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ITU World Championship Series
17/10/08 - Be sure to visit the new web page for the new ITU World Championship Series, which launches in 2009. Click on the banner at the top of the page to read about the concept of the new World Championship... |
Full StoryFernandes defends Duathlon title
27/09/08 - Olympic silver medallist Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal successfully defended her ITU Duathlon World Championship today in Italy. It was a commanding victory for Fernandes who finished ahead of 2-time... |
Full StoryLoy, Wellington World Champions
31/08/08 - Chrissie Wellington of Great Britain and Julien Loy of France won today’s ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Almere, Netherlands. For Ironman star Wellington, it was her first elite ITU... |
Full StoryDuathlon Champs includes AWAD
27/08/08 - This year’s ITU Duathlon World Championships will be held in Rimini, Italy on September 27-28 and will feature races for Athletes with a Disability (AWAD). They will compete on the age-group course... |
Full StoryLD Duathlon World Champions
12/08/08 - Joerie VanSteelant of Belgium and Catriona Morrison of Great Britain have successfully defended their titles at the 2008 ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Champions. The two duathlon stars played to their... |
Full StorySprint, Corporate added to 2009 WC
28/07/08 - The International Triathlon Union is pleased to confirm additions to the 2009 Gold Coast ITU Triathlon World Championships slated for September 9-13, 2009. The Corporate Triathlon Championships and... |
Full StoryLD Duathlon World Champs in Geel
25/07/08 - With the big Beijing shadow being cast over most of the MultiSport world, not to be forgotten is the 2008 Geel ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships on August 10 from Geel, Belgium. More than... |
Full Story2009 Long Distance World Champs
18/07/08 - Dates have been set for the 2009 Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Perth, Australia. The event will be held on October 24-25, 2009. More details will be available shortly on triathlon.org. ... |
Full StoryWorld Champs Age-Group Results
08/07/08 - At long last, age-group results from the Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships have been posted on triathlon.org. As of now, all sprint categories and men’s Olympic distance results are up. Some... |
Full StoryAquathlon World Champions Crowned
29/06/08 - New Zealand’s Brent Foster and Mexico’s Claudia Rivas took gold at yesterday’s ITU Aquathlon World Championships in Monterrey, Mexico. The run-swim-run MultiSport event featured a $10,000 USD prize... |
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Henning Defends Hy-Vee Title
22/06/08 - Denmarks Rasmus Henning has successfully defended his title in Des Moines, winning todays Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup by an 8-second margin over New Zealands Bevan Docherty and Australian Greg Bennett... |
Full Story Snowsill cashes in big Hy-Vee win
22/06/08 - After last years disappointing DNF in Des Moines, Australian Emma Snowsill roared back this season, convincingly winning todays Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup, the seventh stop of the BG Triathlon World... |
Full StoryNIGERIA PARTICIPATES IN HER FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONS
11/06/08 - The Nigerian Team made a maiden participation in their first ever World Championship. The Federation which is barely one and a half years old, took the bold step to participate in the World Championship... |
Full Story Gomez takes World Champs title
09/06/08 - Spain’s Javier Gomez has firmly asserted himself as triathlon’s best after winning his first elite world championship today in Vancouver, Canada. He joins teammate and friend Ivan Rana as the only... |
Full Story Tucker shocker at World Champs
09/06/08 - Great Britain’s Helen Tucker pulled off one of the most shocking upsets in recent triathlon history as she became the new triathlon world champion today in Vancouver. It was a thrilling sprint finish... |
Full Story Brownlee takes second World title
08/06/08 - Three days after he watched his brother take bronze in the junior race, Alistair Brownlee today was crowned under23 mens world champion. The Brownlees are the first brothers in ITU history to medal at... |
Full Story Ryf Wins Under23 World Champs
08/06/08 - Switzerlands Daniela Ryf won todays under23 world championship, becoming the first Swiss triathlete to be crowned world champion in seven years. Ryf adds the world title to an already impressive... |
Full StoryAge-Group Race turned into Du
07/06/08 - Close to 2000 age-group athletes began today expecting to tackle a tough 1.5-kilometer swim, 40-kilometer bike and 10-kilometer run at the 2008 age-group world championships. But even before the first... |
Full StoryUnder23 World Champs Preview
07/06/08 - The Under23 level of competition was first included at the 2002 world championships as an additional platform for developing athletes moving from the junior to senior ranks. It has been an early... |
Full StoryWorld Champs – Elite Men Preview
07/06/08 - The 2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships finale will be at 4pm on Sunday as the elite men are the last to tackle the course. Many are expecting a showdown between last years silver medallist... |
Full StoryWatch Pre-race Press Conference
07/06/08 - Watch some of triathlons biggest stars who came out to the official pre-race press conference for the 2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships. Defending world champion Vanessa Fernandes and... |
Full StoryWorld Champs – Elite Women Preview
07/06/08 - Portugal’s Vanessa Fernandes is the red hot favourite to win her second world championships in Vancouver on Sunday having dominated the sport in the past two years. The 22-year old has won a record 20... |
Full Story Age-Group Sprint Champs
05/06/08 - It was a cold and wet day on Canada’s west coast today as close to 600 age-group athletes brave the tough conditions at the 2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships. Click here to watch videos... |
Full Story Luis wins Junior Men’s World Title
05/06/08 - Bronze last year in Hamburg and gold this year in Vancouver for Vincent Luis of France as he won todays triathlon junior world championships. Despite the steady rainfall and winter-like temperatures,... |
Full Story McWilliam Junior World Champion
05/06/08 - For the second straight year Great Britain won the junior womens world championship. Kirsty McWilliam of Glasgow, Scotland overcame cold and wet conditions in Vancouver, Canada to win todays junior world... |
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