Tagged News for Olympics
IOC Confirms Invitation Places
05/04/08 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed the two ITU athletes selected by the Tripartite Commission to receive invitation places for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in triathlon. Those... |
Full StoryNew Zealand Olympic Team confirmed
03/04/08 - The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) today confirmed the final selections for both the mens and womens Triathlon at the Beijing Olympic Games in August. Andrea Hewitt and Shane Reed were today... |
Full StoryOlympic Odyssey: Gemmell’s tricks
20/03/08 - Former World Number one Chris Hill takes us to Beijing through the athletes eyes Kris Gemmell has relied on bike breakaways to secure his three World Cup wins, but his new running strength means he is... |
Full StoryIOC meets with ITU in Vancouver
28/02/08 - IOC executives were in Vancouver for a visit to monitor to the progress of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games but took time to meet with ITU staff and tour ITU headquarters. IOC Sports Director Christophe... |
Full StoryITU Launches Olympic Website
18/02/08 - With exactly six months to go until the Triathlon competition at the Beijing Olympic Games, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) launched its official Olympic website, triathlon.org/olympics. As we... |
Full StoryTechnical Officials for Olympics
11/02/08 - The International Triathlon Union confirmed the 43 technical officials that will handle the mens and womens triathlon competitions at this summers Beijing Olympic Games on August 18 and 19. In all, 24... |
Full StoryOfficial NZ Olympic Team selection
13/12/07 - The New Zealand Olympic Committee has named four triathletes to the New Zealand Olympic Team to Beijing 2008. Olympic selectors named triathletes Bevan Docherty (30), Kris Gemmel (30), Sam Warriner (36)... |
Full StoryOlympic Sports Medical Commission
09/12/07 - On November 29, a meeting of the International Olympic Sports Federation Medical Commission Chairpersons was held in Monaco at the Grimaldi Forum and ITU was represented by Sergio Migliorini of the ITU... |
Full StoryAthletes earning Olympic team nominations
22/11/07 - In order to properly prepare for the expected media requests in an Olympic year and to ensure accuracy, all National Federations are strongly encouraged to submit a current list of athletes who have... |
Full StoryOlympic Update for all National Federations
22/11/07 - As the Beijing Olympic Games is nine months away, ITU would like to have close communication with the National Federations, athletes, coaches about the details of the Olympic Triathlon competition. A... |
Full StoryAllen to Defend Olympic Gold
12/02/07 - Athens Triathlon Olympic gold medalist Kate Allen of Austria has announced she has her sights set for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to try and defend her title. Allen has been absent from the world cup... |
Full StoryWho will make it to Beijing 2008?
03/10/06 - Interested in who will make to the starting line for the Beijing Olympic games? Well why not follow the Olympic simulations from our statistics team, that track who is in line for the most coveted 55... |
Full StoryBeijing coutdown begins….
08/08/06 - A day ahead of the two-year countdown to Beijing 2008, the Organising Committee for the Beijing Games (BOCOGb) has launched the pictograms that will identify each of the sports on the Olympic programme in... |
Full StoryOn the track to Beijing 2008, by Andreu Alfonso
30/05/06 - The cycle starting the classification process for the Beijing Olympic Games will be getting under way in Madrid on 4 June. Running over a period of twenty-four months, it will end in June 2008, following... |
Full StoryFive More Spots for Triathlon
06/02/06 - CANADA, Vancouver - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) announced today that the IOC Executive Board has awarded 5 additional spots for the triathlon competition in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. ... |
Full StoryTriathlon on 2012 Olympic programme
07/07/05 - Singapore IOC 117th Session: For Immediate Release: The IOC today confirmed that Triathlon will continue to be a full programme sport at the Olympic Games through the 2012 London Olympic Games. The IOC... |
Full StoryJasmine Flatters Presents to Evaluation Commission
10/03/05 - IOC Evaluation Commission Visit to London: On February 17, members of the Evaluation Commission of the IOC spent the day touring London’s proposed venues for the 2012 Olympic Games and... |
Full StoryVancouver 2004: Congress and Road To Beijing Multisport Leadership Conference
05/12/04 - Over 70 National Federations made the long journey to Vancouver in early December for the “Road to Beijing” Multisport Leadership Conference and ITU Congress. In the past the ITU Congress has attracted an... |
Full StoryAllen Takes Gold in a Stunning Sprint Finish
25/08/04 - Amid the stunning beauty of Athens, Triathlon exploded onto the Olympic stage for the 2nd time in the sports history and the result was equally spectacular with a virtual unknown grabbing the gold in a... |
Full StoryNew Zealand Takes Gold and Silver in Athens, Switzerland Grabs Bronze
24/08/04 - It was an exciting conclusion to two amazing days of racing here in Athens with Hamish Carter (NZL) winning the gold medal in the men |
Full Story7 DAYS TO GO - ITU DIARY FROM ATHENS
17/08/04 - Helicopters were buzzing overhead today in Vouliagmeni rehearsing the television broadcast for tomorrows Olympic Cycling 40km Time Trial. The event is using some of the Olympic Triathlon cycling course,... |
Full Story10 DAYS TO GO - ITU DIARY FROM ATHENS
15/08/04 - TICKETS FOR THE TRIATHLON STADIUM: Triathlon was the first sport to be sold out - all of the 3,000 seats in the Triathlon stadium at Vouliagmeni are gone. For those of you who ordered tickets, they will... |
Full Story12 DAYS TO GO - ITU DIARY FROM ATHENS:
14/08/04 - Where do we begin to describe the experience of being in the stadium for last nights Opening Ceremonies? Perhaps with the stadium. The famous Spanish architech Santiago Calatrava has designed a massive... |
Full Story13 DAYS TO GO - ITU DIARY FROM ATHENS:
12/08/04 - Four days from now we will be down to single digits for the count-down to the Olympic Games Triathlon. There are still things to do at the venue, but the big items are behind us and the event manager... |
Full Story14 DAYS TO GO - ITU DIARY FROM ATHENS:
11/08/04 - Two weeks today the womens Olympic Triathlon will take place. If the weather today in Vouliagmeni is any indication of what is in store for us, things could be perfect for the event. The azure blue sea... |
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