Triathlon was invented in the early 1970s by the San Diego Track Club, as an alternative workout to the rigours of track training. The club’s first event consisted of a 10km run, an 8km cycle and a 500 metre swim.
Over the next decade, triathlon grew by leaps and bounds and soon gained recognition throughout the world. In early April 1989, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) was founded at the first Congress in Avignon, France, the very city that hosted the first official world championships on August 6 later that year. ITU has maintained its headquarters in Vancouver, Canada since then. Triathlon was awarded full medal Olympic status in 1994.
The official distance for Olympic triathlon was set at a 1.5-kilometer swim, a 40-kilometer bike and a 10-kilometer run - taken from existing events in each discipline already on the Olympic programme.
Since 1989, the sport has grown rapidly and now has over 120 affiliated National Federations around the world.
Each triathlon has a special place called a transition area (and there is almost always only one such zone) where participants change gear and clothing and do anything else they might need to do before moving on to the next stage.
Swim
All starting together, the
competitors must swim a 1.5km course in open water, marked out by buoys, using
any swimming style they want.
Cycling
Leaving the water, the athletes
swap their swimming caps and goggles for a helmet, and embark on the 40km bike
race.
Run
The last stage is a 10km run with
the first athlete to reach the finish line winning the gold medal.
The most successful nation in Olympic triathlon
Australia is the most successful nation in
Olympic triathlon, with five medals, one gold, two silver and two bronze.
Bibliographic References: https://www.rio2016.com/
http://www.triathlon.org/olympics/history
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Teacher Juan Pablo
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Gabriel Caldeira
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