World Triathlon

TISZY TURNS 25 is the tragic and triumphant story of a triathlon classic. In the early 1990s, the Hungarian city of Tiszaujvaros hosted its first swim-bike-run event, unwittingly kicking off a chain of events that would see this tiny industrial town become the very heart of Hungarian triathlon. The first World Cup there was held in 1997, won by Australian duo Craig Walton and Emma Carney. Gwen Jorgensen and Jan Frodeno, Javier Gomez and Katie Zaferes have all raced here, and at Paris 2024, the city will give rise to its first home-grown Olympian - Csongor Lehmann - 25 years after that inaugural World Cup. Father and coach Tibor Lehmann and World Triathlon's Gergely Markus, son of race creator Gabor Markus, reveal the stories behind a triathlon classic.