Concordance Analysis between the Segments and the Overall Performance in Olympic Triathlon in Elite Triathletes

To date, the performance in triathlon has been measured through time or position. Although this is what defines the medals and the goal of the competition, it can have some limitations. As an alternative, the purpose of this study is to assess the degree of concordance of performance between each of...

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Published in:Biology (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2022-06, Vol.11 (6), p.902
Main Authors: Olaya-Cuartero, Javier, Fernández-Sáez, José, Østerlie, Ove, Ferriz-Valero, Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business metrics
Competition
endurance
indicator of performance
Mathematical functions
Olympic games
Performance evaluation
Running
sports performance
Swimming
Triathlon
triathlon disciplines
Variables
Women
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Summary:To date, the performance in triathlon has been measured through time or position. Although this is what defines the medals and the goal of the competition, it can have some limitations. As an alternative, the purpose of this study is to assess the degree of concordance of performance between each of the triathlon disciplines with overall performance through the triathlon performance indicator for the Olympic distance event. The official results from the World Triathlon Series for Olympic distance events from 2000 to 2019 were examined. A total of 11,263 entries were analysed, 6273 corresponding to elite men and 4990 to elite women. Moderate agreement was found between the running performance and overall performance in both elite men ICCa = 0.538 and elite women ICCa = 0.581. Moreover, moderate agreement was found between swimming performance and overall performance in both elite men ICCa = 0.640 and elite women ICCa = 0.613. Finally, good agreement was found between cycling performance and overall performance also in both elite men ICCa = 0.777 and elite women ICCa = 0.816. The main results of the present study show that the cycling performance indicator could be an alternative to anticipate the overall performance in the competition for the Olympic distance event.
ISSN:2079-7737
2079-7737
DOI:10.3390/biology11060902