Triathlon · Level 6
Advanced
5 sub-levels · 50 tests · 500 facts · updated 12 October 2026
Level 6 covers the wider sport around the age-group race: para triathlon, age-group racing and qualification, travelling to race abroad, race safety and medical emergencies, and indoor, virtual and esports triathlon.
Sub-levels
Sub-level 6.1Para TriathlonThe nine sport classes and six medal events, how classification works, personal handlers and guides, the para swim exit and transition, handcycles, racing wheelchairs, prosthetics and tandem racing.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 6.2Age-Group Racing and QualificationHow age groups and race age work, World Triathlon age-group championships and kit rules, how Ironman World Championship slots are earned under the age-graded system introduced for 2026, and the drafting, penalty,…10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 6.3Travel and Racing AbroadJet lag and the body clock, long-haul flight health, travelling with a bike, food and water safety, health admin, customs and biosecurity, the logistics of racing and settling in abroad, and getting home again.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 6.4Race Safety and Medical EmergenciesWhat the data say about deaths in triathlon, swim emergencies and SIPE, heart health, exertional heat stroke, hyponatraemia, collapse at the finish, crashes and concussion, cold-water rescue, bystander CPR and how…10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 6.5Indoor, Virtual and Esports TriathlonSmart trainers and virtual platforms, the indoor environment, treadmill running and swimming without open water, the Arena Games esports format, cycling esports governance, fair play, virtual racing tactics, and…10 tests · 100 facts
Written from
World Triathlon Competition Rules (2025), IRONMAN qualification announcements, and sport-, travel- and event-medicine reference
- General bike-travel and race-logistics reference
- Travel medicine reference (WHO / national travel-health guidance)
- Sport and travel medicine reference (circadian science, athlete travel consensus)
- Endurance-event medicine reference
- Virtual training platform reference (Zwift and similar)
- IRONMAN announcement on 2026 World Championship age-group qualification (15 November 2025)
- UCI cycling esports rules and virtual-racing fair-play reference
- Sports cardiology reference (ESC / AHA athlete guidance)