Ironman Germany order to keep the athletes safe from ships and pollution. After the swimming portion is finished, athletes change into their cycling attire and begin the 180 kilometer ride, 8 kilometers south of Roth. The ride goes down to Greding, where they turn and finish back at Roth. After the cycling portion is finished, athletes change into their running attire and begin the 40 kilometer run to the finish. In 2001, the WTC ended its Ironman contract with Roth. The annual triathlon still goes on but it is no longer part of the Ironman series. Since 2005, the Ironman European Championship
Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre medal was at the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. The battle for bronze also saw a photo finish, with France's Marc-Antoine Olivier pipping Zu Lijun and Jack Burnell on the line to finish in 1:53:02.0. Burnell was subsequently disqualified for a second yellow card for a tussle with defending champion Oussama Mellouli just before the line. The men's 10 km open water marathon at the 2016 Olympics featured a field of 26 swimmers: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre The men's marathon swimming over a distance of 10 kilometres at the 2016 Summer Olympics