Sport Development

Slovakia hosts ITU Level 1 Club & Community Coaching Couse

15/05/12 - A group of ITU coaches gathered in Slovakia last weekend to take part in an ITU Level 1 Club & Community Coaching Course. A total of 20 coaches from Israel, Slovakia and Croatia attended the course in Hotel Dom... |

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Team ITU completes part of Olympic puzzle in Huatulco

09/05/12 - The final Team ITU event of 2012 was designed to help its athletes push towards the London 2012 Olympics, and while they did just that, they know the battle is not just over yet. Huatulco was the final World... |

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Team ITU ready to race in Huatulco

02/05/12 - The final Team ITU for 2012 is ready to go at the 2012 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup, as the development programme aims to help give its athletes one last London boost in the final World Cup of the Olympic... |

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ITU holds first Level 1 Coaching Course in Iraq

25/04/12 - Funding from Olympic Solidarity has helped triathlon to reach a new corner of the world, with 25 participants taking part in the first ITU Level 1 Club Coaching Course in Iraq this week. Olympic Solidarity’s... |

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ITU Technical Official Level 2 Course in Tateyama

05/04/12 - The Asian Triathlon Confederation (ASTC) and ITU hosted the Technical Official Level 2 course in Tateyama, Japan on the eve of the 2012 Asian Championships. Countries represented on the course were Korea,... |

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António Miguel Jourdan 1971 - 2012

02/04/12 - ITU was shocked this weekend by the sudden passing of one of their finest coaches and mentors, António Miguel Jourdan of Portugal. He was just 41 years old. António was one of ITU Development’s lead coaching... |

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Team ITU’s 2012 programme just getting underway

27/03/12 - Slovakia’s Richard Varga was due to make his Team ITU debut in Mooloolaba, before injury curtailed his chance to race the first ITU World Cup of the season. When he realised he might not be able to compete,... |

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Belief the key in the 2012 debut of Team ITU

23/03/12 - It might be Per Wangel‘s first Team ITU experience this weekend, but it didn’t take him long to start realising the special ingredient that the ITU development programme could add to his triathlon career. Not... |

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ITU Level 1 Coaches Course in Suva, Fiji

21/03/12 - Triathlon development in Fiji moved another step forward this month, as a total of 29 participants took part in an ITU Level 1 Club Coaches Course in Suva from March 15 to 18. The participants came from a... |

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International Women’s Day: a look at ITU female participation

09/03/12 - International Women’s Day (IWD) falls on March 8 every year and is a day of global celebration of women’s achievements. Gender equality is a core value of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) and the day may... |

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Team ITU announced for 2012 Mooloolaba World Cup

06/03/12 - The 2012 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup will see Team ITU in action for the first time in the 2012 season. Team ITU will consist of eight athletes from six countries in the first of its two selected World... |

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Athlete Spotlight: Ognjen Stojanovic targets Serbia’s first Olympic spot

05/03/12 - From being told at the age of five that he may never walk again, Ognjen Stojanovic now hopes to become the first ever Serbian triathlete to compete at an Olympic Games. Part of the ITU Development programme... |

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Launch of 2nd ITU Science and Triathlon World Conference in 2013

01/03/12 - ITU is pleased to confirm the 2nd ITU Science and Triathlon World Conference will be hosted by the Swiss Federal Institute of Sports Magglingen in February 2013. Click here for the conference website On ITU’s... |

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ITU Level 2 Coaching Course in Subic Bay, Philippines

03/02/12 - ITU Development was in the Philippines this past week for an ITU Level 2 Coaching Course in Subic Bay. With the increasing presence of Asian triathletes on the world stage, it is such programmes that will not... |

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Team ITU set for Mooloolaba and Huatulco in 2012

17/01/12 - The Team ITU programme will have an added Olympic boost in 2012, with the two ITU World Cup events selected within the Olympic qualifying period. The primary objective of the development programme is to... |

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