Triathlon | Olympic Games: Men's Triathlon, live: the 'TRIarmada' seeks a medal in Tokyo with Gmez Noya, Mola and ...

The test of men’s triathln of these Tokyo 2020 Games It is one of those that have been marked in red for days by all sports fans. The three representatives of the Spanish ‘TRIarmada’ They start as candidates for the medals in one of the most even and open events of the entire Olympic calendar.

Mario Mola, Javier Gmez Noya Y Fernando Alarza placeholder image They appear as serious contenders for the podium among a bunch of very high-level triathletes who will face the 1500 meters of swimming (one lap of 1,000 meters and another of 500), the 40 kilometers of cycling (eight laps of 5km.) and the 10 kilometers of running (four laps of 2,500 meters) in the earliest time of all the Games: the only test that you will be able to follow before going to sleep. Stay awake, because at one o’clock we can sing a medal!

The starting gun will be at 6:30 a.m. in Tokyo time (23:30 hours in mainland Spain) to outwit as much as possible the sweltering heat and humidity of the Japanese capital before the decision not to move the headquarters to Sapporo as has been done with the high endurance events of athletics (marathon and march). In fact, the triathlon is the only discipline that will take place on the streets of Tokyo.

A men’s triathlon event in Olympic distance usually lasts between 1:45 and 1:50 hours. Each tour is different so there is no world record (or Olympic) for the specialty. The swimming sector can last around 15-18 minutes, on the bike they can spend a full hour and running should take, the fastest, between 29 and 31 minutes.