Naama Bay hosts IRONMAN 70.3 on 16 October
Published on 10/18/2026 at 00:34 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Naama Bay hosted the swim course for IRONMAN 70.3 Sharm El Sheikh on 16 October 2026, placing the Red Sea bay at the centre of a new sports event in Egypt. The race was held in Sharm El Sheikh, with its athlete village and check-in based at Jaz Dreams.
IRONMAN 70.3 brought a race to Naama Bay on 16 October
The organiser listed the event for Friday 16 October 2026, with the race starting at 6.45am from the beach. The official event page identifies Jaz Dreams in Sharm El Sheikh as the venue, while the course announcement places the swim in Naama Bay.
The swim was a single 1.9 km loop in the Red Sea. The wider course included a 90 km bike section on roads towards the Dahab area and a run through urban and coastal sections. The race was designed as a middle-distance triathlon for individual athletes and relay teams.
The organiser listed 16 October for the event, while the course details name Naama Bay as the swim location.
Naama Bay linked the race to Sharm El Sheikh's Red Sea setting
The bay is a coastal district of Sharm El Sheikh on the Red Sea coast of Egypt. It combines a sandy waterfront with a promenade, hotels, restaurants, shops and water-sports facilities, making it a settled urban setting rather than an isolated race venue.
That setting shaped the event in a specific way. The swim began in the bay, the bike route moved out towards desert highways, and the run returned to urban and coastal roads. The course therefore connected the visitor-facing waterfront with the wider landscape around Sharm El Sheikh.
The race announcement describes Sharm El Sheikh as lying on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. The city is part of South Sinai Governorate and is presented by the Egyptian State Information Service as a Red Sea tourism centre with diving and marine attractions.
The race announcement describes the course as a single-loop swim in the bay, followed by bike and run sections through the surrounding roads.
Visiting Naama Bay: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The IRONMAN 70.3 race took place on 16 October 2026, with the swim in Naama Bay and the athlete village at Jaz Dreams.
- The event was a race for registered athletes. Its listed start, finish and village schedule applied to 16 October 2026 and does not announce a continuing public programme.
- Naama Bay is in Sharm El Sheikh, on Egypt's Red Sea coast. The waterfront district includes a promenade, beaches and urban roads used by the course.
- The race course included open water, a 90 km bike section and a coastal run. Visitors should therefore distinguish the ordinary waterfront from the temporary sports route used on 16 October 2026.
- Arabic is the official language of Egypt, and the national currency is the Egyptian pound.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Naama Bay
When did IRONMAN 70.3 take place at Naama Bay?
The race took place on 16 October 2026, with a 1.9 km swim in the Red Sea.
Where is Naama Bay and how do you get there?
Naama Bay is a coastal district of Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, on the Red Sea coast. The event venue was listed as Jaz Dreams in Sharm El Sheikh.
What is Naama Bay?
It is a bayfront district with beaches, a promenade, hotels, restaurants, shops and water-sports facilities.
