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London 2012 Olympic Qualification: the final women’s picture
31/05/12 - Two years after it started at Madrid in 2010, the ITU’s official Olympic qualification period has ended. While the official date is May 31st, the ITU World Triathlon Madrid races were the final chance... |
Full StoryITU President joins Olympic Torch Relay in Athens
18/05/12 - ITU President and IOC Member Marisol Casado attended the Handing over Ceremony of the Olympic Flame by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) to the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games in the... |
Full StoryLondon 2012 Olympic Qualifying Update after San Diego
16/05/12 - The two-year ITU Olympic Qualification Period is almost at an end after the penultimate race in the city where triathlon was invented. The ITU World Triathlon San Diego held plenty of hopes and dreams,... |
Full StoryITU completes final London 2012 site visit
11/05/12 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) recently completed its final site visit before the rapidly approaching London 2012 Olympic Games. ITU Technical Delegates for London, Thanos Nikopoulos, ITU Senior... |
Full StoryLondon 2012 - Olympic flame lit at Olympia
10/05/12 - With only 78 days until the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Olympic flame was today lit at Olympia during a ceremony organised by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC). The lighting... |
Full StoryOlympic Qualification Update post Eilat and Ishigaki
25/04/12 - As we make our way down to the business end of the Olympic qualification process, each and every race has the potential to have a big impact on the final field for the London 2012 Olympic Games. It’s... |
Full StoryAnti-Doping Updates April 25, 2012
25/04/12 - The ITU Anti-doping Team would like to congratulate the London 2012 Anti-Doping Laboratory for the duration of this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games on WADA granting them accreditation. According... |
Full StoryLondon 2012 Olympic Qualifying update post Sydney WTS
19/04/12 - As the most valuable event in terms of Olympic qualifying points on offer, it’s not surprisingly that the first ITU World Triathlon Series of 2012 managed to shake up the London simulation. What’s... |
Full StoryNew Zealand names Olympic team for London 2012
18/04/12 - It was delight all around as Triathlon New Zealand and the NZOC confirmed the New Zealand team for the London Olympic Games at a function in Auckland on Wednesday afternoon. Dave Currie made the... |
Full Story100 days until London 2012 Olympic Games opens
18/04/12 - London 2012 celebrates 100 days to go to the Olympic Games today by confirming that millions of people around the UK are getting ready to welcome the world to London. Among those getting ready are a... |
Full StoryTriathlete wins IOC’s “Show Your Best” Campaign
30/03/12 - US Triathlete Wins Trip to London 2012 Olympic Games Ryan Celestain of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been chosen as the first winner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s “Show Your Best”... |
Full Story2012 Olympic Qualifying Update after Mooloolaba World Cup
28/03/12 - In the home straight of the London 2012 Olympics Qualifying period, which officially closes on May 31st, we’ll take a look at the Olympics simulator after every major race. By taking the current... |
Full StoryOlympic Qualification 101 – How athletes and countries get to London 2012
12/03/12 - When it comes down to it in London this August, there will be 55 women and 55 men battling for the ultimate sporting glory – Olympic gold. But to contend for gold, first they have to get there. And the... |
Full StoryBe a part of the IOC’s ‘Show Your Best’ initiative
29/02/12 - The International Olympic Committee has launched an integrated communications campaign named ‘Show Your Best’, calling for people around the world to demonstrate their best. The campaign aims to... |
Full StoryITU selects Technical Officials for triathlon competition at London 2012
20/02/12 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce the 42 Technical Officials who will oversee and officiate the triathlon competition at the London Olympic Games. The selected officials hail... |
Full StoryLondon 2012 Olympic Torch Relay
14/02/12 - Earlier this month the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) released details surrounding the lighting of the Olympic Flame on 10 May and its arrival into the UK on 18... |
Full StoryLondon 2012 unveils anti-doping laboratory for Olympics and Paralympics
26/01/12 - The ITU anti-doping team would like you to be aware that the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) unveiled the WADA accredited anti-doping laboratory which will operate... |
Full StoryIOC wraps up penultimate visit to London
07/10/11 - Concluding its ninth and penultimate visit to the city of London (5-7 October), the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Coordination Commission for the 2012 Olympic Games found good progress being... |
Full StoryThe London Olympic rehearsal has been run and won, here’s what we learned
08/08/11 - It was one of the events we looked forward to all year, and the races did not disappoint as Helen Jenkins claimed her first Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series win before Alistair... |
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 StoryA look at London’s new WCS and Olympic course
03/08/11 - London has been a round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series since its inaugural year in 2009, but this year offers a new twist in the English capital. The 2011 course will... |
Full StoryOlympic selection on the line in London next weekend
29/07/11 - While it’s still 12 months until the triathlon competitions at the London 2012 Olympic Games, the start lists for both the men’s and women’s gold medal races could become a little clearer after the... |
Full StoryOne year until start of London 2012 Olympic Games
27/07/11 - To celebrate one year to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games online, London 2012 has created an interactive Twitter stadium and world map. Visit www.london2012.com/1yeartogo where you can see what the... |
Full StoryBattle for Olympic qualification
21/07/11 - The ITU’s international triathlon circuit, which includes the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series, World Cups and Continental Championships, is also the battleground for Olympic... |
Full StoryITU announces 2011 Athlete and Coach Scholarships
11/05/11 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU), the worldwide governing body for triathlon, today announced recipients of its Athlete and Coaching Scholarships. With the long-term goal of participating at an... |
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