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Bidding opens for WTS & Paratriathlon Events

Bidding opens for WTS & Paratriathlon Events

13/10/14 - ITU has opened bidding for the 2016 World Triathlon Series, the 2018 World Triathlon Grand Final and 2015 World Paratriathlon Events to all National Federations and cities interested in hosting the... |

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Commonwealth Games triathlon history at a glance

Commonwealth 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... |

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Mixed Relay Champs most successful to date

Mixed Relay Champs most successful to date

16/07/14 - The ITU Mixed Relay World Championships that took place in Hamburg, Germany, this weekend has been heralded a great success after the showpiece event broke broadcast and digital engagement records while... |

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ITU President Marisol Casado expresses vision

ITU President Marisol Casado expresses vision

20/05/14 - Over the weekend, Marisol Casado, ITU President and IOC Member, set out her vision for the organisation, highlighting the desire for Triathlon Mixed Relay to be added to the Olympic Sports Programme,... |

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Non Stanford sets sights on major Games

Non Stanford sets sights on major Games

20/02/14 - Last season, Non Stanford became the only female to follow up an Under23 World Championship gold medal with an elite title the very next year. But the 25-year old won’t rest her laurels on that... |

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Nicola Spirig is back in the running

Nicola Spirig is back in the running

12/02/14 - After that epic sprint where she beat Lisa Norden to the Olympic gold in a photo finish in Hyde Park, London 2012 Olympic Champion Nicola Spirig married long-term partner and fellow triathlete Reto Hug.... |

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ITU announces 2016 Olympic Games qualification system

ITU announces 2016 Olympic Games qualification system

05/02/14 - Following the recent approval by the IOC Executive Board, ITU today released the qualification system for the 2016 Olympic Games. The road to Rio is set to officially begin on May 15, 2014 at the World... |

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ITU furthers triathlon development in Africa with visit to Zambia

ITU furthers triathlon development in Africa with visit to Zambia

30/01/14 - ITU President and IOC Member Marisol Casado, along with ITU Executive Board Member General Ahmed Nasser and ITU Sport Development Manager Zita Csovelyak, recently visited the International Olympic... |

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Helen Jenkins is back in the hunt

Helen Jenkins is back in the hunt

29/01/14 - Helen Jenkins is one unstoppable Brit. She has won a World Championship title both in a single day and over the course of the season. She’s a two-time Olympian who finished higher than any British female... |

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2013 Memorable Moments: Nicola Spirig’s Cozumel Comeback

2013 Memorable Moments: Nicola Spirig’s Cozumel Comeback

17/12/13 - It’s fair to say that Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig fit more into her post-Olympic break period than most. After that epic sprint where she beat Sweden’s Lisa Norden to the Olympic gold in a photo finish... |

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Simon Whitfield retires from racing

Simon Whitfield retires from racing

24/10/13 - Triathlon legend Simon Whitfield (CAN) announced he’s hanging up his competition suit on Wednesday. Whitfield competed in four Olympic Games, winning the first triathlon Olympic gold medal in the... |

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China and Japan qualify for 2013 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships

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... |

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2012 highlights: The 2012 Season in Numbers

2012 highlights: The 2012 Season in Numbers

03/01/13 - The Olympics were obviously a major highlight of the 2012 ITU year, but overall it was a huge year for triathlon’s development worldwide - with a large number of firsts. Here we try to capture just some... |

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The London 2012 Olympic Games course preview

The London 2012 Olympic Games course preview

30/07/12 - It always plays a part in deciding the podium in any triathlon race, and the course for the triathlon event at the London 2012 Olympic Games is an interesting one, with a long one-lap 1.5km swim, a... |

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U.S. Olympic Committee confirms U.S. Triathlon team for London 2012

U.S. Olympic Committee confirms U.S. Triathlon team for London 2012

11/07/12 - With less than three weeks until the Olympic Games kick off in London, the 2012 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team has officially been announced by the U.S. Olympic Committee. While the qualified athletes were... |

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Celebrating one month to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games

Celebrating one month to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games

27/06/12 - The countdown to the London 2012 Olympics has reached the final month, and to mark the occasion a set of Olympic Rings have been unveiled by the Mayor of London on Tower Bridge. With exactly one month... |

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One year to go until Triathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games

One 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... |

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Triathlon a sell out hit at London 2012

Triathlon a sell out hit at London 2012

28/04/11 - Triathlon’s London 2012 Olympic Games is off to a stellar start, with the men’s and women’s events one of the first to completely sell out in the first round of ticketing this week. Along with... |

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Olympic Solidarity awards 16 triathletes “London 2012” Scholarships from World Programme

Olympic Solidarity awards 16 triathletes “London 2012” Scholarships from World Programme

30/03/11 - A total 16 triathletes have been awarded “London 2012” Olympic Scholarships by the IOC’s Olympic Solidarity’s World Programme Fund. This is the largest number of awards in ITU’s history as an Olympic... |

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10th Anniversary of Triathlon in the Olympic Games

10th Anniversary of Triathlon in the Olympic Games

16/09/10 - Exactly one decade ago today, 50 of the best women triathletes in the world at the time dove into the waters of Farm Cove under the shadow of the Sydney Opera House, and began Triathlon`s era on the... |

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Death of IOC Honorary President Juan Antonio Samaranch

Death of IOC Honorary President Juan Antonio Samaranch

21/04/10 - The International Triathlon Union was deeply saddened to learn today of the death of Juan Antonio Samaranch, age 89.  He was widely credited with renewing and fundamentally changing the landscape of the... |

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Video Feature: 2008 Medallists Relive the Beijing Olympic Triathlon

Video Feature: 2008 Medallists Relive the Beijing Olympic Triathlon

18/03/10 - We caught up with the men’s 2008 Olympic Triathlon medallists before last year’s Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series Washington D.C. race to walk through the final moments of the race in... |

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ITU Honorary President Les McDonald Awarded Olympic Order

ITU Honorary President Les McDonald Awarded Olympic Order

28/02/10 - Les McDonald, founding president of International Triathlon Union, was honoured with an Olympic Order on the final day of the 122nd IOC Session held during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in ITU’s hometown... |

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The Countdown Is On For 2012

The Countdown Is On For 2012

31/10/09 - With exactly 1000 days left to the beginning of London 2012, detailed planning has already begun to make the triathlon event even more spectacular than previous years. Staging one of the most spectator... |

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London 2012 Olympic Games Triathlon

London 2012 Olympic Games Triathlon

28/08/09 - ITU has received word from the International Olympic Committee IOC) that our quota of 55 men and 55 women for the London 2012 Olympic Games Triathlon will stay at the same level.  As well, we will... |

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