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London 2012 Olympic Games: Elite Women’s Preview

30/07/12 - The triathlon competition at the Olympics has produced its fair share of surprises in its first three appearances, and it could happen again in 2012. While there are some notable favourites in the women’s... |

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The London 2012 Olympic Games course preview

30/07/12 - It always plays a part in deciding the podium in any triathlon race, and the course for the triathlon event at the London 2012 Olympic Games is an interesting one, with a long one-lap 1.5km swim, a... |

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Caroline Steffen dominates Vitoria-Gasteiz to take second ITU Long Distance world title

29/07/12 - A killer bike leg helped Caroline Steffen to her second ITU Long Distance World Triathlon Championship, as she turned a lead at T2 into a world title winning margin ahead of Denmark’s Camilla Pedersen... |

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Chris McCormack triumphant at 2012 ITU Long Distance World Championships

29/07/12 - Australia’s Chris McCormack added the ITU Long Distance World Championship to his already impressive resume with a stellar run leg in Vitoria-Gasteiz on Sunday, bettering Spain’s Eneko Llanos and... |

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London 2012 opens with spectacular show

28/07/12 - The highly anticipated Opening Ceremony of London 2012 began with an imagined trip along London’s iconic river, the Thames, from its source in Gloucestershire to the Olympic Stadium in east London. The... |

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Developing National Federations at ETU athlete development camp in Serbia

26/07/12 - A group of 28 athletes and coaches from six different developing and emerging National Federations gathered together in Karatas near Kladovo in Serbia last week, for the seven-day European Triathlon Union... |

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British Triathlon seeking Performance Director

26/07/12 - British Triathlon is looking to appoint a Performance Director based at our headquarters in Loughborough to build on our current success and lead us through to Rio and beyond. Britain currently boasts... |

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WADA President’s message ahead of London 2012 Olympic Games

24/07/12 - On the eve of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, ITU would like to share with you WADA President’s John Fahey’s words from the WADA newsletter. WADA President John Fahey has called on... |

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Ottawa named as new host for 2013 ITU Duathlon World Championships

24/07/12 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce that Ottawa, Canada will now act as the 2013 ITU Duathlon World Championships for Under23, Junior, Paraduathlon and Age-Group athletes,... |

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2012 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships to be decided in Vitoria-Gasteiz

23/07/12 - While Olympic distance is the focus next week in London, this week some of the world’s best endurance multisport athletes will head to Spain to contest the 2012 Vitoria-Gasteiz ITU Long Distance... |

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Erin Densham superb to take second ITU World Triathlon Series win in Hamburg

22/07/12 - Erin Densham added another highlight to her already stellar year on Sunday, this time pulling away from Emma Moffatt and Sarah Groff in Hamburg to record her second ITU World Triathlon Series win of... |

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Richard Murray magnificent in Hamburg WTS sprint victory

21/07/12 - A plan to go all out in the run carried South Africa’s Richard Murray to his first ITU World Triathlon Series win in spectacular style, as he blew away everyone except Javier Gomez and then outsprinted... |

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The Olympic torch enters London with one week to go until 2012 Olympic Games

20/07/12 - With exactly one week to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony, the Olympic Flame will be abseiled from a helicopter to the Tower of London this evening as it arrives for its seven-day... |

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Watch the official Olympic preview show on triathlonlive.tv

20/07/12 - Just one week out from the London 2012 Opening Ceremony, it’s the perfect time to get an extra insight into the triathlon event at the Games with the official Olympic preview show on www.triathlonlive.tv... |

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Bidding now open for the 2014 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final

19/07/12 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has released bid information for cities and National Federations wishing to host the 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final. The bid process opened on 15 July... |

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