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The women’s 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series showdown in numbers
16/12/22 - Just as they had been at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Flora Duffy and Georgia Taylor-Brown were the dominant forces in women’s triathlon in 2022. Every time one of them started a Series race across the... |
Full StoryDebbie Alexander: COVID-19 mindful detours
03/04/20 - Debbie Alexander is a Clinical Psychologist with a PhD in neuropsychology in sport. She holds numerous leadership positions in international sport, including as a member of the ITU Executive Board, and... |
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Australia’s coastline sets the scene for the next stop of the World Cup tour
14/03/19 - For the 17th consecutive year, Queensland, Australia, will play host to the second stop of the ITU World Cup tour in Mooloolaba. With athletes vying for valuable Olympic points, the start list for the... |
Full Story Louise Atkinson, Canadian world triathlete with grand ambition
12/02/19 - Triathlon has paved a road to recovery for Louise Atkinson, an age-group triathlete representing Canada. Since 2006 the sport has been a way of life for the 68-year-old, who has competed in every ITU... |
Full Story It’s part of the family, Together We Tri
07/01/19 - Father and son Andrés Otero Forero and Simon Otero, migrated to Australia, from Colombia, 11-years ago. Andrés was into adventure racing and Simon was already a competitive swimmer. In 2010 they both... |
Full Story World triathlete Lee Thompson prepares for the upcoming season
22/12/18 - An age-group triathlete’s perspective on staying motivated during the winter months. As many age-group athletes can appreciate, juggling training and a full time job is never easy, Lee Thompson,... |
Full Story World Triathlete Desmond McHenry inducted into Triathlon Ireland Hall of Fame
04/12/18 - Irish triathlete Desmond McHenry inspires the world of triathlon and has been inducted into the Hall of Fame with great honour. Age group triathlete Desmond McHenry has been warmly inducted into the... |
Full StoryAthlete expectations leading into 2018 ITU Tongyeong World Cup
26/10/18 - Tongyeong, South Korea, will set the scene for the 17th stop of the ITU World Cup tour of 2018 and the penultimate race of the season. The race destination boasts stunning harbour views where athletes... |
Full StoryWorld Cup tour returns to Tongyeong for the penultimate race of 2018
25/10/18 - Tongyeong, South Korea, will set the scene to host the 17th stop of the ITU World Cup tour of 2018, the penultimate race of the season. The race destination boasts scenic harbour views where a strong... |
Full StoryWorld Triathletes, Gold Coast
15/09/18 - The best triathletes from across the globe descended on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, to line up and contest at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final, the pinnacle event on the triathlon... |
Full Story2018 World Triathlon Press Conference & Meet the Elites
14/09/18 - An exclusive opportunity for the World Triathlete age-group triathletes, fans and media to meet and greet the #WTSGoldCoast elites! Destination: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia ... |
Full StoryAquathlon launches World Triathlon on the Gold Coast
13/09/18 - Gold Coast Aquathlon opens the World Triathlon in Queensland, Australia |
Full StoryWorld triathletes soak up the best of the Gold Coast, Queensland
11/09/18 - The top age group World Triathletes, from team USA, Belgium and Great Britain, paddle across the calm and clear water of Currumbin during a private stand up paddle lesson. Photo credit: Wagner Araujo |... |
Full StoryFather and daughter age group athletes represent Team USA at the Grand Final
10/09/18 - Father and daughter Mike Buenting and Bella Buenting are age group triathletes, honoured to be lining up and representing Team USA, for triathlon, at this month’s World Triathlon Grand Final, on the Gold... |
Full StoryTop elite athletes ready to kick off the Gold Coast Grand Final
10/09/18 - The world’s best triathletes will take centre stage for the World Triathlon Grand Final on the Gold Coast, hosted from 12 – 16 September 2018, and all of them are already settled in the Gold Coast,... |
Full StoryBritain’s age group triathlete Lee Thompson among the best in the world to contest on the Gold Coast
09/09/18 - Lee Thompson, age group triathlete representing Great Britain, started out in triathlon in 2013. In 2018 he has represented and contested in races all around the world and is highly motivated to make his... |
Full StorySue Reynolds set to line up and achieve World Triathlon dream on the Gold Coast
06/09/18 - Sue Reynolds was unhealthily obese, she was unable to tie her own shoe laces and had no idea about the impact that sport would have on her life. Now 64 years of age, Sue has lost 90kg of body weight... |
Full StoryIt’s always been about sport, Leigh Gunn, Grand Final AG athlete
05/09/18 - Leigh Gunn made the switch from soccer to triathlon (Australia, Queensland, Gold Coast) - Leigh Gunn was a professional soccer player for most of his young adult life, based in Sydney, Australia. His... |
Full StoryTeams line up for the mixed relay at the 2018 Asian Games
01/09/18 - (Palembang, Indonesia) - It’s been a stacked schedule of triathlon at the Asian Games, across the elite men’s and women’s individual races. Up next on the program is the mixed team relay event,... |
Full StoryITU & IRONMAN agree to historic partnership
30/01/17 - ITU and IRONMAN, a Wanda Sports Holding company, announced today that they have agreed to a historic cooperation framework to further develop and grow triathlon. After a week of meetings at IRONMAN... |
Full StoryITU Events Conference early bird prices end soon
19/12/16 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has secured an impressive lineup of speakers for the inaugural ITU Events World Conference in Budapest, for which only one day remains to take advantage of the 20%... |
Full StoryCompetition rules & calendars updated
10/12/16 - The ITU Executive Board recently met in Madrid ahead of the 29th Congress to hold its final reunion of the year, during which several important topics including competition rules, the approval of future... |
Full StoryITU expands development programme in 2017
05/12/16 - ITU is pleased to announce it has expanded its development programme for the 2017 triathlon season. Next year, athletes from developing and emerging National Federations will have the opportunity to... |
Full StoryITU engages fans ahead of Rio Olympics
19/07/16 - With 30 days to go until the first race at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, ITU has today launched the social media campaign “ThisIsTriathlon” to get the world talking about triathlon. While... |
Full StoryITU creates innovative data platform
08/07/16 - The International Triathlon Union is pleased to announce a new innovative data platform that will allow external users to create feature-rich applications, as well as providing additional services to... |
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