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Ben Gathercole leads training camp for Pacific Island athletes and coaches
13/11/19 - Last week was a big one for the Pacific Island triathletes and their coaches from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Tahiti, as they experienced a training camp environment led by Ben Gathercole from Australia ahead... |
Full StoryFirst ever win in Mooloolaba for Australia’s Ashleigh Gentle
16/03/19 - Queensland’s Mooloolaba Main beach set the scene for the start of the 2019 elite women’s Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup. Conditions were typical for Queensland being hot and humid however the... |
Full StoryAustralia’s coastline sets the scene for the next stop of the World Cup tour
14/03/19 - For the 17th consecutive year, Queensland, Australia, will play host to the second stop of the ITU World Cup tour in Mooloolaba. With athletes vying for valuable Olympic points, the start list for the... |
Full StoryJeffcoat crowned with Mooloolaba gold in front of a home crowd
10/03/18 - Australia’s Emma Jeffcoat was the one to beat in 2018 ITU Mooloolaba World Cup today. Championed with a home crowd, Jeffcoat dominated today’s race to win gold and step on top of the World Cup... |
Full StorySpain scores Under23/Junior Mixed Relay World Championship win
17/09/16 - In a thrilling hour of racing that saw constant lead changes until the very last second, Spain proved victorious in the 2016 ITU Under23/Junior Mixed Relay World Championships, just edging Great Britain... |
Full StoryParatriathlon included on 2018 Commonwealth Games programme
14/03/16 - ITU is pleased to learn that the Men’s and Women’s Paratriathlon PT1 sport class will be included at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games as the sport debuts on the Commonwealth Games programme for... |
Full StoryMooloolaba to open the 2016 World Cup season
09/03/16 - Mooloolaba will again play host to the opening event of the 2016 ITU World Cup season this weekend. This year is the 14th time that the Sunshine Coast desintation has held an ITU event, but this year... |
Full StoryChaffey cruises to victory at Oceania Championships
22/02/16 - By Megan Mindel and IPC Reigning men’s PT1 world champion Bill Chaffey won his home race at the Devonport OTU Para-Triathlon Oceania Championships, which concluded on Sunday (21 February) in Devonport,... |
Full StoryParalympic points up for grabs in Devonport
19/02/16 - By Megan Mindel | For the IPC The top para-triathletes from the Oceania region will get to test themselves ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, as the Devonport OTU Para-triathlon Oceania... |
Full StoryFrance wins first Mixed Relay World Championships
19/07/15 - In the seventh edition of the ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships, France scored its first World Championship title in a down to the line fight. After Great Britain edged out the team in 2014,... |
Full StoryBidding open for World Cups & Multisport Festival
22/06/15 - ITU has opened bidding for the 2016 Triathlon World Cup season, as well as the 2019 and 2020 ITU Multisport World Championship Festival. “Hosting an ITU event offers cities the opportunity to promote... |
Full StoryEmma Carney to race Duathlon World Champs
15/10/14 - With on year to go until the Adelaide 2015 ITU Duathlon World Championships, the local organising committee has announced that two time World Triathlon Champion and ITU Hall of Fame inductee Emma Carney... |
Full StoryGreat Britain win U23 Mixed Relay World Championships
01/09/14 - Great Britain continued their dominance in the Mixed Relay format, claiming the U23/Junior World Championship today, backing up the Elite title they won earlier this year. Gordon Benson (GRB), the bronze... |
Full StoryEngland wins gold as Mixed Relay debuts at Commonwealth Games
26/07/14 - In Mixed Relay’s debut at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, England put together a fiery race garner gold with the team of Jodie Stimpson, Jonathan Brownlee, Vicky Holland and Alistair Brownlee. In a... |
Full StoryCommonwealth Games triathlon history at a glance
21/07/14 - With the Glasgow Commonwealth Games just about to celebrate its opening ceremonies, we take a quick look at some quick facts about triathlon’s participation in the major event. Triathlon... |
Full StoryChaffey leads entries for start of Paratriathlon Events
13/02/14 - This article was written by Mark Gorokhovski | For the IPC The first of the 2014 ITU World Paratriathlon Events will begin with the first event of the year on Sunday (16 February) in Elwood, Australia,... |
Full Story2012 Photo of the Year Week One Result
09/11/12 - With such a large amount of stunning imagery, opinions and votes were pretty divided this week. In the end the week’s winner in the photo of the year series received 26% of the votes, just beating out... |
Full StoryAustralian men’s team named for London 2012 Olympic Games
04/06/12 - Beijing Olympians Brad Kahlefeldt and Courtney Atkinson will make their second Games appearance, joined by young-gun Brendan Sexton, after the Australian Olympic Committee today named its men’s team for... |
Full StoryAn interview with Team Australia
28/04/11 - Australia have long been established as the powerhouse of triathlon. The country dominates nearly every medal table conceivable. It has the most amount of World Champions with 33 titles across the Elite,... |
Full StoryMooloolaba - An Aussie Triathlon Tradition
16/03/11 - The Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival continues its meteoric rise in popularity again, smashing all previous records. Individual entries were snapped up in a day and teams not long after despite the... |
Full StoryThree-time World Champion Peter Robertson announces end of professional career
07/12/10 - Triple World Champion and two-time Olympian, Peter “Robbo” Robertson of Australia announced his retirement as a professional athlete. His aggressive, all-or-nothing racing style won him three World... |
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