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All Africa Games legacy starts with ITU Level 1 Club and Community Coaching Course in Mozambique

27/11/11 - Triathlon’s first appearance in the All Africa Games in Maputo has already left a powerful legacy for the sport in Mozambique, with the first ITU Level 1 Club and Community Coaching Course this month... |

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Plenty for Team ITU to take away from tough Auckland World Cup

20/11/11 - In the week where Team ITU celebrated it’s fifth year anniversary, it was fitting that ITU Development Director Libby Burrell said the tough 2011 Auckland World Cup became a learning experience that will... |

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Team ITU celebrates five-year anniversary at Auckland World Cup

18/11/11 - A little over five years ago, ITU Development Director Libby Burrell decided to act on a trend she spotted. Triathletes from smaller, developing National Federations (NFs) were competing at World Cup... |

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Team ITU announced for 2011 Auckland ITU World Cup

27/10/11 - Korea’s Min Ho Heo achieved a personal and Korean best at the last ITU World Cup event in Tongyeong, now he has a chance to improve that even further with his selection in Team ITU for the final world... |

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Next generation of Asian triathletes to benefit from new training camps

27/10/11 - Asian triathletes are continuing to improve on the world stage and now the Asian Triathlon Confederation (ASTC) has a plan to help even more talented junior and U23 athletes move up the pathway. In the... |

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ITU Level 2 Competitive Coaching Course - Searching for Coaching excellence in Europe

07/10/11 - The European Triathlon Union (ETU) and the International Triathlon Union hosted a Level 2 Competitive Coaching Course in Pula, Croatia from 29th September to 3rd October 2011. The course took place in... |

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Successful development activity for technical officials in Nicaragua

03/10/11 - Last week in Managua, Nicaragua was the site of intense sport development work organized by the ITU and the Pan American Triathlon Confederation (PATCO). A total of 16 prospective technical officials... |

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Community Coaching Course held in Nicaragua

28/09/11 - With 23 coaches, the ITU Level 1 Club and Community Coaching Course was held for four days in Managua, capital of the Central American country of Nicaragua. Attendees were coaches and physical education... |

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ITU-ETU development camp breaks new ground in Spain

26/07/11 - Some of the next generation of ITU athletes and coaches have converged on the University of Alicante in Spain to participate in an ITU-ETU Development camp. A total of 21 athletes, nine coaches and five... |

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Another Great Development Opportunity in Oceania

22/07/11 - Two ITU facilitators, Barry Larsen (NZL) and Peter Clifford (AUS) travelled to Raratonga, Cook Islands to offer the first-ever ITU level one coaching course in the Cook Islands. The triathlon community... |

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ITU coach education goes to Edmonton

22/07/11 - A group of six enthusiastic coaches from the Pan American region gathered in Edmonton, Canada on 3 July to participate in the six-day ITU level two coaches course. The new facilitative scheme was... |

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Simic provides a silver lining for Team ITU in Edmonton

12/07/11 - Slovenia’s Mateja Simic made a historic breakthrough in Edmonton for both her career and her country, but her first World Cup medal also had a silver lining for her support crew, Team ITU. Simic... |

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Introducing TriGiving, harnessing a global triathlon intelligence to leave a local legacy

08/07/11 - This year’s African triathlon champions were crowned in Mozambique last weekend but a new International Triathlon Union initiative – TriGiving - hopes that the people of Maputo will be the long-term... |

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Young talent headlines Team ITU at Edmonton World Cup

08/07/11 - A total of 10 athletes from eight different countries will represent Team ITU at the 2011 ITU Edmonton World Cup this weekend. Team ITU is an initiative of the ITU’s Sport Development Programme and... |

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Why it could be a defining year for triathlon in Africa

29/06/11 - The name Sharif Kakooza might not mean much to triathlon fans yet, but the 18-year old has a story worth telling. He started swimming, age 9, in a water hole near his home in Uganda. He then found a... |

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