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2012 Photo of the Year Week Eight Result

31/12/12 - This week’s photo of the year competition, set at the Barfooot & Thompson Auckland Grand Final, was a tight battle between three shots. With elite, junior, U23, age-group and paratriathlon races to select... |

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ITU athlete New Year’s Resolutions

31/12/12 - A new year is upon us. With that new year brings new beginnings and new goals. It’s a chance to put the past behind you and zoom into the future with renewed vigor. While you contemplate your resolutions,... |

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2012 Highlights: Most radical runs of the year

28/12/12 - In the final installment highlighting the best stand-alone discipline performances of 2012, we take a look at some of the most mind-blowing runs we saw this year. Take a look at these phenomenal displays... |

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2012 Highlights: Most brilliant bikes of the year

27/12/12 - Yesterday we brought you the most impressive swims of the year. Today, it’s on to the second discipline of triathlon – the bike. Whether they conquered challenging courses or made effective... |

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2012 highlights: The most sensational swims of the year

26/12/12 - Triathlon is always a sum of its parts, swim, bike and run, but sometimes the exciting and individual performances get slightly buried in the finish tape. While overall, Jonathan Brownlee and Lisa Norden... |

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2012 Photo of the Year - Week Eight: Auckland

23/12/12 - The Grand Final in Auckland produced fantastic opportunities to capture images for the 2012 Photo of the Year contest. After a long season that included the London Olympics, athletes dug deep to finish... |

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2012 Photo of the Year Week Seven Result

20/12/12 - The winner from this week’s Photo of the Year competition, shot at the ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, was a delightful surprise. While it was one of the most even elections in the competition to date,... |

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2012 Highlights: Outstanding Olympic races

19/12/12 - It’s impossible to talk about highlights from the 2012 triathlon season without talking about the biggest event of the year – the Olympics. It was, without a doubt, the central focus of the year with... |

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Team GB receives SPOTY award

18/12/12 - At the recent BBC Sports Personality show, dubbed the SPOTY’s, Alistair Brownlee joined 11 fellow Team GB Olympians and Paralympians on stage to receive the Team of the Year award. Together, the group... |

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Bolivia hosts Development Camp and Level 1 Coaching Course

18/12/12 - The city of La Paz in Bolivia welcomed athletes and coaches from around the country for the first ever ITU and Olympic Solidarity Training Camp and Level I Coaching Course. The course was part of the... |

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Essential Triathlon Training Tips: Swim Safety

18/12/12 - Safety is the utmost important factor when training and racing a triathlon. Many athletes often find the swim the most daunting discipline of the three, as maneuvering in unfamiliar water amongst a sea of... |

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Anti-Doping Update December 18, 2012

18/12/12 - The ITU Registered Testing Pool (RTP) has been announced for the first quarter of 2013. The first quarter is from January 1 to March 31, 2013. Athletes in the ITU RTP are reminded that updates to their... |

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Nicola Spirig elected Swiss Female Athlete of the Year

17/12/12 - On Sunday, Olympic gold medallist Nicola Spirig was elected the Swiss Female Athlete of the Year at the Credit Suisse Sports Awards 2012 by a margin of more than 30%. “You could say that it was the... |

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2012 Photo of the Year - Week Seven: Yokohama

16/12/12 - As the penultimate stop on the ITU World Triathlon Series, Yokohama was the site of gut wrenching efforts to clench critical world championship points. The women’s race saw a grueling battle between... |

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British Triathlon Federation appoints new President

14/12/12 - Ian Howard TD has been appointed as President of the British Triathlon Federation, taking over from Dr Sarah Springman CBE, who steps down after serving the maximum number of terms in post. Ian has been... |

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