Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Triathlon competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, will be held at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling, on August 18 and August 19, 2008. Both men's and women's events will be held. Each competitor starts the event with a 1500 metre swim course, followed by a 40 kilometre road bicycle race and finish with a 10 kilometre road run. Both leg transitions (swimming—cycling and cycling—running) are performed on a special transition area, under judge's scrutiny.

Competition Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Qualification

Eight NOCs can have a maximum of three eligible athletes per event, all other NOCs can have a maximum of two eligible athletes per event. Here follows the detailed attribution of the qualification places:

References

1. "Olympic qualifying criteria" (pdf). ITU.
2. "Olympic simulation for men" (pdf)
3. "Olympic simulation for women" (pdf)
4. Triathlon
5. Triathlon

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