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Australian men’s team named for London 2012 Olympic Games

04/06/12 - Beijing Olympians Brad Kahlefeldt and Courtney Atkinson will make their second Games appearance, joined by young-gun Brendan Sexton, after the Australian Olympic Committee today named its men’s team for... |

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London 2012 Olympic Qualification, the final men’s picture

31/05/12 - Two years after it started at Madrid in 2010, the ITU’s official Olympic qualification period has ended. While the official date is May 31st, the ITU World Triathlon Madrid race was the final chance to... |

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London 2012 Olympic Qualification: the final women’s picture

31/05/12 - Two years after it started at Madrid in 2010, the ITU’s official Olympic qualification period has ended. While the official date is May 31st, the ITU World Triathlon Madrid races were the final chance... |

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Final Olympic qualification update before 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid

22/05/12 - The race for a spot on the London 2012 Olympic Games triathlon start list began in Madrid almost exactly two years ago. So it’s a perfect symmetry that the Spanish capital is also where it will end this... |

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London Olympic qualifying update after Huatulco, before San Diego

10/05/12 - As the third race left in the official Olympic qualification period, the Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup always had the potential to impact the Olympic simulation in a major way. And while it didn’t... |

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2012 Huatulco World Cup press conference highlights

04/05/12 - Past world champion Ivan Rana (ESP) and 2011 Pan Am Games bronze medallist Pamela Oliveira (BRA) joined Mexico’s Claudia Rivas and Crisanto Grajales in the Huatulco heat to speak with the media ahead of... |

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2012 Ishigaki World Cup Press Conference Highlights

21/04/12 - Pre-race day in Ishigaki and the Local Organising Committee welcomed David Hauss, Aileen Morrison, Kyle Jones, Melanie Annaheim and members of the Japanese National team including Ai Ueda and Yuka Sato as... |

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London 2012 Olympic Qualifying update post Sydney WTS

19/04/12 - As the most valuable event in terms of Olympic qualifying points on offer, it’s not surprisingly that the first ITU World Triathlon Series of 2012 managed to shake up the London simulation. What’s... |

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New Zealand names Olympic team for London 2012

18/04/12 - It was delight all around as Triathlon New Zealand and the NZOC confirmed the New Zealand team for the London Olympic Games at a function in Auckland on Wednesday afternoon. Dave Currie made the... |

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ITU World Triathlon Series 2012: The Athletes to Watch

13/04/12 - This year’s ITU World Triathlon Series is less than 24 hours away, but which athletes are podium contenders? From the established stars, Olympic medallists, multiple world champions and multiple series... |

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Sydney Pre-Race Press Conference Highlights

12/04/12 - ITU President Marisol Casado opened the first ITU World Triathlon Series pre-race press conference of 2012 at Dextro Energy Triathlon Sydney, with Helen Jenkins, Brendan Sexton, Emma Snowsill, Simon... |

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Lisa Norden on racing at home as Stockholm event launches

22/03/12 - Stockholm was recently announced as the host for the sixth round of the ITU World Triathlon Series and today the Swedish Triathlon Federation launched the event at the press conference in Stockholm. And... |

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International Women’s Day: a look at ITU female participation

08/03/12 - International Women’s Day (IWD) falls on March 8 every year and is a day of global celebration of women’s achievements. Gender equality is a core value of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) and the... |

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Athlete Spotlight: Ognjen Stojanovic targets Serbia’s first Olympic spot

05/03/12 - From being told at the age of five that he may never walk again, Ognjen Stojanovic now hopes to become the first ever Serbian triathlete to compete at an Olympic Games. Part of the ITU Development... |

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Triathlon Tweets of the Week

27/01/12 - While pre-season training was one of the triathlete tweeps’ favourite topics this week, the conversation between ITU stars on Twitter also took in the weather, Australia Day, and some tennis. Helle... |

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