Triathlon

Fort Copacabana

Aug 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Swimming

Cycling

Running

Morro do Caniço

RIO DE JANEIRO

10km 6 miles

Detail view

Atlantic Ocean

Morro do Cantagalo

Avenida Atlântica

COPACABANA

COPACABANA BEACH

START / FINISH

300m 1,000ft

Transition zone

ATLANTIC OCEAN

London Olympics women’s triathlon gold medallist
Nicola Spirig (SUI)

COMPETITION ELEMENTS

Swimming: One lap (1,500m)

Cycling: Eight laps of 4.8km course (total distance 38.5km)

Running: Four laps of 2.5km course (total distance 10km)

Sources: Rio 2016, Olympic.org

Picture: Getty Images