Multiple-stage competition

Multiple-stage competition may refer to:

• Combination events, e.g. decathlon, where points are awarded for each discipline and aggregated to determine the overall winner
• Multisport race, e.g. triathlon, where competitors switch from one method of locomotion to another at different stages of the race
• Multi-stage tournament, where top competitors from one stage progress to the next
• Stage race, where times of difference stages are aggregated