Ironman Triathlon interested participants. In 1990, with the help of Lew Friedland, Dr. James P. Gills acquired and purchased the Hawaii Triathlon Corporation, owner of the Ironman brand, for $3 million from Silk. With the Ironman brand, Gills established the World Triathlon Corporation with the intention of furthering the sport of triathlon and increasing prize money for triathletes. A number of non-WTC full distance triathlons have been held since the mid-1990s. The limited number of WTC-sanctioned events, and the limited number of entries available per race, have combined with a growth in the sport that has created demand for these non-trademarked events.
Triathlon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games a course consisting of one lap. bike course – 6 km. The bike course consisted of one lap of a 6 km course. run course – 1.6 km. The run course consisted of two laps. "Glasgow 2014 Triathlon Events at Strathclyde Park". Triathlonscotland.org. 21 July 2014 Triathlon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games The Triathlon competitions at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, were held in Strathclyde Country Park. The men's and women's individual events were held on Thursday 24 July and women's triathlon was the first medal event of the Games. Mixed team relay was held on Saturday 26 July