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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... |

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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... |

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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... |

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ITU Level 1 Coaches Course in Suva, Fiji

20/03/12 - 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... |

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

08/03/12 - 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... |

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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... |

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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... |

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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... |

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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... |

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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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Coaches accredited to facilitate ITU certified coaching courses in 2012

13/01/12 - ITU Development is pleased to be able to announce the updated list of coaches accredited to facilitate ITU certified coaching courses in 2012. According to Libby Burrell, ITU Development Director: “Coach... |

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ITU Technical Education continues to grow in 2011

21/12/11 - The statistics of the ITU Technical Education programme show that the sports development is in safe hands, as the programme’s reach continued to grow in 2011. Overall since 2009, when the ITU technical... |

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Register now for the first ITU Level 2 Competitive Coaches Course in 2012

07/12/11 - Applications for the first ITU coaching in 2012, in the Phillippines, are now open. The ITU Level 2 Competitive Coaching course will be held in Subic Bay, from January 30 to February 3, 2012. The... |

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Successful ITU Level 2 Competitive Coaching course in Chiba, Japan

28/11/11 - A new generation of coaches in Asia have moved on to the next stage of development, with 22 coaching candidates from five different countries taking part in the five-day ITU Level 2 Competitive Coaching... |

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