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Athletes test out Olympic course
15/08/08 - The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games triathlon countdown officially started yesterday with the opening of the triathlon venue in the Changping District. A number of the sport’s top competitors took advantage... |
Full StoryBeijing Triathlon Coverage Online
15/08/08 - Triathlon’s third appearance at the Olympic Games will be this Monday and Tuesday at the triathlon venue in the Changping district of Beijing. The course format is a one lap 1500m open water swim, 6 lap... |
Full StoryCortassa withdraws from Olympics
15/08/08 - Italian Nadia Cortassa will not compete in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games after withdrawing with an injury. This year’s European Championships silver medalist was involved in a bike accident on July 6... |
Full StoryBeijing Spotlight: Team USA
13/08/08 - Team USA was in Beijing for a few days, long enough to check out their surroundings, and march in the opening ceremonies. The team left Beijing for a week-long training camp in Jeju, South Korea but will... |
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Fernandes Confident for Monday
13/08/08 - Today at the Jundu Tourist Villa, the official hotel for the triathlon at the Olympics, Vanessa Fernandes spoke to the media about her preparation and mindset for the Beijing Olympic Games. For months... |
Full StoryBeijing Team Spotlight: GBR
11/08/08 - The British team for the Olympic Games is a complementary mix of youth and experience. Remarkably, every member of the British squad has claimed a world championship title, demonstrating their pedigree of... |
Full StoryTriathlon Update from Beijing
11/08/08 - Yesterday’s rain cooled down the city, giving some relief from the searing heat and humidity here in Beijing. However, rains turned to a torrential downpour for parts of the day, forcing many... |
Full StoryWatch Olympic Interviews
11/08/08 - New videos are now online! Catch interviews with some of the top medal contenders including world champion Javier Gomez, Emma Snowsill and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Simon Whitfield. Listen in as they... |
Full StoryOlympic course preparation
09/08/08 - The course for the men’s and women’s triathlon Olympic competitions continues to come together as the races are now just eight days away. Yesterday the swim course was laid down and measured... |
Full StoryBeijing Olympic Games now Open
09/08/08 - The Olympic flame was lit as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad opened last night. The Opening Ceremonies were a spectacular show signifying the start of the Beijing Olympic Games. We’re just 8 days until... |
Full StoryBeijing Opening Ceremonies
09/08/08 - On Friday night the Games of the XXIX Olympiad opened in a lavish and spectacular show at the National Stadium, more commonly known as the Birds Nest. An estimated 91,000 fans were in attendance watching... |
Full StoryOlympic Odyssey: The Women
25/07/08 - Former World Number one Chris Hill takes us to Beijing through the athletes eyes This week Olympic Odyssey looks at six women racing the Games in mini profiles by visiting their website diaries for the... |
Full StoryOlympic Fields all set for Beijing
21/07/08 - With all 110 athletes confirmed for Beijing, ITU is pleased to announce the Start Numbers and Transition area positions for the Triathlon at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games have been finalized. The draw... |
Full StoryOlympic Draw To Take Place Today
19/07/08 - The final confirmations from all NOC’s for Olympic nominations have been confirmed with ITU late last night. Today in Kitzbühel, at the final World Cup before the Games, the draw for race numbers will... |
Full StoryIOC Prohibition on Olympic Betting
16/07/08 - The IOC has been closely following developments in sports betting. After consulting experts on the subject, and particularly the Olympic Movement stakeholders, in December 2006, the Executive Board... |
Full StoryWho’s Beijing Bound?
11/07/08 - With less than a month until the start of the Beijing Olympic Games, the start lists for the men’s and women’s triathlons are almost finalized. More than 30 countries have confirmed their teams. ... |
Full StoryOne month until Beijing Opens
08/07/08 - Just one month to go until the 2008 Olympic Games opens in Beijing. The womens triathlon will be contested on August 18th while the mens triathlon will be staged on August 19th. Many National Olympic... |
Full StoryBritish Olympic Team Confirmed
27/06/08 - At an announcement in Hyde Park, London, the British Olympic Association named the triathlon competitors to represent Great Britain at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing: Men: Alistair Brownlee, Will... |
Full StoryOlympic Odyssey: Groves’ Groove
25/06/08 - Former World Number one Chris Hill takes us to Beijing through the athletes eyes Making Canadas Beijing Olympic team was a cinch for Lauren Groves, the hard part has come in preparing for the... |
Full StoryJapanese Olympic Team Announced
24/06/08 - After Ai Ueda and Ryosuke Yamamoto won this year’s Asian Championships, Japan was assured of at least one women’s and men’s spots in the Olympic Games fields. With Juri Ide and Kiyomi Niwata high... |
Full StoryU.S. Olympic Team Finalized
23/06/08 - Sarah Haskins and Hunter Kemper turned in stellar performances at the Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sunday to earn the final spots for nomination to the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. ... |
Full StorySwiss Olympic Team Confirmed
21/06/08 - Last week Swiss Triathlon finalized the six athletes who will head to Beijing for this summer’s Olympic Games. Switzerland is one of just five countries to qualify the maximum of three men and three... |
Full StorySpanish Olympic team Announced
20/06/08 - This week the Spanish triathlon federation (Federación Española de Triatlón) have announced their nomination team to the Spanish Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Español). At the conclusion of... |
Full StoryCanadian Olympic Team Announced
15/06/08 - Triathlon Canada announced its Olympic team last week after the country was one of just five to secure a full men’s and women’s teams. The men’s team is led by two-time Olympian and 2000 gold... |
Full StoryITU Olympic Qualification ends
11/06/08 - The International Triathlon Union has issued the preliminary number of Olympic triathlon spots each country has earned with the conclusion of the Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships this past... |
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