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Australia keeps hot streak alive at AYOF

19/01/13 - Australia kept its hot streak alive on Saturday, sweeping the top two spots at the Mixed Team Relay event to conclude the triathlon portion of the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF). Great Britain... |

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Australia strikes gold on home soil at AYOF

18/01/13 - Despite debilitating heat, Australia struck double gold on Friday at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) in the men’s and women’s sprint triathlon race. Jaz Hedgeland started the winning... |

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Team ITU set for Australian Youth Olympic Festival

15/01/13 - On Friday, eight juniors from various National Federations will compete under the Team ITU banner at the Australia Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) in Sydney. A total of 38 women and men will contest the... |

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2012 highlights: The 2012 Season in Numbers

03/01/13 - The Olympics were obviously a major highlight of the 2012 ITU year, but overall it was a huge year for triathlon’s development worldwide - with a large number of firsts. Here we try to capture just some... |

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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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ITU at London Paralympics in preparation for Paratriathlon’s debut in Rio 2016

07/09/12 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is in London at the Paralympic Games as an International Paralympic Sport Federation (IPSF) for the first time, learning and preparing for Paratriathlon’s debut in... |

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London 2012 ends with entertaining Closing Ceremony

13/08/12 - The London 2012 Olympic Games officially came to a close on Sunday night with a highly entertaining closing ceremony, a fitting end to a successful Olympic Games. Triathlon was represented by a number of... |

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London 2012 Olympic Games: Highlights from the Men’s Race

08/08/12 - The men’s triathlon competition at London 2012 didn’t disappoint with an amazingly fast display of athleticism. As triathlon at the 2012 London Olympic Games comes to a close, we reflect on the men’s race... |

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Alistair Brownlee storms to Olympic gold at London 2012

07/08/12 - The men’s triathlon competition was a day of many firsts for the Olympic sport. For the first time ever, Great Britain took home not one, but two medals when Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee finished first... |

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London 2012 Olympic Games: Men to watch

06/08/12 - The Brownlee brothers might be the overwhelming favourites in the men’s triathlon competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games, but as history goes to show, nothing is certain in this event. Here is a... |

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London 2012 Olympic Games: What the men said pre-race

06/08/12 - We spoke to some of the athletes who will compete in the Men’s Triathlon Competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games, about their pre-race preparations, how the race will pan out, what they noticed from... |

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London 2012 Olympic Games: Men’s Pontoon Draw

05/08/12 - The official pontoon draw for the men’s triathlon competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games has taken place, with leading men choosing opposing ends of the pontoon for the swim in The Serpentine on... |

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London 2012 Olympic Games: Men’s Preview

05/08/12 - In the men’s triathlon competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games, there appears to be a few heavy favorites in the men’s race, with the pair of British phenoms Alistair Brownlee and Jonathan Brownlee... |

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London 2012 Olympic Games: The talking points from a thrilling women’s race

05/08/12 - The fourth edition of the women’s triathlon competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games was the closest Olympic medal race yet, with the gold and silver decided by a photo finish for the first time, but... |

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London 2012 Olympic Games: Spirig Sprints to First Olympic Gold

04/08/12 - The women’s Olympic triathlon competition was met with grey skies, wetsuit temperature water, and a slick course that challenged athletes every step of the way. While the past three Olympic Games have... |

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