Multisport and Endurance Sports

Sports whose challenge is covering long distances or linking several disciplines in one continuous contest, testing stamina and navigation as much as speed. Triathlon joins swimming, cycling and running in a single race, orienteering asks competitors to navigate between control points with a map and compass, and ultramarathon is running over distances longer than the standard marathon. Belongs here: triathlon and its relatives, orienteering, ultramarathon and similar endurance events. Does not belong here: track and road athletics events up to the marathon, which stay under Track and Field Disciplines, and the large Olympic style programmes.