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2012 ITU World Cup season continues in Ishigaki
17/04/12 - The ITU World Cup series returns to Ishigaki for an incredible 17th consecutive year in 2012. The small island southwest of Japan’s mainland has been on the World Cup circuit since 1996, making it the... |
Full StoryJapan, Korea highlight 2012 Tateyama Asian Championships this weekend
03/04/12 - The 2012 Tateyama ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships elite start lists are teeming with past Japanese Asian Champions including current title holders, Kiyomi Niwata and Yuichi Hosoda. However, with two... |
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Hewitt caps off brilliant 2011 season with dominating win at Auckland World Cup
20/11/11 - New Zealand’s Andrea Hewitt put the perfect finishing touch on her already excellent 2011 season, leading a bike breakaway en route to a dominant World Cup win in Auckland. After impressive victories in... |
Full StoryJapan rounds up the medals at 2011 Asian Championships
23/09/11 - Japan continues to prove its strength in Asia taking almost every podium place at the 2011 Yilan ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships. Yuichi Hosoda retains his position as Asian champion and Kiyomi Niwata... |
Full Story Barbara Riveros Diaz continues great start to 2011 with win in Ishigaki
17/04/11 - Chilean Barbara Riveros Diaz has continued her stellar start to the 2011 season by running away with the Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup title in Japan. Riveros Diaz claimed bronze in the first ITU... |
Full Story Niwata Wins in Ishigaki
25/04/10 - Three-time Olympian Kiyomi Niwata of Japan won the Ishigaki World Cup title this afternoon, topping Great Britain’s Liz Blatchford in a thrilling finish. The 39-year old put on a long sprint at the final... |
Full Story 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... |
Full Story Ide Thrills Home Crowd in Ishigaki
26/04/09 - Juri Ide delighted the home crowd by winning round two of the 2009 ITU Triathlon World Cup Series today on the Japanese island of Ishigaki. Leading for most of the race, Ide crossed the line in 2 hours 3... |
Full StoryAthletes Looking Forward to Racing
25/04/09 - Australia’s Courtney Atkinson has become a legendary figure on the Japanese island of Ishigaki as the three time winner looks forward to a tough race on Sunday afternoon. “The conditions here are pretty... |
Full StoryDocherty & Sweetland Win In NZ
06/04/09 - Taranaki turned on its Sunday best for the finale to the Port Taranaki World Tri Festival with the ITU Continental Cup races held in New Plymouth, New Zealamd. Three days of stunning weather and action... |
Full StoryUmphenour, Niwata take Hong Kong
17/11/08 - Japan’s triple Olympic Kiyomi Niwata and American veteran Joe Umphenour won the OSIM 2008 Hong Kong ITU Triathlon Asian Cup this past weekend. In the elite women’s field, Niwata overcame a... |
Full StoryHong Kong Asian Cup this weekend
12/11/08 - Several Olympians are heading to the Hong Kong Disneyland resort this weekend but it’s not to see Mickey or visit the magic kingdom. They’ll racing for a $25,000 USD prize purse at the OSIM Hong Kong... |
Full StoryJapan Sweeps Asian Championships
03/05/08 - Japan swept mens and womens gold at this years ASTC Asian Championships in Guanzhou, China. Ai Ueda won the womens crown while Ryosuke Yamamoto took the mens title in a stunning upset over Kazakh Daniil... |
Full Story Flying Fernandes takes Salford
29/07/07 - In typical fashion, Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal ran away from the field today at the 2007 Salford BG Triathlon World Cup to claim the 17th world cup win of her career in a time of 2 hours 2 minutes and... |
Full Story Hewitt Gets 1st World Cup win
27/07/07 - Andrea Hewitt of New Zealand has just won the 2007 Kitzbühel BG Triathlon World Cup in a sprint finish with local Austrian athlete Eva Dollinger. Hewitt ran away from Dollinger and the rest of the field... |
Full Story Whitfield, Hewitt take inaugural Kitzbuhel World Cup
26/07/07 - Kitzbuhel, Austria is no stranger to fast and furious racing action. But instead of skiers speeding down the world renowned Hahnenkamm mountain, the town witnessed spectacular sprint finishes in both... |
Full Story Bennett Grabs Gold in Des Moines
17/06/07 - Local favourite Laura Bennett of the United States has just won the 2007 Des Moines BG Triathlon World Cup, taking home a record US$200,000 in prize money and another US$65,000 plus in prizes, including a... |
Full Story Warriner Wins Vancouver World Cup
10/06/07 - Samantha Warriner of New Zealand has just won the 2007 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Cup in the official test event for the 2008 triathlon world championships, with one of the fastest women’s... |
Full StoryWhitcombe wins in Corner Brook
17/07/05 - A cool, misty morning in Corner Brook gave way to sunny calm racing conditions by the time the elite women hit the water for the start of the 8th Corner Brook ITU World Cup Triathlon. Click here for... |
Full StoryWarriner and Atkinson Win in Ishigaki
25/05/05 - Loretta Harrop of Australia who is the current ITU World Cup leader after winning the Mooloolaba World Cup and placing second in Honolulu, set a fearsome pace through the 2 lap, 1500m swim segment... |
Full StoryWarriner wins first ever world cup!
15/03/05 - Samantha Warriner (NZL) has won her first ever world cup in stunning fashion, beating the sweltering heat to come home in convincing style. Meanwhile Kiyomi Niwata of Japan delighted the home crowd... |
Full StorySeear wins first world cup
11/04/04 - Elite Women -Race Story Final: Maxine Seear made up almost 20 seconds and the last lap and outsprinted Dillon in the finish straight for a thrilling finish. Kiyomi Niwata put the icing on the cake... |
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