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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).
An Ironman 70.3, also known as a Half Ironman, is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). The "70.3" refers to the total distance in miles (113.0 km) covered in the race, consisting of a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) swim, a 56-mile (90 km) bike ride, and a 13.1-mile (21.1 km) run.
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 standard Olympic distance of 1.5/40/10 km (0.93/24.8/6.2 miles) was created by longtime triathlon race director Jim Curl in the mid-1980s, after he and partner Carl Thomas produced the U.S. Triathlon Series (USTS) between 1982 and 1997. [55] Sprint triathlons are the most common triathlon distance in the United States.
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.
Duathlons are conducted at sprint, standard, middle and long distances. The following distances are considered typical for the sport; however, individual races may vary. Sprint distance - 5 km run, 20 km bike, 2.5 km run; Standard distance - 10 km run, 40 km bike, 5 km run; Middle distance - 10 km run, 60 km bike, 10 km run
Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics is a sprint race consisting of 750 m swimming, 20 km cycling and 5 km running stages. [2] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, para triathlon was staged with athletes across multiple categories, with staggered starts introduced to ensure fair competition between categories.