Triathle is a sub-sport of

modern pentathlon The modern pentathlon is an Summer Olympics, Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing (one-touch épée followed by direct elimination), freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, Laser pistol (sport), laser pistol shooting, and ...

consisting of

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swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...

and

shooting Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missile ...

Sport

Triathle is an event that involves

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freestyle swimming Freestyle is a category of Swimming (sport), swimming competition, defined by the rules of World Aquatics, in which competitors are subject to only a few limited restrictions on their swimming stroke. Freestyle races are the most common of all ...

, and laser pistol shooting in multiple sequences. The legs are raced with continuous transitions. Triathle competitions are held under rules of the

Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne The International Modern Pentathlon Union (''Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne),'' commonly known by the acronym UIPM, has been the international governing body of modern pentathlon since its foundation in London in 1948. Its headquar ...

(UIPM). The sequence of a triathle competition is: * Pack Start (up to 25 m from the shooting station) * Shooting (5 targets in 50 seconds) * Swimming (25 to 50 m) * Running (200 to 800 m) * ..Repetition of shooting, swimming and running according to the age group (2 to 4 repetitions) * Finish: The first person crossing the finish line is the winner. A triathle contains of the disciplines of a modern pentathlon: épée fencing and equestrian

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are omitted. Compared to another sport under the governance of the UIPM: triathle is a

laser-run Laser-run (also known as laser run) is a multisport competition consisting of running and shooting. It is a sport in its own right and the last event of the modern pentathlon where it was formerly known as combined. Distance and format Laser-ru ...

with additional swimming. Triathle is a multisport in its own right with the focus on middle-distances. It bears strong resemblance to

triathlon A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the ...

(swimming,

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and running) which is an endurance sport.

Triathle World Championships

The Triathle World Championships have been held since 2013. They are usually combined with

biathle Biathle is a sub-sport of modern pentathlon consisting of running and freestyle swimming. The legs are raced with continuous transitions like a triathlon. It is a sport in its own right and bears close resemblance to aquathlon which also conta ...

Sport

Triathle World Championships

Senior medallists

Men

Men's team

Women

Women's team

Mixed relay

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