Just one month to go until the 2008 Olympic Games opens in Beijing. The greatest prize in sports awaits two triathletes in Beijing this summer. Olympic gold will be up for grabs for the third time in triathlon’s history on August 18th and 19th on a challenging Olympic course. The women’s triathlon will be contested on August 18th while the men’s triathlon will be staged on August 19th.

The Ming Tomb Reservoir, also known as Shisanling Reservoir and the roads around have been designated as the competition venue for the Triathlon, which are located in the Changping District of Beijing. The swim leg will be held in the Shisanling Reservoir which is in the the Jiu Long Amusement Park.

The Transition Area is set on a purposely built platform at the base of the dam. The platform will also hold the Cycling and Run legs both of which lap through this point before continuing behind the dam. A large Spectator stand, to hold 10,000, is set on the slope of the dam above the Platform to give views of the Swim, Transition, Lap and Finish.

A 360 view of the dam area of the course is available on the BOCOG website.

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