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Celebrating 20 years of ITU Triathlon World Cup history

04/05/11 - A new era in triathlon history began on May 5th 1991 as the ITU World Cup series kicked off in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, just two years after the first World Championships in Avignon, France. Canadian... |

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ITU Honorary President Les McDonald Awarded Olympic Order

28/02/10 - Les McDonald, founding president of International Triathlon Union, was honoured with an Olympic Order on the final day of the 122nd IOC Session held during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in ITU’s hometown of... |

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ITU Attends IOC Session in Vancouver

12/02/10 - Marisol Casado, President, Loreen Barnett, Secretary General, and Les McDonald, Honorary President participated in the first day of the IOC Session in Vancouver. Awarding the 2014 Youth Olympic Games to... |

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ITU President Meets Samaranch

04/06/09 - ITU President, Marisol Casado, paid a welcome visit to Honorary President for Life of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch following the weekend’s Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World... |

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McDonald Honoured at ITU Gala

28/11/08 - The International Triathlon Union tonight honoured its founding President Les McDonald, its Vice-President Chiharu Igaya, Olympic gold medallist Jan Frodeno and overall world cup series champion Samantha... |

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ITU Federation Forum

27/11/08 - In Madrid, ITU’s Federation Forum opened with approximately 200 Congress delegates. ITU Presidential candidate Marisol Casado proudly welcomed everyone to her hometown and praised the concept of the forum.... |

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ITU Congress, Fed Forum this week

25/11/08 - Several ITU leaders and staff have arrived in Madrid, Spain in preparation for ITU’s 21st Congress this weekend. Also part of the week will be ITU’s Federation Forum, which is aimed at uniting and... |

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BG – 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 countries... |

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Vansteelant 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 the... |

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Welcome to Madrid, by Les McDonald

31/05/07 - WELCOME TO MADRID, ATHLETES, OFFICIALS, SPECTATORS, JOURNALISTS, and JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH – (Junior) and IOC member, who has promised me that he would be there. Last year’s Madrid World Cup was the most... |

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McDonald enters COC hall of fame

07/03/07 - También texto en español. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has announced they will induct International Triathlon Union president, Les McDonald, into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame during their annual... |

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ITU President enters hall of fame

05/02/07 - Les McDonald, ITU President was inducted into the Triathlete Hall of Fame during a reception and dinner at San Diego’s SeaWorld that was jam-packed with the multi-sport heroes past and present. Mike Riley,... |

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Les McDonald-Hall of Fame.

16/01/07 - También texto en español. Triathlete magazine has announced ITU president Les McDonald as its 2007 inductee into the Triathlete Hall of Fame. One of the most influential individuals in the history of the... |

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ITU President’s Greeting

15/07/06 - Greetings athletes, officials and guests of the 2006 ITU Triathlon World Championships in the Olympic City of Lausanne. It is always a distinct pleasure and privilege to return to the Olympic capital. The... |

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ITU President’s Greeting

30/04/06 - Greetings to the athletes, officials and the warm friendly friends and spectators assembled for the ITU World Cup in Richards Bay. Or, in the ancient and fascinating language of Xosa, (full of clicks and... |

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