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World’s best triathletes RELIVE WTS Leeds on TriathlonLIVE

World’s best triathletes RELIVE WTS Leeds on TriathlonLIVE

08/06/20 - TriathlonLIVE.tv continued the RELIVE series, over the weekend, with the playback of the World Triathlon Series Leeds highlights from 2016 – 2019 and integrated expert commentary with elite athletes on... |

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Georgia Taylor-Brown: WTS Leeds look-back

Georgia Taylor-Brown: WTS Leeds look-back

03/06/20 - The cancellation of this year’s WTS Leeds due to the Coronavirus was a big blow for last year’s winner and Leeds local Georgia Taylor-Brown. Twelve months ago she became one of the few athletes who... |

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Elite athletes preview Miyazaki World Cup

Elite athletes preview Miyazaki World Cup

25/10/19 - The World Cup tour continues this weekend, in the sport-loving city of Miyazaki, Japan. Hear from the top contenders before the Olympic distance race on Saturday, 26 October. Kirsten Kasper USA “This... |

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Stacked fields target World Cup success in Miyazaki

Stacked fields target World Cup success in Miyazaki

24/10/19 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup season continues this weekend in the sport-loving city of Miyazaki, Japan, the idyllic location for another dose of world-class, standard-distance... |

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Attention turns to Czech Republic as Karlovy Vary hosts latest World Cup stop

Attention turns to Czech Republic as Karlovy Vary hosts latest World Cup stop

29/08/18 - Triathlon returns to the beautiful spa town of Karlovy Vary, in the Bohemia region of the Czech Republic, on Sunday, following the venue’s sparkling debut on the World Cup circuit 12 months ago. A... |

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Best of 2016: Men’s Swim

Best of 2016: Men’s Swim

17/11/16 - The 2016 triathlon season was a year that the world will never forget. From the World Triathlon Series, World Cups, World Championships and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was a busy year that... |

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Big names to compete in Aquathlon World Champs

Big names to compete in Aquathlon World Champs

13/09/16 - The 2016 Cozumel ITU Aquathlon World Championships will once again be the start of the week long Cozumel Grand Final program on Wednesday, September 14. The race, which consists of a 2.5 kilometre run, 1... |

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Richard Varga swimming his way to Rio

Richard Varga swimming his way to Rio

08/07/16 - They say it takes a village to raise a child, but for Slovakian’s Richard Varga, it took family to make him an Olympian. From getting him into triathlon to passing on amphibious-like genes, Varga will... |

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Varga victorious at Aquathlon World Champs a fourth time

Varga victorious at Aquathlon World Champs a fourth time

16/09/15 - The ITU Aquathlon World Championships kicked off a week of action at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago on Wednesday with elite, paratriathlon, junior, U23 and age groupers racing over a 750m... |

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Team effort helped deliver Benson a breakthrough performance

Team effort helped deliver Benson a breakthrough performance

14/06/15 - If we thought yesterday’s battle for silver in the women’s race was dramatic, then we were certainly not prepared for the proceedings on Sunday, as the men took the spotlight on Bilgah Beach for a... |

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What we learned at #WTSGoldCoast

What we learned at #WTSGoldCoast

17/04/15 - [View the story “What we learned from #WTSGoldCoast ” on Storify] |

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Tiszy World Cup men’s race set to blister

Tiszy World Cup men’s race set to blister

09/08/14 - Andreas Schilling (DEN), Rostyslav Pevtsov (ITU) and Simon Viain (FRA) won their respective men’s semifinal races in the Tiszaujvaros World Cup on Saturday. Schilling finished first in semifinal 1... |

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Tiszauvaros World Cup offers heated action

Tiszauvaros World Cup offers heated action

05/08/14 - Tiszaujvaros holds a special place in ITU history, as it is now the second longest running World Cup event. In the 17 years it has been on the ITU calendar, the race has grown from a small triathlon into... |

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Gomez victorious at ITU World Cup Mooloolaba

Gomez victorious at ITU World Cup Mooloolaba

16/03/13 - Javier Gomez moved to second on the all time list of ITU World Cup triathlon wins with his 13th career victory on a stunning day in Mooloolaba on Australia’s Sunshine Coast on Saturday, running through... |

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2012 highlights: The most sensational swims of the year

2012 highlights: The most sensational swims of the year

26/12/12 - Triathlon is always a sum of its parts, swim, bike and run, but sometimes the exciting and individual performances get slightly buried in the finish tape. While overall, Jonathan Brownlee and Lisa Norden... |

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Richard Varga (SVK) and Nicky Samuels (NZL) crowned 2012 ITU Aquathlon World Champions

Richard Varga (SVK) and Nicky Samuels (NZL) crowned 2012 ITU Aquathlon World Champions

17/10/12 - Slovakia’s Richard Varga continued his excellent 2012 form to claim his second ITU Aquathlon world title, while New Zealand’s Nicky Samuels delighted home crowds with her first Aquathlon victory on... |

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London 2012 Olympic Games: What the men said pre-race

London 2012 Olympic Games: What the men said pre-race

06/08/12 - We spoke to some of the athletes who will compete in the Men’s Triathlon Competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games, about their pre-race preparations, how the race will pan out, what they noticed from... |

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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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Final Olympic qualification update before 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid

Final Olympic qualification update before 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid

22/05/12 - The race for a spot on the London 2012 Olympic Games triathlon start list began in Madrid almost exactly two years ago. So it’s a perfect symmetry that the Spanish capital is also where it will end this... |

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Team ITU’s 2012 programme just getting underway

Team ITU’s 2012 programme just getting underway

27/03/12 - Slovakia’s Richard Varga was due to make his Team ITU debut in Mooloolaba, before injury curtailed his chance to race the first ITU World Cup of the season. When he realised he might not be able to... |

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