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Olympic triathlon ranking movers after big weekend of racing in Napier

Olympic triathlon ranking movers after big weekend of racing in Napier

26/02/24 - In a blockbuster start to the season, Callum McClusky and Sophie Linn powered to the gold medals at the Napier World Cup. The next day, the Australian team stormed to another win as they crossed the line... |

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Olympic triathlon qualification: the pathways to Paris 2024

Olympic triathlon qualification: the pathways to Paris 2024

11/01/24 - The new year is here and the Paris 2024 qualification picture is beginning to clear for some of the athletes chasing the 55 men’s and 55 women’s berths on the Olympic start line. The qualification... |

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Men’s final push to Paris 2024 continues with Friday’s crucial Olympic Games Test Event

Men’s final push to Paris 2024 continues with Friday’s crucial Olympic Games Test Event

14/08/23 - At 8am on Friday morning, the world’s top 65 male triathletes will line up in the shadows of Paris’ iconic Ponte Alexandre III ready to sample the full challenge of the 2024 Olympic Games triathlon... |

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Athletes chase first Paris 2024 spots at Thursday’s huge Olympic Games Test Event

Athletes chase first Paris 2024 spots at Thursday’s huge Olympic Games Test Event

14/08/23 - Thursday morning in the French capital will see 65 women lining up for arguably the biggest race of their year at the World Triathlon Olympic Games Test Event Paris, all eager to get a good taste of the... |

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The year in review: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

The year in review: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

23/12/21 - Tokyo 2020. Postponed by a pandemic, constrained by Covid but, ultimately another inspirational Olympic Games and another unforgettable chapter in the history of triathlon. It may have been a year late,... |

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ASICS World Triathlon Team members look back to Tokyo 2020

ASICS World Triathlon Team members look back to Tokyo 2020

13/09/21 - For every athlete who made it to Tokyo 2020, the journey in reaching the biggest start line in the sport was filled with challenges as well as thrills. For those who hail from some of triathlon’s smallest... |

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Great Britain bring home historic Olympic Mixed Relay Gold at Tokyo 2020

31/07/21 - The build up had been intense, the anticipation huge and the action did not disappoint as Great Britain’s Alex Yee hung on to the tightest of leads for the final 2km run and bring home the first ever... |

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World Triathlon Podcast #44 - Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion Flora Duffy

World Triathlon Podcast #44 - Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion Flora Duffy

29/07/21 - The journey to becoming Olympic Triathlon Champion at Tokyo 2020 was a long one for Bermuda’s Flora Duffy. That she achieved her lifelong dream at the fourth time of asking underscores the resilience that... |

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Olympic Champion: Kristian Blummenfelt triumphant in Tokyo

28/07/21 - After more than a decade of meticulous planning with his team, it was Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt who was crowned the men’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Triathlon Champion on Monday morning on Odaiba Bay,... |

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Triathlon Mixed Relay’s Olympic debut ready to take centre stage at Tokyo 2020

Triathlon Mixed Relay’s Olympic debut ready to take centre stage at Tokyo 2020

28/07/21 - Two incredible individual triathlon races down, one spectacular team relay to come. The stage is set for Tokyo 2020 to witness arguably the greatest team competition of the Olympic Games: four world-class... |

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Olympic Champion: Flora Duffy realises Olympic destiny at Tokyo 2020

Olympic Champion: Flora Duffy realises Olympic destiny at Tokyo 2020

27/07/21 - What an Olympic journey it has been for Bermuda’s Flora Duffy. On Tuesday morning at Tokyo 2020 she produced the performance of a true champion, powering through difficult conditions on the bike and then... |

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Triathlon: Women’s preview

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Triathlon: Women’s preview

25/07/21 - The wait is nearly over. On Tuesday 27 July, 6.30am local time, 55 women will dive into Odaiba Bay, each having navigated their own unique path to reaching the Tokyo 2020 Olympic start line over the past... |

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Women’s Tokyo 2020 pontoon positions drawn

Women’s Tokyo 2020 pontoon positions drawn

25/07/21 - Sunday morning local time, two days ahead of the Women’s Olympic Triathlon (Tuesday 06:30am local time), the draw was made for the athletes’ pontoon positions on the start line. As with the men’s draw 24... |

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Men’s Tokyo 2020 pontoon positions drawn

Men’s Tokyo 2020 pontoon positions drawn

24/07/21 - Following the second day of training and familiarisations ahead of Monday’s men’s Olympic Triathlon (06:30am local time), the draw was made for their pontoon positions on the start line. The possibility... |

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The talk from Tokyo: Pre-race quotes from Olympic Triathlon’s front line

23/07/21 - Friday and Saturday mornings saw the first two days of training and familiarisation from the Tokyo 2020 Odaiba Bay Olympic Triathlon course. We caught up with some of the athletes and coaches looking to... |

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Triathlon: Men’s preview

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Triathlon: Men’s preview

23/07/21 - Take a look across the men’s start list for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Triathlon and it is impossible not to get excited by what lies ahead once the athletes have dived into Odaiba Bay after the horn sounds... |

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Blummenfelt, Stornes and Iden: Raising the flag for Norway at Tokyo 2020

Blummenfelt, Stornes and Iden: Raising the flag for Norway at Tokyo 2020

20/07/21 - Something special happened on 28 April 2018 as Bermuda made its debut as a host of the World Triathlon Championship Series, a subtle shift in the balance of triathlon power towards Scandinavia courtesy of... |

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Javier Gomez: One more shot at Olympic gold for a Spanish legend

Javier Gomez: One more shot at Olympic gold for a Spanish legend

20/07/21 - There cannot be many involved in the world of triathlon who, on 26 July at Odaiba Bay, would not want to see Javi Gomez at the pointy end of the Tokyo 2020 race challenging for a second Olympic medal.... |

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British trio looking to make history at Tokyo 2020

British trio looking to make history at Tokyo 2020

20/07/21 - Has there ever been a stronger case for a British gold in the women’s Olympic Triathlon than Tuesday morning’s race (Tokyo time) in Odaiba Bay? On paper, probably not. Georgia Taylor-Brown goes in as... |

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Flora Duffy: Unfinished Olympic business in Tokyo

17/07/21 - One of the undisputed greats of the sport, Bermuda’s Flora Duffy has won two world titles, the Commonwealth Games, dominated the sport at the top level for much of the 2016-2018 period and then bounced... |

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Hayden Wilde: Maltese Falcon flying high to Tokyo

Hayden Wilde: Maltese Falcon flying high to Tokyo

16/07/21 - For anyone that has seen him in action over the past few years, it is clear that New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde is a man who relishes racing. A big fan of Richard Murray‘s ‘aggressive style’, an equally... |

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Alex Yee: In form and on a mission in Tokyo

Alex Yee: In form and on a mission in Tokyo

14/07/21 - The rise and rise of 23-year-old Alex Yee all the way to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic start line has been impressive, but far from smooth. His clear talent notwithstanding, it would have taken a brave person to... |

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Barbara Riveros: Overcoming doubt to hit fourth Olympic start line

Barbara Riveros: Overcoming doubt to hit fourth Olympic start line

13/07/21 - When Barbara Riveros powered her way to fifth place at Rio 2016 behind Non Stanford, Vicky Holland, Nicola Spirig and Gwen Jorgensen, she also landed the best Chilean Olympic performance by a woman since... |

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Tyler Mislawchuk: Training hard and aiming high in Tokyo

Tyler Mislawchuk: Training hard and aiming high in Tokyo

12/07/21 - After 18 months at the mercy of international travel restrictions and uncertainty, Canada’s Tyler Mislawchuk is now ready to hit Tokyo and the final stages of his Olympic preparations. The period may... |

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Tokyo 2020: How to watch triathlon at the Olympic Games

Tokyo 2020: How to watch triathlon at the Olympic Games

10/07/21 - In accordance with the IOC’s global broadcast rights agreements, the Triathlon events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will not be available to watch on TriathlonLIVE, but will once again be widely available... |

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