Korea Triathlon Federation (KTF)
Contact Information
Address
Room #502 Olympic Center, 88 Oryun-dong, Songpa-gu
Seoul
138 – 749
Korea, South
President
Mr. Kim Jin-Yong
Secretary General
Mr. Kim In-Gyu
Website
http://www.triathlon.or.kr/
Phone
+82 234316798
Fax
+82 234319437
Latest News
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Ones To Watch in Seoul
The world’s top triathletes head to Seoul, Korea this weekend for the second round of the 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series, marking only the second time an ITU event has been staged in Korea’s capital. Home to over ten million people, Seoul will be the largest city to host an ITU event in 2010. The Han River Park in the heart of the Yeoido Financial Centre will act as race headquarters, providing athletes with sweeping views of Seoul’s world-renowned architecture throughout the race. Seoul was recently named the 2010 World Design Capital in recognition of the city’s stunning modern architecture. Watch the race live for free on triathlon.org/tvtriathlon.org/tv Fifty-six women are on the start list for Saturday’s race and none are generating more pre-race buzz than 22-year-old Chilean Barbara Riveros Diaz, who pulled off the surprise win at the Series opener in Sydney. In Seoul, Riveros Diaz will have the opportunity to prove that her upset win Down Under was no fluke. One thing is for certain—if the fast-running Chilean can hang with the front pack off the bike, she’ll be a threat to take the race on the run once again. As strong as Riveros Diaz was in Sydney, when it comes time to pick a race favourite in the women’s contest, it’s hard to pick anyone but defending ITU World Champion Emma Moffatt of Australia. Moffatt finished third in the Sydney, an impressive accomplishment given that her early season training was slowed by a broken shoulder in February. But Moffatt won’t be the only Emma from Australia in Seoul, as 2008 Beijing Olympic champion Emma Snowsill looks to make her comeback this weekend. Snowsill has been sidelined with a virus and was forced to sit out the Mooloolaba World Cup and the Series opener in Sydney. Another to keep an eye on is perennial podium contender Andrea Hewitt of New Zealand, who found herself in the middle of the three-woman sprint to the line in Sydney. Hewitt appears in top form entering this season, after starting off the season with a win at the Oceania Championships in Wellington and a runner-up finish in Sydney. Others to watch for on Sunday include Sweden’s Lisa Norden, who finished as the runner-up to Moffatt in last year’s world rankings and Switzerland’s Daniela Ryf, who finished ninth in Sydney. Sixty-five men are set to start in the men’s contest and all eyes are on Kiwi Bevan Docherty, who ran away from the field to win the Series opener four weeks ago. After a disappointing end to the season last year, Docherty will be anxious to score another Series win, which will put the veteran well on the way to bettering his 13th-place world ranking from 2009. Making things tough for Docherty will be Spaniard Javier Gomez, who finished second in the world rankings last year but was forced to sit out the 2010 Series opener in Sydney due to a hip injury. The hip has since healed and that means Gomez will be looking to make up for lost points in Seoul. Currently sitting in second in the world rankings is Russian youngster Alexander Brukhankov, who finished just six seconds behind Docherty in Sydney and posted the day’s fastest run split. While the Russian has yet to win a major event, a sub 31-minute 10K on a tough course in Sydney proves he can run with the best of them. Brukhankov’s countryman, Dmitry Polyansky is also looking strong after finishing fourth in Sydney, and he’ll no doubt look to push the pace in the swim and lead out of the water. As was the case in Sydney, two Olympic champions are on the start list in Seoul in the form of Canadian Simon Whitfield and Germany’s Jan Frodeno. Whitfield had a solid 2010 debut, finishing fifth in Sydney, while Frodeno was relegated to a disappointing 32nd-place showing after a bike crash entering the second transition. Competitors will also have their eyes on Americans Hunter Kemper and Matt Chrabot, both of whom managed brief breakaways in Sydney. Chrabot and Kemper went on to finish 9th and 10th, respectively. Reigning duathlon world champion Jarrod Shoemaker rounds out the strong American contingent in Seoul. While the Russians and Americans have fielded strong teams for Seoul, perhaps the toughest competition in the men’s race will come from the French squad, headlined by third-place Sydney finisher David Hauss. Countryman Tony Moulai was at the front for the majority of the run en route to finishing sixth, while France’s top performer from the 2009 season, Laurent Vidal, finished eighth Down Under. Be sure to tune into triathlonlive.tv on May 8 to catch all the racing action from Seoul as it happens. The women’s event kicks off at 10am local time with the men to follow at 1pm. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
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Coaches Course in Korea
ITU Sport Development–Korean Triathlon Federation Coaches Courses Jamsil Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea - 8 to 13 December, 2009 The Korean Triathlon Federation (KTF) and the International Triathlon Union (ITU) hosted a competitive and beginner coaches’ course in Jamsil Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea, 8th through 13th December 2009. “It was quite productive and fruitful to learn about triathlon techniques and skills from the world’s best coaches.” Park, Chan Ho,Chair of KTF Coaching Committee The classroom sessions were held in the Olympic Park Hotel for the 24 advanced coaches and 40 community and beginner coaches. The swim, bike and run practical venues were located in the Seoul Olympic Park, the site of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Park, Chan Ho, Chair of KTF coaching committee said, “It was quite productive and fruitful to learn about triathlon techniques and skills from the world’s best coaches.” Ki,Woo Kyong, assistant secretary general of KTF said, “The Korean Triathlon Federation used the ITU coaching course for their coaches coaching the Korean junior and U23 athletes for the future Olympics. The first course targeted Korean coaches who are involved with the education and coaching of National Federation (NF) athletes and the second course is for coaches working with beginners and youth in Korea. The first course integrated sport sciences with triathlon specific preparation, planning and evaluation of the competitive athlete (junior though U23) and second course focuses on skill, program development and communication skills.” Ki also said, “It was a great opportunity for our domestic coaches to learn recent trends of triathlon skill and tactics. Every participant in the course was really happy to participate in the ITU coaching course.” Sergio Santos, Portugal’s High Performance Director along with Luc Morin, ePerformance consultant and Canadian coach along with Alan Ley, ITU Sport Development Manager were the presenters at the course. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
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Asian Youth Olympic Qualifying
This weekends ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships in Incheon, South Korea, the occasion also marks the first of the five continental qualifying events for the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games (YOG). Four slots are available for Asian athletes this weekend (with one athlete eligible per National Federation) and they will be the first to put themselves forward for a position on the start pontoon at next summers Games. The Youth Olympic competition will feature a total of 32 boys and 32 girls for the individual sprint races with a 4 x mixed relay triathlon over the super sprint distance for the top athletes from each nation. Continental qualification dates: Asia: Incheon, South Korea [29, 30 August, 2009] Europe: Mar Menor, Spain [26, 27 September, 2009] Africa: Pretoria, South Africa [14, 15 November 2009] Oceania: Hobart, Australia[13, 14 February 2010] Pan-America: Monterrey, Mexico [17, 18 April, 2010] Este fin de semana los Campeonatos Asiticos de Triatln ASTC en Inchen, tambin supondrn la primera de las cinco pruebas continentales clasificatorias para los Juegos Olmpicos de la Juventud de Singapur 2010 (YOG). En juego hay cuatro plazas para los atletas asiticos (uno seleccionable por cada Federacin Nacional) y sern los primeros en tener la posibilidad de ganar una plaza para los Juegos del prximo verano. La competicin de los Juegos Olmpicos de la Juventud contar con un total de 32 chicos y 32 chicas para las carreras individuales de distancia sprint y con un triatln por relevos mixto bajo distancia sper sprint para los cuatro mejores triatletas de cada continente. Fechas de los Clasificatorios Continentales: Asia: Incheon, Corea del Sur [29, 30 Agosto, 2009] Europa: Mar Menor, Espaa [26, 27 Septiembre, 2009] frica: Pretoria, Sudfrica [14, 15 Noviembre 2009] Oceana: Hobart, Australia [13, 14 Febrero 2010] Pan-Amrica: Monterrey, Mjico [17, 18 Abril, 2010] {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
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New President of Korean Triathlon Federation
The Korean Triathlon Federation (KTF) proudly announces that Jin-Yong Kim was elected as the federation President at the KTF Congress on February 1st. As an avid age-group triathlete, Kim was the Vice-President of the federation and also the President of Seoul Triathlon Federation, and the CEO of Samseong Books. Following in the KTF’s unique tradition, former President Kyung-Sun Yu will stay on as a Vice-President to support the new President. He swore before the delegates of local federations that he will do his best to continue to support the advancement of the KTF. Yu is also one of ITU’s four new Vice-Presidents, who took office at the ITU Congress in Madrid last November. Click here for more on the Korean Triathlon Federation {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
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Update on South Korean ITU events
The Korean Triathlon Federation made two big announcements today; a new event in the nation’s capital and a slight change in date to the Tongyeong BG Triathlon World Cup. In preparation for a 2012 World Championship bid, Seoul will host an ITU Asian Continental Cup on May 25th, 2008. It will mark the first time an ITU sanctioned international triathlon event will take place in the South Korean capital. Previously ITU World Cups have been held in Tongyeong, located at the southern tip of the Korean peninsula, including the fourth stop of this year’s BG Triathlon World Cup series. The ITU Continental Cup has been confirmed after the race course was approved by Gergely Markus, ITU Event Development Director and Technical Delegate for the triathlon competition at the Beijing Olympic Games. The Korean Triathlon Federation aims to set prize money at $50,000 USD for the event. More information will be available on the website soon. Korea is also hosting an Asian Cup in Sokcho on June 15. As for the this year’s BG Triathlon World Cup event in Tongyeong, the organizers have had to move the race forward to April 26 in order to accommodate live national television coverage. Click here for the updated Tongyeong event page La Federación de Triatlón coreana ha hecho público hoy dos grandes anuncios; una nueva prueba en la capital de la nación y un leve cambio en la fecha de la Copa del Mundo de Triatlón BG de Tongyeong. En su preparación para intentar realizar los Campeonatos del 2012, Seúl albergará una Copa Continental ITU asiática el 25 de Mayo del 2008. Será la primera vez que la ITU organice un triatlón internacional en la capital de Corea del Sur. Anteriormente la ITU había albergado Copas del Mundo en Tongyeong, situada en el sur de la península de Corea, incluyendo la cuarta parada de este año de las series de la Copa del Mundo de Triatlón BG. La Copa Continental ITU ha sido confirmada después de que el circuito de la carrera fuese aprobado por Gergely Markus, Director del Desarrollo de la prueba y Delegado Técnico en los Juegos Olímpico de Beijing. La Federación de Triatlón coreana tiene previsto dotar la prueba con un premio en metálico de 50,000$ USD. Pronto se dispondrá de más información sobre la prueba en la página Web. Corea también recibirá una Copa de Asia en Sokcho el 15 de Junio. Para la prueba de la Copa del Mundo de Triatlón BG en Tongyeong, los organizadores han tenido que adelantar la carrera al 26 de abril para facilitar la cobertura en directo de la televisión nacional. Pulse aquí para ver la página actualizada de Tongyeong {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}