what is triathlon ?
triathlon was the triump of the sydney and the athens olympic(triathlon is the olympic and asian games sport)
What exactly makes thousands of people take part in the triathlon events, where you have to swim 1,500 m, then immediately cycle 40 km and right afterwards run 10km - and all of that without a breaks?
Des cription
All triathlons consist of Swimming, Cycling and Running one after the other, but there are three different types: consists of 1,500 m swimming, 40km cycling, and 10km running.
??The sprint: 750m swimming, 20km cycling, and 5km running ??Long distance: 4km swimming, 120km cycling, and 30km running
History
The first triathlon was organized on the 25th of September 1974 in Mission Bay in San Diego, California, USA.
The International Triathlon Union (ITU) was founded in May of 1989 in Avignon, France and the same town staged the first World Champoionships in August of ...
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