tri·ath·lon
noun/traɪˈæθlən/
/traɪˈæθlən/
- a sporting event in which people compete in three different sports, usually swimming, cycling and running
compare biathlon, decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, tetrathlon see also Ironman™Topics Sports: other sportsc1铁人三项;三项全能运动 Word Origin1970s: from tri- ‘three’, on the pattern of decathlon.