triathlon

tri·ath·lon | \ trī-ˈath-lən

How to pronounce triathlon (audio)

, -ˌlän, nonstandard -ˈa-thə- \

Definition of triathlon

: an athletic contest that is a long-distance race consisting of three phases (such as swimming, bicycling, and running)

Examples of triathlon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Chicago, Tony had been getting into triathlons and road rides. — Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, "My Bike Ride Across America," 3 Mar. 2020 There were nine mixed events over all in Rio; there will be 18 in Tokyo, including mixed-team triathlon and mixed-doubles table tennis. — Chris Museler, New York Times, "Mixed Events Shake Up Olympic Sailing," 4 Aug. 2019 Hundreds of Chevron volunteers will participate in the upcoming Running of the Bulls, the Houston Texans kids triathlon and Texans Care volunteer day. — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, "Texans partner with Chevron for volunteering," 25 June 2018 Winter triathlons are relatively new on the professional circuit. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Boulder Junction's Forest Frenzy is a fun winter triathlon for hardy athletes," 5 Dec. 2019 More: Half Ironman triathlon isn't enough, Scottsdale husband-wife taking on full 5 weeks later Reach the reporter at jeff.metcalfe@arizonarepublic.com. — Jeff Metcalfe, azcentral, "Sen. Kyrsten Sinema makes another big Ironman improvement," 28 Nov. 2019 More than 4,000 total participants are expected for the Olympic distance age-group national championships on Saturday and the open qualification sprint-distance triathlon Sunday. — cleveland.com, "Athletes arrive for USA Triathlon Age Group Championships, watching water conditions," 9 Aug. 2019 As for the rest of the weekend, the kids’ triathlon begins Saturday morning, while the main Chicago Triathlon event falls on Sunday morning. — Adam Lukach, RedEye Chicago, "Ready, set, no pants: Underwear Run added to this year's Chicago Triathlon," 17 Aug. 2017 Late April / Early May: Eight finalists will compete in an esports triathlon with all three games — Rocket League, Madden, and Fortnite — at the GSPC. — Sean Collins, Dallas News, "Complexity announces ‘esports triathlon’ for graduating Frisco ISD students, esports 101 class for parents," 21 Jan. 2020

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“Triathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triathlon. Accessed 3 Apr. 2020.

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