Ironman Triathlon number of qualifying slots created from the newly added full Ironman events. For professional triathletes, up to three 70.3 events can be used to accumulate points to be put towards their championship qualifying point rankings. The Ironman Triathlon logo is a trademark of the World Triathlon Corporation. The WTC has also registered the trademark "Ironman Triathlon" for its athletic competitions, and the trademark "Ironman" for a line of clothing, athletic equipment, and souvenirs, and licensed the name to Timex for their line of Timex Ironman wristwatches. The trademark also extends to the use of "140.6" and "70.3," the respective distances,
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