Triathlon Australia 400m swim, 12 km bike and 3 km run 15 and 16 years - 600m swim, 16 km bike and 4 km run 17 and 18 years - 750m swim, 20 km bike and 5 km run. The AYTC was created to let junior athletes develop the sport of Triathlon and to set up the best possible pathway to the Olympics and the Triathlon World Championships. "“This event will provide excellent opportunities for our development coaches to identify young athletes with the talent to succeed as our future elite Australian triathletes.”" Ms. Gripper reported. Events in the AYTC all include
International Triathlon Union Triathlon World Championships was held giving the sport of winter triathlons its own world championship. Then in 1998 the Aquathlon World Championships were inaugurated giving aquathlon its own world championship. In 2009 the Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships was held to organise an elite level international relay. The most recently created tournament is the Cross Triathlon World Championships similar to the long distance it was created to allow the sports governing body to have a world championship instead of XTERRA Triathlon. The world championship events organised by the ITU include: International Triathlon Union The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is the