Triathlon

The Greek origin of the word “Tri-athlon”, which means three – competitions, reveals the nature of the sport. Triathlon is a multi-sport race including three continuous and sequential endurance races. A common triathlon race comprises swimming, cycling and running over various distances.

The timeline below highlights some of the most important dates in the life of Triathlon.

> History of Triathlon

IRONMAN

Beginning of IRONMAN

In 1978 the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon was held on the island of Oahu by combining three events that were already held there. The Waikiki Rough Water Swim (2.4 miles), The Oahu Bike Race (112 miles) and The Honolulu Marathon (26.2 miles). However, in 1981 the race was moved to another island (Big Island) and since 1982 the Ironman World Championship has been held annually in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in October.

It is owned and organised by the World Triathlon Corporation. Moreover, Ironman 70.3 World Championship is held in September and changes location each year. The event has become known for its exhausting length, harsh race conditions and Emmy Award-winning television coverage.

IRONMAN events

IRONMAN, a Wanda Sports Holding company, operates a global portfolio of events that provide the benefits of endurance sports to more than 680,000 participants. Some of the events organized by IRONMAN include

IRONMAN® Triathlon Series

IRONMAN® 70.3® Triathlon Series
5150TM Triathlon Series
Iron Girl®
IRONKIDS®
International Triathlon Union World Triathlon Series races (six of nine)
Road Cycling (including UCI Velethon Majors Series)
Mountain Bike races

IRONMAN® Triathlon Series events is the largest participation sports platform in the world with more than 260 events across 44 countries. Upcoming events and registration can be found in the official IRONMAN page here.

IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3

IRONMAN triathlon consists of 3.86 km (2.4 mile) swim, 180.25 km (112 mile) bicycle ride and a 42.40 km (26.22 mile) marathon run, raced in that order and without a break. Understandably, it is consider one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world.

IRONMAN 70.3, also known as a Half Marathon consists of a 1.9 km (1.2 miles) swim, a 90 km (56 miles) bike ride and a 21.1 km (13.1 miles) run. Participants of the World Championship competition have to qualify during the 70.3 series 12 months prior to the championship race.

IRONMAN in CIS countries

The first Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) country to welcome the most popular international triathlon race, IRONMAN 70.3, under the sponsorship of the World Triathlon Corporation was Kazakhstan. In June 17, 2018, more than 1000 athletes from more than 30 countries had the opportunity to explore Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. The race included a 1.9 km swim in the Ishim in Astana Triathlon Park, a 90 km cycling race against the unique capital architecture and a 21.1 km run in Astana Triathlon Park.