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The triathlon competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured fifty-five athletes competing in each of the men's and women's events. The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It also added the new mixed team relay event. [2]
The men's triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on 26 July 2021. [1] The race began with a false start, as a media boat blocked about a third of the field from entering the water. [2] After the restart, the field remained close together coming out of the water.
The 2020 schedule by session was approved by the IOC Executive Board on 18 July 2018, with the exception of swimming, diving, and artistic swimming. A more detailed schedule by event was released on 16 April 2019, still omitting a detailed schedule for the boxing events. [215] [216] A detailed boxing schedule was released in late 2019. [217]
The most successful and the most decorated [1] triathlete in Olympic history is Alex Yee from Great Britain, with two gold medals, one silver and one bronze across two Games (2020 and 2024). he is the only triathlete with four Olympic medals as of 2024, and the only triathlete to win multiple medals in multiple Games (2 each in 2020 and 2024).
The International Triathlon Union's decision to reduce the distance of the run segment in Thursday's women's Olympics qualifying event because of heat concerns is the latest setback for Tokyo 2020 ...
The women's triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on 27 July 2021. [1] [2]Over the course of the swimming and cycling legs, a select group of seven leading competitors had formed, including Bermudian Flora Duffy, Briton Georgia Taylor-Brown, and American Katie Zaferes.
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The mixed relay triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on 31 July 2021. [1] [2] The mixed team event featured teams of four (two men and two women). Each athlete performed a triathlon of 300 m (330 yd) swim, 6.8 km (4.2 mi) cycle, and a 2 km (1.2 mi) run in a relay format. [3]