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China and Japan qualify for 2013 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships
03/05/13 - The race for a chance to compete at the 2013 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships heated up as China and Japan recently became the latest teams to qualify for the event with their top finishes at... |
Full Story2012 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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The London 2012 Olympic Games course preview
30/07/12 - It always plays a part in deciding the podium in any triathlon race, and the course for the triathlon event at the London 2012 Olympic Games is an interesting one, with a long one-lap 1.5km swim, a... |
Full StoryU.S. Olympic Committee confirms U.S. Triathlon team for London 2012
11/07/12 - With less than three weeks until the Olympic Games kick off in London, the 2012 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team has officially been announced by the U.S. Olympic Committee. While the qualified athletes were... |
Full StoryCelebrating one month to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games
27/06/12 - The countdown to the London 2012 Olympics has reached the final month, and to mark the occasion a set of Olympic Rings have been unveiled by the Mayor of London on Tower Bridge. With exactly one month... |
Full StoryOne year to go until Triathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games
04/08/11 - Exactly one year from today the best female triathletes in the world will dive into The Serpentine in the battle for Olympic gold. Which means it is the perfect time to revisit triathlon’s history in the... |
Full StoryTriathlon a sell out hit at London 2012
28/04/11 - Triathlon’s London 2012 Olympic Games is off to a stellar start, with the men’s and women’s events one of the first to completely sell out in the first round of ticketing this week. Along with... |
Full StoryOlympic Solidarity awards 16 triathletes “London 2012” Scholarships from World Programme
30/03/11 - A total 16 triathletes have been awarded “London 2012” Olympic Scholarships by the IOC’s Olympic Solidarity’s World Programme Fund. This is the largest number of awards in ITU’s history as an Olympic... |
Full Story10th Anniversary of Triathlon in the Olympic Games
16/09/10 - Exactly one decade ago today, 50 of the best women triathletes in the world at the time dove into the waters of Farm Cove under the shadow of the Sydney Opera House, and began Triathlon`s era on the... |
Full StoryDeath of IOC Honorary President Juan Antonio Samaranch
21/04/10 - The International Triathlon Union was deeply saddened to learn today of the death of Juan Antonio Samaranch, age 89. He was widely credited with renewing and fundamentally changing the landscape of the... |
Full Story Video Feature: 2008 Medallists Relive the Beijing Olympic Triathlon
18/03/10 - We caught up with the men’s 2008 Olympic Triathlon medallists before last year’s Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series Washington D.C. race to walk through the final moments of the race in... |
Full StoryITU 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... |
Full Story The Countdown Is On For 2012
31/10/09 - With exactly 1000 days left to the beginning of London 2012, detailed planning has already begun to make the triathlon event even more spectacular than previous years. Staging one of the most spectator... |
Full StoryLondon 2012 Olympic Games Triathlon
28/08/09 - ITU has received word from the International Olympic Committee IOC) that our quota of 55 men and 55 women for the London 2012 Olympic Games Triathlon will stay at the same level. As well, we will... |
Full StoryTell The IOC What You Think
28/08/09 - The IOC have launched a contest on Youtube in which they invite the general public to post a video reply to the question “What do you think is the future of the Olympic Games?” Triple Olympic gold... |
Full StoryITU 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 weekends Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World... |
Full StoryLondon Games Technical Delegates
19/03/09 - It is with great pleasure that the ITU Executive Board announces the Technical Delegates for The Games of the XXX Olympiad which take place in London, England from the 27th July to 12th August 2012. ... |
Full StoryWhitfield welcomes winter athletes
13/02/09 - Beijing Olympic silver medallist and Sydney gold medallist Simon Whitfield was a part of the ceremony to officially invite the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the world to attend the 2010 Olympic... |
Full Story2008 in Review: The Olympics
02/01/09 - Year In Review: Olympic Games The womens and mens triathlon competitions at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games were rousing successes, not just for the six medallists but for the entire sport of triathlon.... |
Full StoryUSAT Collegiate Recruitment
04/12/08 - With the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the rearview mirror, USA Triathlon (USAT) has turned its attention to London, England and finding those athletes who will be on the starting line at the Games in... |
Full StoryITU meets with IOC in Lausanne
31/10/08 - Earlier this week, senior ITU staff was in Lausanne to meet with IOC and participate in the ASOIF Post-Beijing De-brief. The ITU delegation included President Les McDonald, Executive Director Loreen... |
Full StoryU.S. Olympians visit White House
15/10/08 - Four members of the U.S. Olympic Team for triathlon joined more than 500 athletes from the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games at the White House to be honoured by President George W. Bush and First... |
Full StoryOlympic Games Highlights
29/08/08 - The women’s and men’s triathlon competitions at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games were rousing success stories, not just for the six medallists but for the entire sport of triathlon. For each day of the... |
Full StoryBeijing Games Comes to a Close
25/08/08 - The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games came to a close in another lavish and spectacular show at the Birds Nest stadium. Heavenly drums, silver bell dancers, light wheels and flying men took center stage to... |
Full StoryITU launches new ‘Super’ series
21/08/08 - Less then 24 hours after the completion of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games triathlon, the International Triathlon Union today announced an innovative new platform for the sport by establishing a pioneering... |
Full StoryFrodeno Crowned Olympic Champ
19/08/08 - German athlete Jan Frodeno unleashed a brilliantly timed sprint to take the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games gold medal in a time of 1:48:53 only 50 metres from the line. Previously this year I have lost all... |
Full StorySnowsill Golden in Beijng
18/08/08 - Australias Emma Snowsill lived up to all the pre-race hype to win the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games womens triathlon gold medal with a blistering run leg in the scorching heat at the Ming Tomb Reservoir... |
Full StoryOlympic Odyssey: The Warm Up
17/08/08 - Former World Number one Chris Hill takes us to Beijing through the athletes eyes Some of the athletes racing in the Beijing Olympic Games triathlon tested out the Ming Tomb Reservoir course in an... |
Full StoryBeijing Photo Gallery - Pre-Race
17/08/08 - With all athletes in Beijing ready for the big races, many took the opportunity to take to the course yesterday during official bike and swim course familiarization tours. Most athletes were relaxed and... |
Full StoryBeijing Spotlight: Team Canada
17/08/08 - For the first time Canada will field a full team of three men and three women at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Qualifying was finalised two months ago after the Vancouver BG Triathlon World... |
Full Story Olympic Pontoon Draw Completed
16/08/08 - The draw for the athletes starting positions for Monday and Tuesday’s Olympic races was completed this afternoon at the host hotel for the Beijing Olympic Games triathlon competition. In a blind draw,... |
Full StoryAthletes test out Olympic course
15/08/08 - The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games triathlon countdown officially started yesterday with the opening of the triathlon venue in the Changping District. A number of the sport’s top competitors took advantage... |
Full StoryBeijing Triathlon Coverage Online
15/08/08 - Triathlon’s third appearance at the Olympic Games will be this Monday and Tuesday at the triathlon venue in the Changping district of Beijing. The course format is a one lap 1500m open water swim, 6 lap... |
Full StoryCortassa withdraws from Olympics
15/08/08 - Italian Nadia Cortassa will not compete in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games after withdrawing with an injury. This year’s European Championships silver medalist was involved in a bike accident on July 6... |
Full StoryBeijing Spotlight: Team USA
13/08/08 - Team USA was in Beijing for a few days, long enough to check out their surroundings, and march in the opening ceremonies. The team left Beijing for a week-long training camp in Jeju, South Korea but will... |
Full Story Fernandes Confident for Monday
13/08/08 - Today at the Jundu Tourist Villa, the official hotel for the triathlon at the Olympics, Vanessa Fernandes spoke to the media about her preparation and mindset for the Beijing Olympic Games. For months... |
Full StoryBeijing Team Spotlight: GBR
11/08/08 - The British team for the Olympic Games is a complementary mix of youth and experience. Remarkably, every member of the British squad has claimed a world championship title, demonstrating their pedigree of... |
Full StoryTriathlon Update from Beijing
11/08/08 - Yesterday’s rain cooled down the city, giving some relief from the searing heat and humidity here in Beijing. However, rains turned to a torrential downpour for parts of the day, forcing many... |
Full StoryWatch Olympic Interviews
11/08/08 - New videos are now online! Catch interviews with some of the top medal contenders including world champion Javier Gomez, Emma Snowsill and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Simon Whitfield. Listen in as they... |
Full StoryOlympic course preparation
09/08/08 - The course for the men’s and women’s triathlon Olympic competitions continues to come together as the races are now just eight days away. Yesterday the swim course was laid down and measured... |
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