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World Triathlon Podcast #88: Vincent Luis - out of the cage
29/02/24 - Reunited full-time with his coach Joel Filiol, back on extended training camps with nothing more to think about than form and focus, the enormous carrot of a home Olympics now just five months away, the... |
Full StoryThe talk from Tokyo: With Olympic medallists and athletes - women’s race
28/07/21 - Reactions and reflections with the Olympic medallists and athletes after the dramatic Tokyo 2020 Olympic Triathlon individual women’s competition on Tuesday morning at Odaiba Bay, Tokyo. Flora Duffy... |
Full StoryZaferes, Rappaport, Knibb eye USA’s second Olympic Triathlon gold
15/07/21 - Three very different racing styles, three serious medal contenders, the USA’s Taylor Knibb, Katie Zaferes and Summer Rappaport will all be heading to Tokyo knowing they have the potential to deliver an... |
Full StoryTokyo 2020 race numbers allocated to the 38 National Federations heading to the Games
02/07/21 - The race number allocation draw for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Triathlon races took place on Friday 2 July live on TriathlonLIVE.tv, allocating the transition spots for the 38 National Federations to have... |
Full StoryGomez-Islinger shows perfect timing to win first gold in Arzachena
29/05/21 - A sun-baked World Triathlon Cup Arzachena saw 57 elite women line up for one of the toughest sprint-distance courses ever seen on the circuit, and it was to be Marlene Gomez-Islinger’s day as the German... |
Full StoryOlympic Qualification on the line at Friday’s Mixed Relay in Lisbon
19/05/21 - Three days of World Triathlon action get underway in Lisbon on Friday, with the first-ever Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification event set to decide three more teams on the Tokyo 2020 start line over a... |
Full StoryTokyo Olympic Games – 100 Days To Go
13/04/21 - Wednesday 14 April marks 100 days until the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, one of the most highly anticipated Games in the history of the world’s biggest sporting event. A year on from its... |
Full StoryNicola Spirig on the magic of the Olympics and one of the all-time finishes at London 2012
30/07/20 - In the week that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was due to crown not just the next Men’s and Women’s Olympic Champions but also award the first ever Mixed Team Relay medals, the World Triathlon podcast... |
Full StoryTeam France deliver dramatic Mixed Relay gold on final day of Tokyo Test Event
18/08/19 - It was a fitting end to four days of unforgettable action at the Tokyo Test Event on Sunday with Team France – anchored by Dorian Coninx – surging to gold after the 2019 WTS Bermuda champion edged a... |
Full StoryBirtwhistle wears the one as men set to tackle Tokyo Test Event
13/08/19 - The morning of Friday 16 August, in the Odaiba region of Japan’s capital city, the Elite men will take to the start line for the hotly anticipated 2019 Tokyo ITU World Olympic Qualification Event.... |
Full StoryRio Olympics: Men’s discipline strengths
15/08/16 - As Jonathan Brownlee noted in an interview with his local paper last month, the Rio course is suited to a strong all-around triathlete. A beach swim start at Copacabana, followed by the hilly and... |
Full StoryHow to watch triathlon at the Olympics
05/08/16 - The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games open today! In our fifth edition int he Olympic Games, we couldn’t be more pumped to see the world’s fastest triathletes swim, bike and run their way to Olympic... |
Full StoryOlympic triathlon start lists revealed
01/08/16 - With the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games set to open this Friday, the ITU has released the men’s and women’s triathlon numbered start lists. The men’s Olympic triathlon will be contested on August... |
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 StoryUnited States win first Mixed Relay World title
17/07/16 - In practically a line-to-line dominate performance, the United States crushed the 2016 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Champions in Hamburg for its first-ever World Championship Title. While the U.S.... |
Full Story2019 ITU Grand Final awarded to Lausanne
14/06/16 - ITU today named Lausanne as the host city for the 31st edition of the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in 2019. “It is a pleasure to announce that Lausanne, the “Olympic Capital”, has been awarded... |
Full StoryITU reaches agreement with Olympic Channel
06/06/16 - Olympic Channel Services (OCS) today announced that it has to date reached cooperation agreements with 27 International Sports Federations (IFs) to collaborate on content for the Olympic Channel, marking... |
Full StoryNational Federations select athletes for Rio Olympics
01/06/16 - National Federations are announcing their Rio bound triathlon teams practically on the daily now, and we couldn’t be more pumped. Stay updated on who has gotten the nod from their Federation to go to... |
Full StoryItaly welcomes World Cup for first time
03/05/16 - With less than two weeks to go in the two-year Olympic qualification process, pressure is at an all-time high to cement spots for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. This Sunday, athletes will scramble for final... |
Full StoryLawrence Fanous putting Jordan on the triathlon map
15/04/16 - The idea of the ITU Development Programme and Team ITU has been around for some time, in fact this year sees the celebration of ten years of investment in developing young athletes and indeed national... |
Full StoryRichard Murray aiming for gold
01/04/16 - South African triathlete Richard Murray is on course for Rio 2016, but before he lands in Brazil there’s ITU World Cups, the ITU World Triathlon Series and the Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town to... |
Full StoryTechnical Officials for Olympics and Paralympics confirmed
19/02/16 - ITU is pleased to confirm the International and National Technical Officials for both the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and Paralympics. Triathlon will make its fifth appearance at the Olympic Games,... |
Full StoryWhat to look out for in the 2016 season
04/02/16 - It’s been a long, hard wait, but the 2016 season is finally upon us. And what a season it’s going to be. From naming Olympic and Paralympic champions to crowning World Champions, this is going to be... |
Full StoryTickets to Women’s Grand Final Luncheon with keyonte speaker Donna de Varona now on sale
04/09/15 - The ITU Women’s Committee will be hosting a luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 17, to discuss women in triathlon and the positive impact sport has on women, with U.S. Olympic gold medalist Donna de Varona as the... |
Full StoryJorgensen punches automatic ticket to Rio 2016
02/08/15 - Gwen Jorgensen (USA) has won herself yet another gold medal, but this time the gold means a little bit more—she has automatically qualified herself for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games next summer.... |
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