Challenge Samarkand takes place on 22 August 2027 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The organizer is Challenge Family, and the race is based at the Silk Road Samarkand complex, around its rowing lake and canal.
The middle distance is a 1.9 km swim, 86 km bike and 21.5 km run, and it includes a Pro Race. The sprint distance is a 750 m swim, 19 km bike and 5 km run. A Tri Together option is available for both. Side events are a 5 km women's run and a kids run of 200-1000 m.
The swim is held in a purpose-built rowing lake fed by a mountain river. The run is flat and stays entirely within the Silk Road Samarkand complex. The event page gives average conditions of 28 C air and 20 C water, and lists elevation gain for the middle distance as 644 m on the bike and 6 m on the run.
The entry includes a medal, T-shirt and swim cap. Eight hotels in the complex are official race partners and offer discounts to participants. Samarkand and Tashkent both have airports, and from Tashkent a high-speed train takes a couple of hours.
