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AWAD now Paratriathlon
11/03/09 - Athletes With A Disability (AWAD) will now be known as paratriathletes. After meeting with a representative from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) at the ITU Congress last November in Madrid,... |
Full StoryAnti-Doping News: Erroneous Information
06/03/09 - The ITU Newsletter has been focusing on the differences on the anti-doping changes in the World Anti-doping Agency Code from 2003 and the current 2009 WADA Code. Another change between the old World... |
Full StoryUnder23 World Ranking introduced
26/02/09 - ITU announces the creation of an Under23 (U23) Triathlon Ranking System to commence this season. Young and aspiring athletes aged 18 to 23 will be able to accumulate points towards this ranking at the... |
Full Story2009 Team Triathlon Champs
25/02/09 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) announced today the location for the 2009 ITU Triathlon Team World Championships will be in West Des Moines, Iowa, USA on June 28 in conjunction with the Hy-Vee ITU... |
Full StoryITU Scholarships Awarded
25/02/09 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 ITU Athlete and Coach Scholarships. In total, 12 young and aspiring athletes and three coaches from 14 developing... |
Full StoryIncrease for 2009 prize money
19/02/09 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) announced today that it will increase its top-level prize money this season to $3.5-million USD, double the amount awarded in previous years. The announcement of... |
Full StoryAnti-Doping News: Accelerated Management
19/02/09 - One of the many positive changes to the World Anti-doping Agencys (WADA) 2009 Code is the improvement of the accelerated management of doping cases. According to WADAs Play True magazine (Issue 3-2008) ... |
Full StoryITU Officials Course: London, GBR
18/02/09 - ITU Level II Technical Official Seminar - London, GBR (14-15 February, 2009) Forty-three participants from Great Britain and Ireland participated in the first ever ITU Level II Technical Official Seminar... |
Full StoryAnti-Doping News: Incentives
13/02/09 - Another change from the World Anti-doping Agencys (WADAs) 2009 Code is incentives to come forward were strengthened from the 2003 Code. From WADAs Play True magazine (Issue 3-2008) the potential extent... |
Full StoryAnti-Doping News: Need for Greater Harmonization
04/02/09 - The 2003 World Anti-doping Agencys (WADAs) Code allowed for much more flexibility than the 2009 WADA Code that was put into effect on January 1st, 2009. One of the goals of the new Code is greater... |
Full StoryAnti-Doping Update: Specific Substances
29/01/09 - This weeks installment about Anti-Doping continues to highlight the changes to the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) Code which took effect on January 1st, 2009. This section will discuss the changes that... |
Full StoryIncreased Sanctions in Doping Cases
22/01/09 - The revised World Anti-doping Code (WADAC) came into effect on January 1st, 2009. The WADAC was always meant to be a living document which would change to meet the needs of an effective global... |
Full StoryCoaches attending World Championship Series & World Cup Events
21/01/09 - Beginning this season, National Federations must register coaches attending events in ITU’s Online Entry System in the same way athletes are entered. This pertains to the Dextro Energy Triathlon –... |
Full StoryNew 2009 Events added
16/01/09 - A slew of ITU events have been added to the 2009 season recently. Among those are a number of Continental Cups in Asia, Oceania, Pan America and Europe. Click here for a current list of all 2009... |
Full StoryWADA 2009 Prohibited List
16/01/09 - As of January 1st, 2009, ITU is bound by the WADA 2009 Prohibited List, which is an international standard that identifies Substances and Methods which are prohibited in-competition and out-of... |
Full StoryAYOF Opening Ceremonies
15/01/09 - Of the six members of the ITU Sport Development team at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival, three of them had the honour of carrying their nations flags into the Opening Ceremonies on Wednesday evening... |
Full StoryITU Sport Development Down Under
14/01/09 - ITUs Sport Development team is in Sydney this week for the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF), a legacy of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. ITU was invited to send a Sport Development team for the... |
Full StoryITU Seeks Communications Manager
10/01/09 - Position: ITU Communications Manager Start Date: Immediately Classification: Full-time staff employee Compensation: negotiable General Duties: - Report to ITU Director of Media and Television - Manage... |
Full StoryITU Asian Junior Select Camp
23/12/08 - The ITU Sport Development team will head to Singapore from March 16th to 23rd, 2009. A group of 25 athletes and coaches from the emerging and developing national federations in Asia will be selected to... |
Full StoryITU Athlete & Coach Scholarships
20/12/08 - The International Triathlon Union is now accepting applications for the 2009 ITU Sport Development Athlete and Coach Scholarships. The primary objective of the scholarship programme is to identify and... |
Full Story2009 TEAM ITU-SD
20/12/08 - The highly successful TEAM ITU-SD (formerly TEAM BG) programme is continuing in 2009 with four opportunities for athletes from developing and emerging federations. In 2009 a focus will be placed on... |
Full StoryThe BG Legacy
20/12/08 - As the 2008 triathlon season comes to a close, so too does one of the sports most beneficial partnerships to date. Over $5-million (US funds) was poured directly into the development of triathlon through... |
Full StoryITU Athlete & Coach Scholarships
19/12/08 - The International Triathlon Union is now accepting applications for the 2009 ITU Sport Development Athlete and Coach Scholarships. The primary objective of the scholarship programme is to identify and... |
Full StoryWCS & World Cup schedule available
18/12/08 - The calendar for the 2009 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series and ITU World Cup Series is now available. Starting with the Mooloolaba ITU World Cup in Australia on March 29th,... |
Full StoryITU Offices closed: Dec20-Jan4
16/12/08 - The International Triathlon Union headquarters will be closed from December 20th to January 4th. Seasons Greetings! La Unión Internacional de Triatlón cerrará sus oficinas centrales del 20 de... |
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