O3

O3
 n.β€” Β«The distance is known in triathlon as the O3 race distance, or three times the Olympic distance that saw Triathlon debut as an Olympic sport in 2000 in Sydney.Β» β€”β€œTriathlon: Long Distance World Triathlon Championships Sunday in Canberra” RunnersWeb.com Nov. 16, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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