Editing Triathlon (section)

=== European migration ===
The first European triathlon was held on 30 August 1980 in [[Plzeň]], [[Czechoslovakia]]. The Netherlands, Belgium, and West Germany followed, each of them hosting an event in 1981, but media coverage of these events was almost nonexistent.<ref>{{Cite book|title=20 ans de passion! 20 ans de triathlon! : 1989-2009|last=Gasquet|first=Frank|date=2009|others=Fédération française de triathlon|isbn=978-2907590594|location=Marseille|publisher=Approche texte et image|language=fr|pages=12|oclc=762998534}}</ref>

Then in 1982, event organiser [[IMG (company)|IMG]], working in partnership with the American channel CBS (direct competitor of ABC, which held the exclusive rights to Hawaii),  created a new event that would take place in Europe. The initial aim was to establish a new premier competition, the European Triathlon, with the goal of being of the same size and prestige to directly compete with that of Hawaii.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ligue-ca-triathlon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/30-ans-du-Triathlon-de-Nice_83-92.pdf|title=30 years of nice triathlon|date=19 October 2014|website=ligue-ca-triathlon.com|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ligue-ca-triathlon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F11%2F30-ans-du-Triathlon-de-Nice_83-92.pdf|archive-date=22 October 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Originally, the event was to be hosted in [[Monaco]], but with the death of [[Grace Kelly|Princess Grace]] in September 1982, the previous agreements fell through. IMG refused to cancel the event, so it was reorganised to be hosted in [[Nice]], France. The first [[Nice Triathlon]] was held on 20 November 1982, where 57 competitors took the start, for an ill-defined competition that consisted of {{cvt|1500|m|mi}} of swimming, {{cvt|100|km|mi}} of cycling, and running a [[Marathon (race)|marathon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fftri.com/lhistoire-du-triathlon|title=Histoire du triathlon:1982|website=ffrti.com|access-date=19 October 2014}}.</ref> In December of that year the national television station [[France 2]] broadcast a program, ''Voyage au bout de la souffrance'' (''Journey to the End of Suffering'') which detailed the events of the Nice Triathlon. This program introduced the sport to the general public.<ref name=":4" /> Some fans of traditional sports strongly criticised this new practice, as seven of the entrants were hospitalised due to the swim, as the temperature of the Mediterranean was only {{cvt|14|°C|°F}}.<ref name=":4" /> Despite this criticism, IMG's plan succeeded and throughout the 1980s. The Nice Triathlon was, alongside Hawaii, one of the two important long-distance races each year for both prize money and media attention.<ref>{{cite web | last=Babbitt | first=Bob | title=The 31 Most Important Races in Triathlon History | website=Triathlete | date=2023-03-15 | url=https://www.triathlete.com/culture/the-31-most-important-races-in-triathlon-history/ | access-date=2023-12-14}}</ref>

The year 1985 had the creation of the first international triathlon structure, the European Triathlon Union (ETU), with the objectives to federate the triathlon structures in each European country and to act as a counterbalance to American triathlon in the creation of a future worldwide federation.<ref name=":02">{{cite web|url=http://fftri.com/lhistoire-du-triathlon|title=Histoire du triathlon|website=fftri.com|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20160106140022/http://fftri.com/lhistoire-du-triathlon|archive-date=6 January 2016|url-status=live|access-date=11 November 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The following year, the 11 nations that composed the ETU met in Brussels to standardise the national structures of each European country. During this time, France dominated discussions, as it was the only federation recognised by its own National Olympic Committee. With the legitimacy from CONADET, forerunner of the French Triathlon Federation (FFTri), which has been organising triathlon in France since 1984, the French system became standard all over Europe.<ref name=":02" />

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