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Joao Silva successfully defends Yokohama title

29/09/12 - Portugal’s Joao Silva sizzled under the Yokoham sun today, besting Spain’s Javier Gomez on the final lap of the run to take his second consecutive ITU World Triathlon Yokohama win. Russia’s Dmitry... |

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Lisa Norden continues hot streak in Yokohama

29/09/12 - Just like the London 2012 Olympic Games, the top spot of the podium at the ITU World Triathlon Yokohama came down to a phenomenal sprint finish. But this time Sweden’s Lisa Norden would not be denied... |

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2012 Yokohama Pre-race Press Conference Highlights

28/09/12 - Olympic medallists Lisa Norden (SWE), Erin Densham (AUS) and Javier Gomez (ESP) along with 2011 Yokohama WTS gold medallist Joao Silva (POR) met with media at the event’s official pre-race press... |

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Anti-Doping Update September 25, 2012

25/09/12 - Ria Damgren Nilsson, ITU executive board member and liaison to ITU’s anti-doping team, attended a very important anti-doping conference this past weekend in Stockholm, Sweden. The two-day Symposium... |

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Preview: Crucial WTS Points on the line at ITU World Triathlon Yokohama

24/09/12 - With the Grand Final of the ITU World Triathlon Series fast approaching, precious WTS rankings points are at stake at the penultimate stop in Yokohama this weekend. Andrea Hewitt (NZL) returns from a... |

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Emilio Martin Bolts to First Duathlon World Championship Title

22/09/12 - Loaded with previous world championship medallists, the battle for the men’s podium at the 2012 Nancy ITU Duathlon World Championships was hard fought. After a technical bike that saw a strong group of... |

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Felicity Sheedy-Ryan crowned Duathlon World Champion in Nancy

22/09/12 - The shaded run and technical bike course that wound around UNESCO heritage site Place Stanislas provided the perfect backdrop for Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (AUS) to claim gold at the 2012 ITU Duathlon World... |

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Polyanskiy brothers dominate podium at Tongyeong World Cup

22/09/12 - Russia’s Dmitry Polyanskiy claimed his second Tongyeong World Cup title in a row finishing ahead of Poland’s Marek Jaskolka. Polyanskiy was joined on the podium by younger brother Igor Polyanskiy who... |

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Nicky Samuels soars to gold at Tongyeong World Cup

22/09/12 - New Zealand Olympian Nicky Samuels scored a dominating wire-to-wire victory today in Tongyeong, Korea for her second career ITU World Cup title. Following a successful two-woman bike breakaway with... |

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Triathlon NZ appoint High Performance Director

21/09/12 - Triathlon New Zealand has scored something of a coup in the triathlon world with the appointment of highly regarded Graeme Maw to the newly developed position of High Performance Director. The... |

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ITU’s Registered Testing Pool for the fourth quarter of 2012

19/09/12 - The ITU Registered Testing Pool (RTP) for the fourth quarter of 2012 is from October 1 to December 31. Athletes in the ITU RTP are reminded that updates to their whereabouts information are now due for... |

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British Triathlon Federation to hold Paratriathlon Participation and Talent ID Day in London

19/09/12 - The British Triathlon Federation is pleased to announce it will host a paratriathlon participation and talent identification day on Friday 28 September. The focus of this day will be to introduce new... |

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2012 Duathlon World Championships at stake in Nancy, France this weekend

18/09/12 - While ITU world champions were claimed in Long Distance Duathlon earlier this month, the time has come to crown the world’s fastest combined runner and cyclist in the shorter distance at the 2012 Nancy... |

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ITU World Cup season shifts to Tongyeong, Korea

17/09/12 - The 2012 ITU Triathlon World Cup season takes one step closer to coming to a close with Tongyeong slated for this Saturday. As the penultimate stop on the world cup schedule, athletes are in for a treat... |

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ITU awards 2014 ITU Duathlon World Championships to Pontevedra, Spain

13/09/12 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce Pontevedra, Spain has been named as the host city for the 2014 ITU Duathlon World Championships. It will mark the second time ITU’s... |

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