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Triathlon At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed Relay
The mixed relay triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on 31 July 2021. The mixed team event featured teams of four (two men and two women). Each athlete performed a triathlon of swim, cycle, and a run in a relay format. Kristian Blummenfelt and Flora Duffy, gold medallists in Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Men's, men's and Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Women's, women's individual events, were unable to participate since Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Norway and Bermuda at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Bermuda failed to qualify four athletes, while Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Austria and South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics, South Africa were forced to scratch as they were unable to field a team due to athletes being injured during individual events. Alex Yee, silver medallist of the men's individual event, brought Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Great Britain home for the gold. Morgan Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odaiba Marine Park
is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially built for defensive purposes in the 1850s. The land was dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and was redeveloped in the 1990s into a major commercial, residential and leisure area. Odaiba, along with Minato Mirai 21 in Yokohama, is one of the few manmade seashores in Tokyo Bay where the waterfront is accessible and not blocked by industry and harbor areas. The majority of the island is located in Tokyo's Kōtō ward, with the north and northwest of the island in Minato and Shinagawa wards. formally refers to one district of the island located in Minato. Governor Shintaro Ishihara used ''Odaiba'' to refer to the entire , which includes the Ariake and Aomi districts of Kōtō Ward and the Higashi-Yashio district of Shinagawa Ward. History Battery islands The name ''Odaiba'' alludes to , which formed small islands near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
