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The 2000 Summer Olympics saw the first appearance of the triathlon. 48 women and 52 men competed in separate triathlons.The distances used were the "international" or "standard" ones, with a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) swim, 40 km (25 mi) cycle, and a 10 km (6.2 mi) run.
The triathlon competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris ran from 31 July to 5 August at Pont Alexandre III, featuring a total of 110 athletes who were to compete in each of the men's and women's events. [1] [2] After a successful debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the mixed relay competition will remain in the triathlon program for the ...
Triathlon has been an Olympic sport since its debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. [1] Its inclusion in the Summer Olympic Games program was the quickest of any sport: [ 2 ] the International Triathlon Union (ITU) was founded in 1989 and five years later, on 4 September 1994, triathlon's Olympic status was approved by the ...
The Olympic triathlon contains three components; a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) swim, 40 km (25 mi) cycle, and a 10 km (6.2 mi) run. [3] The competitions take the form of a single event between all competitors with no heats. The new mixed team event features teams of four (two men and two women).
The International Triathlon Union (now known as World Triathlon) was founded in 1989 as the international governing body of the sport, with the chief goal, at that time, of putting triathlon on the Olympic program. [33] The World Triathlon sanctions and organises the World Triathlon Series and the World Triathlon Cup races each year, with ...
Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics; Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics; Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics; M. List of Olympic medalists in triathlon; V.
The Life Time Triathlon Series is a set of Olympic Distance triathlon races held annually in the United States and organized by Life Time Fitness. The series began as a single race, the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon, in 2002 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It gained immediate recognition from national and international competitors due to its ...
The men's triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on 26 July 2021. [1] The race began with a false start, as a media boat blocked about a third of the field from entering the water. [2] After the restart, the field remained close together coming out of the water.