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Triathlon is a relatively new sport, composed of three disciplines: swimming, cycling and running. The first triathlon held in 1974. There are several varieties of competition from sprint triathlons to Ironman contests, in which the distances of each segment can differ, swimming ranges from 750m to 3.8 km, cycling 20 km-180 km,and running 5 km to 42 km.

The are some standard distances, for example the Olympic distance race includes a 1,500m swim, 40km ride and 10km running race.

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Related Pages

• More information about Triathlon at the Commonwealth Games.
• For more information about each discipline, see the pages for the individual sports of Swimming, Cycling and Athletics.