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ITU Photographer receives award
30/04/08 - The 2008 World Press Photo Awards were handed out in Amsterdam last Sunday. ITU Official Photographer Frank Wechsel received the 2nd place award in the category ‘Sports Action’ for his underwater shot of... |
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24/04/08 - ITU and their global partner, BG Group, are happy to announce that the BG-ITU Asian Junior and U23 Camp (4 -10 July 2008) will be held in Lake Burabay, KAZAKHSTAN. As part of the BG-ITU Sport Development... |
Full StoryRoom Rates
18/04/08 - First 6 male athletes and first 6 female athletes confirming their participation will be provided free accommodation at host hotel for three nights on half Board basis. Room at Special rates: 105 euros... |
Full StoryCraig Walton Interview
30/03/08 - ITU’s voice of triathlon, Barrie Shepley had a chance to sit down with recently retired Craig Walton this past weekend at the Mooloolaba BG Triathlon World Cup. Hear what Craig had to say about his... |
Full StoryTriathlon summit conference
28/03/08 - It was not only the organisers of the Kitzbühel BG Triathlon World Cup who were impressed by a glowing CV the day after the Premier, the directors of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) and the... |
Full StoryTransition Tips: part 4 of 4
27/03/08 - Today is the final in our four-part series on transition tips from ITU Sport Development Manager Alan Ley: Triathletes are the best at practicing running drills, swimming skills and cycling mile after... |
Full StoryITU expands global broadcasters
21/03/08 - ITU today announced several new broadcasters of its world cup events in 2008. New broadcast deals for the transmission of BG Triathlon World Cups have been announced in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland,... |
Full StoryTeam BG Application Deadline for Madrid
20/03/08 - Closing date for applications for the TEAM BG – EAD Programme for the Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup event is April 7, 2008. No late applications will be considered. All applications must be submitted... |
Full StoryITU Site Visit to Olympic Venue
18/03/08 - ITU representatives met with BOCOG officials this past week in preparations for the Triathlon Competition at the Beijing Olympic Games in August. The two Technical Delegates for the Games, Gergely Markus... |
Full StoryBirth of Triathlon in Tunisia
17/03/08 - Last weekend Tunisia successfully hosted the 2008 ATU Triathlon African Championships in Yasmine Hammamet, the first ITU-sanctioned event to ever be held in Tunisia. The race was the crowning achievement... |
Full StoryBirth of Triathlon in Tunisia
14/03/08 - Last weekend Tunisia successfully hosted the 2008 ATU Triathlon African Championships in Yasmine Hammamet, the first ITU-sanctioned event to ever be held in Tunisia. The race was the crowning achievement... |
Full StoryOlympic Odyssey: Start Your Engine
12/03/08 - Former world number one Chris Hill takes us to Beijing through the athletes eyes Its an Olympic year and you know what that meansOlympic focus. Every analysing eye is trained on every athlete, and every... |
Full StoryTransition Tips: part 3 of 4
12/03/08 - Part three in our four-part series on transition tips from ITU Sport Development Manager Alan Ley: Triathletes are the best at practicing running drills, swimming skills and cycling mile after mile to... |
Full StoryTransition Tips: part 2 of 4
05/03/08 - Part two in our four-part series on transition tips from ITU Sport Development Manager Alan Ley: Triathletes are the best at practicing running drills, swimming skills and cycling mile after mile to gain... |
Full StoryIOC meets with ITU in Vancouver
28/02/08 - IOC executives were in Vancouver for a visit to monitor to the progress of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games but took time to meet with ITU staff and tour ITU headquarters. IOC Sports Director Christophe... |
Full StoryProject TRI - YES School
26/02/08 - In the MultiSport world triathlon is a common term known to virtually all lifestyle athletes, and undoubtedly their friends and families. Triathlon is part of the daily routine for many MultiSport... |
Full StoryITU Launches Olympic Website
18/02/08 - With exactly six months to go until the Triathlon competition at the Beijing Olympic Games, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) launched its official Olympic website, triathlon.org/olympics. As we... |
Full StoryTechnical Officials for Olympics
11/02/08 - The International Triathlon Union confirmed the 43 technical officials that will handle the mens and womens triathlon competitions at this summers Beijing Olympic Games on August 18 and 19. In all, 24... |
Full StoryITU Photographer earns major Award
10/02/08 - It is with great pride that ITU announces and congratulates Frank Wechsel for recently winning second prize in the Sports Action category in the 2007 World Press Photo Awards, one of the most prestigious... |
Full Story2008 BG Scholarship Recipients
08/02/08 - The 2008 BG Scholarship athlete and coach candidates have been announced by the International Triathlon Union (ITU). Applications for scholarships were submitted to ITU Sport Development and seven... |
Full StoryTravel Assistance for MultiSports
07/02/08 - ITU is proud to introduce new travel assistance for elite athletes from developing National Federations to compete in 2008 ITU Duathlon Events and the 2008 Freudenstadt ITU Winter Triathlon World... |
Full StoryTEAM BG Application Deadline
05/02/08 - Closing date for applications for the TEAM BG – EAD Programme for the Mooloolaba and New Plymouth BG Triathlon World Cup events is 18 February 2008. No late applications will be considered. All... |
Full StoryContinental Cups added to Calendar
28/01/08 - The International Triathlon Union announced five new Continental Cups to its 2008 season; two in Africa, two in Europe and one in Asia. All will be draft-legal Olympic distance races consisting of a... |
Full StoryNF Olympic Qualifying Events
25/01/08 - Now that we are officially in the Olympic year and counting down the days and months towards the Beijing Games, the ITU Media Team would like to promote the athletes as triathlon moves towards the biggest... |
Full StoryImportant Event Date Changes
24/01/08 - ITU would like to inform all National Federations, athletes and coaches of the following date changes: The Tongyeong BG Triathlon World Cup in South Korea, originally scheduled for Sunday April 27th,... |
Full StorySeoul to host ITU Continental Cup
22/01/08 - ITU has announced that Seoul has been awarded a Continental Cup for May 25, 2008; marking the first time an ITU sanctioned international triathlon event will take place in the South Korean capital. ITU... |
Full StoryBG – ITU Global Partnership
07/01/08 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today announced that its current global partnership with natural gas company BG Group will end in December 2008, although some regional partnerships within BG... |
Full Story2008 World Cup Amendments
07/01/08 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) released today amendments to the previously announced 2008 BG Triathlon World Cup calendar. Long-time organisers of the World Cup in Cancun, Mexico and the Mexican... |
Full Story2007 Review: Best Photos of Year
22/12/07 - At ITU, we often receive many compliments on our race photographs and galleries, and this year was no exception. Each world cup and world championship adds more classic and timeless photographs to an... |
Full StoryAfrican Junior Camp a Success
12/12/07 - On 10th December the first ever African Junior Camp hosted in Potchefstroom, South Africa, came to an end. Potchefstroom proved to be a wonderful venue for the camp with ample safe roads to ride on and... |
Full StoryAny news from your federation?
28/11/07 - Does your federation have any interesting or important news to spread to the ITU family? Send any text and photos to ITU headquarters at ituhdq@triathlon.org or to Paula Kim at paula.kim@triathlon.org... |
Full StoryITU Athlete report from IOC Forum
23/11/07 - The 3rd International Olympic Committee International Athlete Forum Dubai, October 27- 28, 2007 Report from Richard Stannard, ITU and ETU Athlete Representative Two years ago I had the privilege of... |
Full StoryAthletes earning Olympic team nominations
22/11/07 - In order to properly prepare for the expected media requests in an Olympic year and to ensure accuracy, all National Federations are strongly encouraged to submit a current list of athletes who have... |
Full StoryOlympic Update for all National Federations
22/11/07 - As the Beijing Olympic Games is nine months away, ITU would like to have close communication with the National Federations, athletes, coaches about the details of the Olympic Triathlon competition. A... |
Full StoryITU delegation at WADA conference
21/11/07 - The Third World Conference on Doping in Sport was recently held in Madrid, Spain organized by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and sponsored by the Spanish High Council. IOC and ITU Vice President, Mr... |
Full StoryVansteelant on Duathlon Committee
14/11/07 - Newly crowned Long Distance Duathlon world champion Joerie Vansteelant of Belgium has been appointed to the ITU Duathlon Committee for the remaining term concluding at the end of 2008. Vansteelant fills... |
Full StoryFarewell to Kristine
03/11/07 - This month the International Triathlon Union said farewell to Sport Development Officer Kristine Chambers who has been a member of the staff at ITU since February 2005. With regret, she has decided to... |
Full StoryDoping Violation
09/10/07 - (Vancouver, Canada October 9th, 2007) Hongni Wang Commits Anti-Doping Rule Violation. The International Triathlon Union (ITU) announced today that Hongni Wang, a triathlete from the Peoples Republic of... |
Full Story2008 World Cup Calendar
04/10/07 - The 2008 BG Triathlon World Cup series calendar was released by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) today. In total 15 world cups will be organised for the 2008 season with many of the staple events... |
Full StoryWatch ITU videos on the web
26/09/07 - Missed any ITU races this year? Want to catch highlights from this year’s BG Triathlon World Cup series and from previous years? You can watch ITU videos and race recaps on triathlon.org, Google videos... |
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