EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN SPORTS IN THE OLYMPIC TRIATHLON

Abstract

The aim of the research is to study the efficiency of planning the training process of highly qualified triathletes, as well as to assess the level of correlation between certain types of competitions․ The analysis of the study results shows that at the Olympic Games of 2000-2008, the difference between the results of men and women 1500 m freestyle swimming and the result of triathlon was low, whereas at the Olympics of 2012-2020, the correlation coefficient had an average significance. The dynamics of a low correlation between cycling at 40 km and the results of triathlon is maintained for men and women at each follow-up Olympics. There is a high correlation of indicators between the athletic efficiency of a triathlon and the results of a 10 km run. Unlike the two previous competitions, the relative correlation is clearly high here. In all six Olympic Games studied, the results of men and women have a high correlation. The study of scientific-methodological sources on the problem and statistical analysis showed that the sports results of the Olympic triathlon have a high correlation with the results in the 10 km run, an average correlation with the 1500 m freestyle swimming and a low correlation with the sports results in cycling and triathlon. Therefore it can be assumed that to improve sports results in the Olympic triathlon, it is important to increase the training load in the training process of freestyle swimming at 1500 m and cycling at 40 km, bringing technical and tactical actions forward․