The arena or E-games triathlon as a unique real world and virtual mixed-model endurance sports event
The sport of triathlon has evolved to become a discipline comprising races of different lengths and formats. It has also undergone significant growth in popularity and exposure with several variations in format from the classic swim – bike – run combination attracting significant television and medi...
| 出版年: | Frontiers in Sports and Active Living |
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2024-07-01
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| author | Paul J. Stapley Romuald Lepers Tim Heming Vincent Gremeaux Vincent Gremeaux |
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| description | The sport of triathlon has evolved to become a discipline comprising races of different lengths and formats. It has also undergone significant growth in popularity and exposure with several variations in format from the classic swim – bike – run combination attracting significant television and media coverage. Since 2021 an original and unique format called the Arena Games Triathlon (or in 2024 the E-Games) has evolved that involves athletes competing against each other in swimming, cycling and running combining both the real and virtual worlds in one race. This model of endurance sport is currently unique, provides instantaneous data on performance and has the potential to be a tool for performance prediction, talent selection and sport development. The goal of this perspective paper is to provide context around the emergence of the Arena Games Triathlon series, describe the format of this type of racing, outline how it has the potential to drive training and evaluation of triathletes and discuss the attractiveness of its future inclusion as an Olympic discipline. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eab3db8e8ea440c7a5a846720c1dc8fa2025-08-20T00:56:39ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672024-07-01610.3389/fspor.2024.14443851444385The arena or E-games triathlon as a unique real world and virtual mixed-model endurance sports eventPaul J. Stapley0Romuald Lepers1Tim Heming2Vincent Gremeaux3Vincent Gremeaux4Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, AustraliaFaculté des Sciences du Sport, Inserm CAPS U1093, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon Cedex, FranceHeming Media Ltd., Cheltenham, United KingdomCHUV—Département de l’Appareil Locomoteur (DAL), Médecine du Sport et de L'exercice et Médecine Physique, Swiss Olympic Medical Center, Lausanne, SwitzerlandInstitute of Sport Sciences (ISSUL), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandThe sport of triathlon has evolved to become a discipline comprising races of different lengths and formats. It has also undergone significant growth in popularity and exposure with several variations in format from the classic swim – bike – run combination attracting significant television and media coverage. Since 2021 an original and unique format called the Arena Games Triathlon (or in 2024 the E-Games) has evolved that involves athletes competing against each other in swimming, cycling and running combining both the real and virtual worlds in one race. This model of endurance sport is currently unique, provides instantaneous data on performance and has the potential to be a tool for performance prediction, talent selection and sport development. The goal of this perspective paper is to provide context around the emergence of the Arena Games Triathlon series, describe the format of this type of racing, outline how it has the potential to drive training and evaluation of triathletes and discuss the attractiveness of its future inclusion as an Olympic discipline.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1444385/fulltriathlonEsportsphysiologymediaOlympics |
| spellingShingle | Paul J. Stapley Romuald Lepers Tim Heming Vincent Gremeaux Vincent Gremeaux The arena or E-games triathlon as a unique real world and virtual mixed-model endurance sports event triathlon Esports physiology media Olympics |
| title | The arena or E-games triathlon as a unique real world and virtual mixed-model endurance sports event |
| title_full | The arena or E-games triathlon as a unique real world and virtual mixed-model endurance sports event |
| title_fullStr | The arena or E-games triathlon as a unique real world and virtual mixed-model endurance sports event |
| title_full_unstemmed | The arena or E-games triathlon as a unique real world and virtual mixed-model endurance sports event |
| title_short | The arena or E-games triathlon as a unique real world and virtual mixed-model endurance sports event |
| title_sort | arena or e games triathlon as a unique real world and virtual mixed model endurance sports event |
| topic | triathlon Esports physiology media Olympics |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1444385/full |
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