Triathlon cycle for 40 km and then run for 10

km. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics in

Triathlon is a sport that consists of
three parts, swimming, cycling and
running. Athletes race against each
other. They swim first, cycle second
and run last. Triathlon became an
Olympic Sport in 2000 at the Sydney
Summer Olympics in Australia. In the
Olympics athletes swim for 1.5 km,
China the womens gold medal in
triathlon was won by an Australian,
Emma Snowsill, who completed the
race in just under two hours. Jan
Frodeno from Germany won the mens
gold medal; he finished the race in
one hour and 48 minutes.
A popular triathlon event is the Sprint
Triathlon. It is a shorter race. It is half
the distance of the triathlon of the
Olympics. In the Sprint Triathlon
athletes swim for 750 metres, cycle
for 20 km and run for 5 km. If you
think that this is too short for you, you
can try the Ironman Triathlon. In the
Ironman competition athletes swim
for 3.86 km, cycle for 180 km and
then run for 42.2 km! The fastest
athletes can finish an Ironman
Triathlon in just over eight hours!

I.- Comprehension Check: Did you understand the story?

Are these sentences true?

1. Athletes run first in a triathlon. Yes or no?

2. Triathlon is now a sport at the Olympics. Yes or no?

3. In a Sprint Triathlon athletes swim for 1.5 km. Yes or no?

4. The Ironman Triathlon is longer than the Sprint Triathlon. Yes or no?

5. The Sprint Triathlon is half the distance of an Olympic Triathlon. Yes or no?

II.- Fill in the Blanks:

6. The Sprint Triathlon is ___________________ than an Olympic Triathlon.

7. The fastest athletes finish an Ironman Triathlon in just over ______________ hours.

8. A triathlon has _________ parts, cycling, ________________ and swimming.

9. The 2008 summer Olympics were held in ________________________________.

10. In a triathlon, athletes ___________ last.