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Paratriathlon added to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

11/12/10 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is delighted to hear today that Paratriathlon has been accepted into the Paralympic Games and will debut at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. The International... |

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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... |

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Brownlee and Haskins strengthen ITU’s Paratriathlon bid

08/12/10 - World Champion Alistair Brownlee of Great Britain and Olympian Sarah Haskins of the United States today joined a star-studded squad backing the International Triathlon Union’s bid to have Paratriathlon... |

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Order the Triathlon 2010 Book Today!

07/12/10 - Now on sale, in time for the holidays, is ITU’s Triathlon 2010 book. Featuring dazzling imagery from ITU’s award-winning photographers, Triathlon 2010 is a hardcover book that encapsulates this past... |

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Paratriathlete Takes Disability Sport Award

03/12/10 - By British Triathlon Federation World Champion Jane Egan has rounded off an outstanding year in paratriathlon by winning the Disability Sport award at last night’s Sunday Mail and sportscotland 2010... |

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2010 Triathlon World Champions back ITU’s Paratriathlon bid

24/11/10 - The International Triathlon Union’s bid to have Paratriathlon added to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games programme has been boosted today by a world championship squad. Reigning ITU Triathlon World Champions... |

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Dr Debbie Alexander (RSA) coopted to the ITU Paratriathlon Committee

24/11/10 - ITU’s Executive Board has appointed Dr Debbie Alexander to the ITU Paratriathlon Committee. Former President of the Triathlon South Africa, Alexander has specialised in psychology as a representative... |

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Paratriathlon for Paralympics: 1 month to go

11/11/10 - ITU, the world governing body for the Olympic sport of Triathlon, is calling attention to its bid to be accepted by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as an addition to the Rio 2016 Paralympic... |

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Dr Sarah Springman visits ITU HQ

08/11/10 - Whilst on a three week country wide lecture tour as a guest of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, the newly fledged Royal Academy of Engineering member, ITU Vice President and British Triathlon President... |

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ITU Appoints Paratriathlon Head of Classification

01/10/10 - ITU today officially announced the appointment of Marguerite Christophers of New Zealand as the Head of Classification for Paratriathlon. Classification governs physically challenged competition... |

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Budapest Hosts World’s Biggest Paratriathlon

11/09/10 - The largest-ever Paratriathlon took place at the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Budapest Grand Final today, with 85 athletes representing 15 countries taking part. World Champions were... |

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Paratriathlon Feature: Marayke Jonkers

10/08/10 - She has only done a handful of triathlons, but you might well have heard of her already. Marayke Jonkers has been to three Olympic Games, winning two bronze and a silver medal in the pool as one of... |

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Interview with Paratriathlon World Champ Matt Perkins

20/05/10 - The following is an interview with four-time paratriathlon world champion Matt Perkins from the United States. Perkins won the TRI-2 category (severe leg impairment including above-the-knee amputee) at... |

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Updates from Spanish Paratriathlon Championships

29/04/10 - The first Spanish Paratriathlon Championship took place April 17 in Gijon, Asturias, Spain. A total of 23 paratriathletes and four guides were at the starting line of this event, which has, undoubtedly,... |

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Interview with Miriam Jenkins, Paratriathlon World Champion

22/04/10 - New Zealand’s Miriam Jenkins won the ITU Paratriathlon TRI-3 Category World Championship at last year’s Gold Coast Grand Final. We caught up with Jenkins as she gets ready to start the 2010 season,... |

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