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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 StoryBrad Beven introduced to Australia’s Hall of Fame
21/03/13 - North Queensland schoolboy sports star Brad Beven (AUS) would run four kilometres to and from his beloved Miriwinni State School every day carrying a brick in each hand. The kids on the school bus would... |
Full StoryITU reveals 2013 ITU Paratriathlon calendar
19/03/13 - ITU today announced the schedule for the 2013 ITU Paratriathlon season. The calendar will cover at least nine cities on five continents, and includes a series of international and continental races.... |
Full StoryITU announce record prize money for 2013 season
18/03/13 - On the heels of the World Cup season opener in Mooloolaba, ITU today announced that it will have the largest prize purse ever for the 2013 World Triathlon Series and World Cup events. The total prize... |
Full StoryRecord number of paratriathletes to contest 2012 Auckland world titles
19/10/12 - A record number of paratriathletes will contest this year’s ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in Auckland, as the sport continues to grow ahead of its Paralympic debut in Rio 2016. The 2012... |
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Record number of age-group athletes open 2012 Auckland Grand Final
18/10/12 - Auckland has been inundated with multisport since the start of this week, but it truly turned into triathlon town on Thursday night as over 3,000 triathletes marched through the city to officially open... |
Full Story2012 Duathlon World Championships at stake in Nancy, France this weekend
18/09/12 - While ITU world champions were claimed in Long Distance Duathlon earlier this month, the time has come to crown the world’s fastest combined runner and cyclist in the shorter distance at the 2012 Nancy... |
Full StoryChris McCormack triumphant at 2012 ITU Long Distance World Championships
29/07/12 - Australia’s Chris McCormack added the ITU Long Distance World Championship to his already impressive resume with a stellar run leg in Vitoria-Gasteiz on Sunday, bettering Spain’s Eneko Llanos and... |
Full StoryBidding for 2014 ITU World Multisport Championships now open
27/02/12 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has opened bidding for the 2014 ITU World Multisport Championship events. This includes: - ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships and Series Events -... |
Full StorySpain dominate Paratriathlon at ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships
04/05/11 - Frenchman Benjamin Landier dashed Spain’s hopes of a podium sweep in the first cross paratriathlon world titles last week, keeping the host’s total to just four out of five gold medals at the inaugural... |
Full StorySprint and Team Championships added to 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series
27/04/11 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today announced that the ITU Sprint Triathlon World Championships and the ITU Team Triathlon World Championships will be integrated into the Dextro Energy Triathlon... |
Full StoryDuathlon and Long Distance World Championships host cities for 2012 and 2013
21/04/11 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce the host cities for the 2012 and 2013 ITU Duathlon and Long Distance Triathlon World Championships. The 2012 ITU Duathlon World... |
Full StoryEntries open for 2011 Gijon ITU Duathlon World Championships
18/04/11 - Registrations for the 2011 Gijon ITU Duathlon World Championships in Spain on September 24 and 25 are now open. This year’s duathlon world championships includes elite races, junior, under23, mixed... |
Full StoryOfficial Launch of 2011 Gijon ITU Duathlon World Championships
11/01/11 - The 2011 Gijon ITU Duathlon World Championships, set to take place on 24-25 September, organised an official event launch ceremony at the end of 2010. D. José Ramón Tuero, Councilor for Sports of the... |
Full Story 27 Nations to compete in ITU Paratriathlon World Championships, Beijing 2011
09/12/10 - With only two days before the International Paralympic Committee’s decision on the new sport additions to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, the International Triathlon Union is pleased to announce that 27... |
Full StoryWinter World Champs Preview
11/02/10 - As the Olympic Winter Games gain momentum, ITU’s winter triathletes are making their own preparations for the most important weekend in winter triathlon. After the successful European Championships in... |
Full Story Top Moments 2009: Brownlee’s Spanish Surprise
29/01/10 - Down at the Casa de Campo in the heart of Madrid, an expectant crowd awaited the success of hometown favourite Javier Gomez. But spoiling the Spanish party was the talented young Brit Alistair Brownlee,... |
Full Story Top Moments 2009: Scenic Highlights
22/01/10 - The 2009 ITU season was, without a doubt, a global affair, with a lineup of World Championship and World Cup events that spanned more than a dozen countries and four continents. Take a look back at some... |
Full StoryJodie Swallow LDchamps Race Report
26/10/09 - Well…... It feels amazing; great; awesome - all of these things but most of all it feels like a chapter finally concluded. It feels like my comeback tale is finally over and now its time to turn the next... |
Full Story2009 Perth Long Distance World Championships Preview
22/10/09 - This weekend the coastal city of Perth in Western Australia hosts the 2009 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships and with it many of the sport’s top long distance elite. The long distance... |
Full Story20 Years of ITU - 1989 Avignon Race Report
19/10/09 - As ITU celebrates its 20th birthday in 2009 triathlon reporter Timothy Carlson takes a look back at the first world championships in Avignon, France, 1989. Twenty years ago – the first ITU Triathlon... |
Full Story Watch Finish Line Footage and Download Finish Certificate
25/09/09 - With ratified results from the ITU Triathlon Age Group World Championships now complete, competitors can view their finish line celebrations and download their official finisher’s certificate. On the... |
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