Triathlon at the 2018 Asian Games
| Triathlon at the 2018 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Venue | Jakabaring Sport City | 
| Dates | 31 August – 2 September 2018 | 
| Competitors | 81 from 22 nations | 
Triathlon at the 2018 Asian Games was held at the JSC Lake Jakabaring, Palembang, Indonesia, from 31 August to 2 September. Both men and women competed in individual events, plus a mixed-gendered relay event.[1]
The individual triathlon contained three components: a 1.5 km swim, 40 km cycle, and a 10 km run. The relay event featured teams of four competitors, where each completed a 300 m swim, a 6.3 km cycle, and a 2.1 km run.
Schedule
| F | Final | 
| Event↓/Date → | 31st Fri | 1st Sat | 2nd Sun | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | F | ||
| Women's individual | F | ||
| Mixed relay | F | 
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Jumpei Furuya  Japan | Ayan Beisenbayev  Kazakhstan | Li Mingxu  China | 
| Women's individual | Yuko Takahashi  Japan | Zhong Mengying  China | Hoi Long  Macau | 
| Mixed relay |  Japan Yuka Sato Jumpei Furuya Yuko Takahashi Yuichi Hosoda |  South Korea Jang Yun-jung Kim Ji-hwan Park Ye-jin Heo Min-ho |  Hong Kong Bailee Brown Law Leong Tim Hilda Choi Wong Tsz To | 
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 3 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
|  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
|  Macau (MAC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Participating nations
A total of 81 athletes from 22 nations competed in triathlon at the 2018 Asian Games:
 Bahrain (2) Bahrain (2)
 China (5) China (5)
 Chinese Taipei (6) Chinese Taipei (6)
 Hong Kong (5) Hong Kong (5)
 Indonesia (6) Indonesia (6)
 Iran (1) Iran (1)
 Japan (5) Japan (5)
 Kazakhstan (3) Kazakhstan (3)
 Kuwait (3) Kuwait (3)
 Macau (5) Macau (5)
 Malaysia (4) Malaysia (4)
 Mongolia (4) Mongolia (4)
 Nepal (4) Nepal (4)
 Palestine (2) Palestine (2)
 Philippines (6) Philippines (6)
 Qatar (1) Qatar (1)
 South Korea (5) South Korea (5)
 Sri Lanka (1) Sri Lanka (1)
%252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Syria (2) Syria (2)
 Thailand (5) Thailand (5)
 United Arab Emirates (2) United Arab Emirates (2)
 Uzbekistan (4) Uzbekistan (4)
References
- ^ "Triathlon Sports Technical Handbook" (PDF). Indonesia Asian Games 2018 Organizing Committee. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
