témiscamingue since 2021.
Selection process
Team | Categories
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Team of 2 (mixed, female, male)
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U18 : year of birth 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, from 01/01 to 31/12 of the year
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U25 : year of birth 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, from 01/01 to 31/12 of the year
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Selection | Costs
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30 National teams selected: U18 & U25 (cost $250 CAD per team)
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National entries will be chosen by IARA members (National Associations) to represent their country.
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10 independent entry teams : U18 & U25 (cost $500 CAD per team)
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2 National teams maximum per country
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Pre-Registration | Dates
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Pre-Registration will open from December 1st 2025
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Selected teams will be notified by the stakeholders by February 28th​​
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Teams must then promptly complete full registration to accept a place
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Pre-registration website link: Pre-registration (Information supplied will be shared with Raid Temiscamingue, ARWS and IARA members as part of the selection process)
Calendar | Schedule
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DAY 1 : Thursday, July 23 – Registration & Opening Ceremony
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DAY 2 : Friday, July 24 – Desjardins Youth Raid Prologue
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DAY 3 : Saturday, July 25 – U18 & U25
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DAY 4 : Sunday, July 26 – U18 & U25 & Closing Ceremony
The partners
Endurance Aventure designs and organizes large-scale international multisport adventure courses in collaboration with host territories. The team handles the creation, logistics, and television production of these events.
The SDT-SADC (Témiscamingue Development and SADC Society) act as a promoting partner and regional coordinator of the project, mobilizing tourism and economic stakeholders.
The Témiscamingue MRC supports the project by facilitating territorial consultation, logistics, and institutional support. It ensures local integration, resource mobilization, and international visibility for the region.
The ARWS ( Adventure Racing World Series) brings together adventure racing across six continents, from regional events to expeditions lasting 3 to 10 days, and crowns the world champions of the discipline each year. The Junior World Championship is part of this international talent development initiative.
The IARA (International Adventure Racing Association) participates in the promotion of this event to federated countries as well as in the selection of teams with all national federations and organizers.
