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Japan dominates Asian Champs

Japan dominates Asian Champs

02/05/16 - Japan swept the gold in both the men’s and women’s events last Saturday at the 2016 Hatsukaichi ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships. The two wins were huge for the Japanese Federation as each gold secured... |

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Japan scores big at Asian Games

Japan scores big at Asian Games

25/09/14 - Japan scored big at the Asian Games at the Songdo Central Park Triathlon Venue in Incheon, South Korea on Thursday going 1-2 in both the men’s and women’s events for the second consecutive Asiad.... |

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Japanese athletes return to defend titles at Asian Championships

Japanese athletes return to defend titles at Asian Championships

25/04/13 - This weekend, Subic Bay will welcome the Asian Championships for the first time since 2004. The coastal Philippine city is no stranger to race action, as it has often hosted Asian multisport events. The... |

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Ishigaki Pre Race Press Conference

Ishigaki Pre Race Press Conference

13/04/13 - Pre-race day in Ishigaki and the Local Organising Committee welcomed Tony Dodds, Emma Jackson and Dan Wilson, members of the Japanese National team including Hirokatsu Tayama and Yuka Sato as they met the... |

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World Cup action continues in Ishigaki

World Cup action continues in Ishigaki

10/04/13 - The World Cup circuit heads to Asia for the second stop of the series in familiar Ishigaki, Japan. The small island has been a staple on the ITU calendar for nearly two decades, with this weekend’s World... |

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2012 Yokohama Pre-race Press Conference Highlights

2012 Yokohama Pre-race Press Conference Highlights

28/09/12 - Olympic medallists Lisa Norden (SWE), Erin Densham (AUS) and Javier Gomez (ESP) along with 2011 Yokohama WTS gold medallist Joao Silva (POR) met with media at the event’s official pre-race press... |

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Triathlon returns to Japan’s Sendai Bay

Triathlon returns to Japan’s Sendai Bay

04/07/12 - Triathlon has successfully returned to one of the most affected areas of the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, with the NTT Triathlon Japan Cup/Miyagi International Triathlon Sendai Bay held in... |

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Japan announces Olympic team for London 2012

Japan announces Olympic team for London 2012

05/06/12 - The Japan Triathlon Union (JTU) has announced that Juri Ide, Ai Ueda, Mariko Adachi, Yuichi Hosoda and Hirokatsu Tayama have been selected to represent Japan at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Over the... |

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Japan sweep the podium at the 2012 Tateyama ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships

Japan sweep the podium at the 2012 Tateyama ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships

08/04/12 - Japan have claimed two spots on the London Olympic start line after a sweep of both the Elite Men’s and Elite Women’s podiums at the 2012 Tateyama ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships in Japan on... |

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Yokohama pre-race Press Conference Highlights

Yokohama pre-race Press Conference Highlights

16/09/11 - The last champion in Yokohama Lisa Norden (SWE) and this year’s Australian break-out stars Emma Jackson (AUS) and Brendan Sexton (AUS) met with the media at the official pre-race press conference for the... |

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Europe dominates in Chile as Tayama dedicates win to Japan

Europe dominates in Chile as Tayama dedicates win to Japan

02/04/11 - Russian women came away the big winners and Hirokatsu Tayama dedicated his first-place to Japan in two ITU triathlon events in Chile last week. The Santiago ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup was held in... |

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Exclusive Feature: Rise of Japanese Triathletes

Exclusive Feature: Rise of Japanese Triathletes

18/02/10 - This week’s featured video showcases three of Japan’s rising triathlon stars. As the sport continues to grow rapidly throughout the region we’re seeing more and more Japanese athletes nab podium... |

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Yamamoto Defends Asian Title

Yamamoto Defends Asian Title

30/08/09 - Japan’s Ryosuke Yamamoto successfully defended his ASTC Triathlon Asian Championship as he held off fellow countryman Hirokatsu Tayama by 24 seconds to take victory in Incheon, South Korea with a time... |

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Spirig, Tayama conquer Eilat in season finale

Spirig, Tayama conquer Eilat in season finale

06/12/07 - Nicola Spirig of Switzerland won the 2007 BG Triathlon World Cup finale in Eilat, Israel, with a finish time of 2 hours 2 minutes and 42 seconds.  After a hard fought 2007, Spirig grabs her first world... |

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2005 ITU Shichigahama Asian Cup

2005 ITU Shichigahama Asian Cup

11/07/05 - Hirokatsu Tayama  (JPN) and Ai Ueda (JPN) took the gold medal in the men’s and women’s elite races at the 2005 ITU Shichigahama Asian cup triathlon. Full results are now available. Go to the... |

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Dimitry Gaag (KAZ) and Akiko Sekine (JPN) Qualify for Athens Olympic Games

07/04/04 - The sun was blazing in Subic Bay, Philippines as athletes took to the course in the 2004 Asian Regional Triathlon Championships. An Olympic qualifying spot was up for grabs for the winner of both the... |

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