ABOUT TRIATHLON Triathlon consists of three combined disciplines: the swim, the bike and the run, in that order. Very simply, the first athlete across the finish line of the run is the winner of the event. Between each leg of the events is the transition area. This is the staging area where triathletes transfer from one discipline to the next -- from swimmer to cyclist to runner. Primarily important for its fenced-in pen of bike racks. Seconds wo ...

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You are here: Home » Olympic Triathlon »News TODAY Olympic History: Triathlon Triathlon is one of two new events in this year's Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee added the event to the Summer Games in September of 1994. It is the hope of the International Triathlon Union, which was established in 1989, that the event will further expose the sport of triathlon on a world-wide scope. The ITU has set specific rules for the Olympic G ...

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OLYMPIC HISTORY Triathlon gets its Olympic debut in Sydney and promises to be one of the most spectacular sports. It was named in Sydney's bid documents in 1992, just three years after the first official triathlon world championships and has a following that grows rapidly year by year. The United States, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain are strong medal contenders but Australia dominates the world rankings among men and women. In Simon Lessing, the world champion, Great Britain has a great prospect for gold.