History

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.

Triathlon

Triathlon is a Swim, bike, run combination. Though the basic format stays the same, triathlon has several racing distances, from the Kids to elite events. Athletes of all shapes, sizes, ages and fitness levels compete in triathlon yearly to prove that when you put your mind to something, anything is possible.

Distance Swim Bike Run Min Age
Super Sprint 250M to 350M 6.5Km to 9Km 1.7Km to 3Km 15+
Sprint 750 M 20Km 5Km 16+
Standard Distance 1.5KM 40Km 10Km 18+

Duathlon

Duathlon is a run-bike-run combination. It is sometimes confused with biathlon, which is the official term for the Olympic sport of skiing and shooting. Typically contested in run-bike-run formats, duathlons vary in length and run-bike-run combinations.

Distance Run Bike Run Min Age
Super Sprint 1Km to 3Km 5Km to 10Km 1Km 15+
Sprint 5KM 20Km 2.5Km 16+
Standard Distance 5Km to 10Km 30Km to 40Km 5Km 18+

Aquathlon

Aquathlon is a fun and fast-growing sport that combines running and swimming. A typical aquathlon is a run/swim/run combination; however, it is not uncommon to see a two-stage race which is simply a swim/run combination. 

Distance Run Swim Run Min Age
Super Sprint - 400M 1.5Km 15+
Sprint 2.5Km 750M 1.5Km 16+
Standard Distance 2.5Km 1Km 2.5Km 18+