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The World Triathlon Sprint Championships is a triathlon competition covering distances of 750 m swim, 20 km bicycle and 5 km run and is organised by the World Triathlon. The inaugural championships took place in 2010. In 2011 the championship was held as an event as part of the 2011 ITU World Championship Series.
The elite championship races are held, with one exception, over one of two distances, the standard or 'Olympic' distance (1.5 km swim, 40 km bike, 10 km run) which lasts between 1.5 and two hours, and the sprint distance, which is half of the standard distance and lasts around one hour (750 m swim, 20 km bike, 5 km run).
World Triathlon races are conducted in a draft legal format for the bike leg, whereas drafting is not permitted at the amateur level. In addition, the ITU has a Long-Distance Triathlon series. The World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) is a private company that sanctions and organises the Ironman and Ironman 70.3 races each year. These races serve ...
Along with the ITU Team Triathlon World Championships, being held the following day in Lausanne, points earned at the Sprint Distance Championship are incorporated into the 2011 World Championships Series rankings. [2] The event hosted both elite-level and amateur triathletes. [1] The race is composed of a 750 m swim, 20 km cycle, and 5 km run. [1]
The World Triathlon Long Distance Championships is a triathlon race held annually since 1994. The championships involve a continuous swim-cycle-run, over distances varying between that of an Olympic-distance and an Iron-distance triathlon race. The championships are organised by World Triathlon.
The Europe Triathlon Sprint Championships are the main sprint distance triathlon championships for elite athletes in Europe, organised by Europe Triathlon.Conducted over a 750m swim, 20 kilometre bike and 5 kilometre run, the event has been run since 2016.
“Trakai triathlon” is the biggest triathlon event in Lithuania taking place near Galvės lake, in Trakai. Olympic (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) and Sprint (0.75 km swimming, 20 km cycling and 5 km running) triathlon and latter distance relay competitions are organized.
April 21: Africa Triathlon Sprint Duathlon Championships in Hurghada; April 21: Asia Triathlon Championships in Hatsukaichi; May 3: Oceania Triathlon Super-Sprint Championships in Gold Coast; May 5: Europe Triathlon Powerman Middle Distance Duathlon Championships in Alsdorf; June 14-22: Europe Triathlon Multisport Championships in Coimbra