Triathlon －Olympic sport since 2000

　　While taekwondo and triathlon both debuted as the newest Olympic sports at the Sydney 2000 Games, triathlon was literally the newest sport. Although the origins of taekwondo date back thousands of years, the triathlon dates back to 1978.

　　當(dāng)跆拳道和鐵人三項在2000年悉尼奧運(yùn)會同時被列入奧運(yùn)項目時，鐵人三項無疑是一項完全新生的運(yùn)動。跆拳道的起源可追溯到幾千年以前，而鐵人三項在1978年才誕生。

　　The first triathlon was held in the south-western United States city of San Diego in 1974, in many ways an outgrowth of the California jogging craze. The ultimate endurance test, it requires athletes to excel at three very different pursuits - swimming, cycling and running. The sport demands particularly intense discipline because each area requires a high-level training schedule.

　　 第一次鐵人三項賽在美國西南部的圣地亞哥舉行，時間是1974年。比賽很大程度上源于加利福尼亞人對慢跑的狂熱。這是一項考驗人體耐力的比賽，它要求運(yùn)動員在3個有相當(dāng)難度的項目上出類拔萃：游泳，自行車和長跑。因為每個項目都需進(jìn)行高水平的訓(xùn)練，所以這項運(yùn)動需要有鐵的紀(jì)律。