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2011 Photo Of The Year: Beijing Voting Result

23/12/11 - The ITU Photo of the Year is a competition decided by you, the fans, but this week the response was so big it deserves a round of applause. And it was all down to two extremely popular shots, the image of... |

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Best of 2011: The race for the London 2012 Olympic Games

22/12/11 - ITU’s official Olympic qualification period opened in June 2010 and will run until May 2012, but the make-up of the London 2012 Olympic Games start lists did become a little clearer in 2011. ITU’s Olympic... |

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ITU Technical Education continues to grow in 2011

22/12/11 - The statistics of the ITU Technical Education programme show that the sports development is in safe hands, as the programme’s reach continued to grow in 2011. Overall since 2009, when the ITU technical... |

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Triathlon added to Arab Games starting in 2015

20/12/11 - The International Triathlon (ITU) and the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees (UANOC) are pleased to announce that Triathlon and the Triathlon Mixed Relay have been added to the programme of the Arab... |

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Best of 2011: Andrea Hewitt’s Grand Final redemption

20/12/11 - Coming into the 2011 series Grand Final in Beijing it had been a case of so close, but so far, for Andrea Hewitt. A gutsy third in Sydney, fourth in Madrid, 11th in Kitzbühel, fourth in Hamburg, sixth in... |

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Vote for Photo of the Year 2011 - Week Seven: Beijing

18/12/11 - It’s that time of the year again, to take a step back in time to remember this year’s Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series through the eyes of some of the world’s best sports photographers.... |

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Best of 2011: Barbara Riveros Diaz creates triathlon history in Lausanne

17/12/11 - Lausanne is a notable city in the career of Barbara Riveros Diaz, and not just because it’s the city she was crowned World Champion in August of this year. She had raced here before, back in 2006 at the ITU... |

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2011 Photo Of The Year: Lausanne Voting Result

16/12/11 - The decision for the Lausanne Photo of the Week was an interesting up and down battle. At first Delly Carr’s shot of men’s start over that azure blue water took an early lead. But that was quickly cut into... |

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Find the best of triathlon this year in Triathlon 2011: The Races, The Champions, book now on sale

16/12/11 - Triathlon in 2011 had some amazing moments, and now you can relive them through the official ITU book and DVD pack - Triathlon 2011 - The Races, the Champions. Packed into almost 200 pages are some of the... |

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2012 Vitoria-Gasteiz ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships Update

15/12/11 - Spanish triathlon legend Eneko Llanos has issued an invitation to all triathletes to race with him at home, at the 2012 Vitoria-Gasteiz ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships. Llanos is a two-time... |

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2012 Nancy ITU Duathlon World Championships Update

15/12/11 - After hosting the ETU Duathlon European Championships in 2010, Nancy, the old capital of the Dukes of Lorraine in the north-eastern France will step up as the organiser of the biggest world duathlon event in... |

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Best of 2011: Jonathan Brownlee sprint king in Lausanne

15/12/11 - With an older brother like Alistair Brownlee, it’s no surprise that people were predicting big things for Jonathan Brownlee. He was certainly living up to them, a podium spot in the Junior Men’s world title... |

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Final Technical Officials course for 2011 wraps up in Budapest, Hungary

14/12/11 - The final technical course for 2011 has also offered a glimpse into the future, with the ITU Technical Officials Level 3 Course in Budapest the second under the new technical education programme. A total of... |

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ITU officially becomes member of IPC

12/12/11 - The International Triathlon Union’s membership with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) became official as it was ratified at the 15th IPC General Assembly in Beijing this past weekend. ITU President... |

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Vote for Photo of the Year 2011 - Week Six: Lausanne

12/12/11 - It’s that time of the year again, to take a step back in time to remember this year’s Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series through the eyes of some of the world’s best sports photographers.... |

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