鐵人三項(xiàng)－2000年成為奧運(yùn)會(huì)比賽項(xiàng)目

　　While taekwondo and triathlon both debuted as the newest Olympic sports at the Sydney 2000 Games, triathlon was literally the newest sport. Although the origins of taekwondo date back thousands of years, the triathlon dates back to 1978.

　　當(dāng)跆拳道和鐵人三項(xiàng)在2000年悉尼奧運(yùn)會(huì)同時(shí)被列入奧運(yùn)項(xiàng)目時(shí)，鐵人三項(xiàng)無(wú)疑是一項(xiàng)完全新生的運(yùn)動(dòng)。跆拳道的起源可追溯到幾千年以前，而鐵人三項(xiàng)在1978年才誕生。

　　The first triathlon was held in the south-western United States city of San Diego in 1974, in many ways an outgrowth of the California jogging craze. The ultimate endurance test, it requires athletes to excel at three very different pursuits - swimming, cycling and running. The sport demands particularly intense discipline because each area requires a high-level training schedule.

　　 第一次鐵人三項(xiàng)賽在美國(guó)西南部的圣地亞哥舉行，時(shí)間是1974年。比賽很大程度上源于加利福尼亞人對(duì)慢跑的狂熱。這是一項(xiàng)考驗(yàn)人體耐力的比賽，它要求運(yùn)動(dòng)員在3個(gè)有相當(dāng)難度的項(xiàng)目上出類(lèi)拔萃：游泳，自行車(chē)和長(zhǎng)跑。因?yàn)槊總�(gè)項(xiàng)目都需進(jìn)行高水平的訓(xùn)練，所以這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)需要有鐵的紀(jì)律。