Multi Sport

The major event annually for athletes competing over this distance is the Triathlon World Championships. This event is conducted each year in the country successfully bidding to the World Triathlon to stage the world Triathlon Championships. The first world Triathlon Championships were held in Avignon, France in 1989.

In 1994 Triathlon was awarded "Full Medal Status" by the IOC and made it's debut in the 2000 Olympics held in Sydney. and will feature again at the Athens Olympics in 2004. Triathlon will make its debut at the Commonwealth Games next in 2002 at Manchester in Great Britain.

The World Championships, Olympic & Commonwealth Games. The World Cup Series and the Asian Championships are all raced over the Olympic Triathlon Distance.

The Governing Body of Triathlon is the World Triathlon. Founded in Aviagon, France the World Triathlon consists of over 100 member National Federations throughout the world, of which India is a member. The World Triathlon is responsible to their member Federations for the conduct of all triathlon throughout the world with the exception of Ironman events.