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Athletes speak about upcoming Pan Am races
11/07/15 - Forty-one nations have gathered in Toronto, Canada this weekend for the 17th Pan American Games. Among the thirty-six sports all vying for medals, triathlon kicks off on Saturday with the women’s race... |
Full StoryRio spot on the line at the Pan Am Games this weekend
08/07/15 - A feat that occurs every four years, the Pan American Games returns this weekend in Toronto, Canada. With start lists packed with talent on both the men’s and women’s side, the competition is expected... |
Full StoryHunter Kemper in the hunt for fifth Olympics
11/05/15 - If anyone is deserving of the ‘veteran’ tag in sport, Hunter Kemper is somewhere near the front of the queue, as the passionate 39-year-old American triathlete has been at the front throughout most of... |
Full StoryWorld Cup season closes in Tongyeong
15/10/14 - As ITU wraps up the last major competition of the year with the Tongyeong World Cup, action is anything but slowing down in what promises to be a power-player packed race in South Korea on Saturday. Top... |
Full StoryCartagena hosts penultimate World Cup
09/10/14 - With just two World Cups left in the ITU season, Cartagena debuts as a new race on the circuit this Sunday. Featuring similar start lists to Cozumel, athletes will this weekend battle over double the... |
Full StoryAthlete chatter ahead of World Triathlon Chicago
27/06/14 - From strategy to comebacks to career advice, the USA’s Hunter Kemper and Gwen Jorgensen, together with Great Britain’s Helen Jenkins and Spain’s Javier Gomez shared their thoughts ahead of the World... |
Full StoryLondon 2012: A review of the men’s race
07/08/13 - The men’s triathlon competition at London 2012 didn’t disappoint with an amazingly fast display of athleticism. Here’s a look back at the highlights from the men’s race one year ago. Breaking Bad The... |
Full StoryLondon 2012 Olympic Games: Men’s Pontoon Draw
05/08/12 - The official pontoon draw for the men’s triathlon competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games has taken place, with leading men choosing opposing ends of the pontoon for the swim in The Serpentine on... |
Full StoryU.S. Olympic Committee confirms U.S. Triathlon team for London 2012
11/07/12 - With less than three weeks until the Olympic Games kick off in London, the 2012 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team has officially been announced by the U.S. Olympic Committee. While the qualified athletes were... |
Full StoryCelebrating ten years of ITU racing in Madrid
28/05/12 - This weekend’s 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid not only marked the tenth anniversary of ITU racing in the Spanish capital, but also officially ended the London 2012 qualification period. Switzerland’s... |
Full StoryLondon 2012 Olympic Qualifying Update after San Diego
16/05/12 - The two-year ITU Olympic Qualification Period is almost at an end after the penultimate race in the city where triathlon was invented. The ITU World Triathlon San Diego held plenty of hopes and dreams,... |
Full StoryJonathan Brownlee starts 2012 season with dominating win in San Diego
13/05/12 - Great Britain’s Jonathan Brownlee kicked off his Olympic season with a dominant performance in San Diego, winning his second ITU World Triathlon Series event ahead of Switzerland’s Sven Riederer and... |
Full StoryBest of 2011: The 2011 ITU World Cup Series
29/12/11 - The courses may have been a mixture of new and old on the ITU World Cup circuit this year, but the podiums were filled with first-time winners in 2011. There were a total of 10 new World Cup winners, and... |
Full StoryOne year to go until Triathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games
04/08/11 - Exactly one year from today the best female triathletes in the world will dive into The Serpentine in the battle for Olympic gold. Which means it is the perfect time to revisit triathlon’s history in the... |
Full StoryBevan Docherty resumes winning ways in Edmonton
11/07/11 - Double Olympic medallist Bevan Docherty of New Zealand picked up where he left off in 2007, by winning gold in the Edmonton ITU Triathlon World Cup on Sunday. “This course seems to treat me well. I... |
Full StoryFindlay headlines at home as ITU World Cup circuit returns to Edmonton
06/07/11 - The ITU World Cup circuit returns to Edmonton for the first time in four years, a perfect time to see home grown star Paula Findlay in the best form of her career. The last time there was a World Cup... |
Full StoryBrendan Sexton (AUS) breaks through with first ITU World Cup title
08/05/11 - Brendan Sexton (AUS) ran away from the field late in the run to snatch his first career World Cup title in Monterrey, punctuating his impressive start to the 2011 season. Earlier this year, Australia’s... |
Full StoryThree-time Olympian Hunter Kemper (USA) finds gold in Ishigaki
17/04/11 - American Hunter Kemper finally found gold and the World Cup podium also welcomed two brand new medallists in a thrilling men’s race in Ishigaki. In a race that had plenty of breaks and surprises, it... |
Full StoryIshigaki Press Conference Highlights
16/04/11 - Jenkins pulls out from the race due to brush burns caused by bike crash in Sydney. International athletes are united to give Japan “happiness and love.” Summer has arrived in Ishigaki, a tiny island in... |
Full StoryIshigaki World Cup Preview
14/04/11 - The second round of the 2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup series is Ishigaki, a scenic island in southwestern Japan. A total of 129 athletes from 33 nations will line up on the starting grids for this... |
Full StoryBrownlee Wins Back To Back in DC
21/06/09 - The men got the racing underway shortly after 9am with a 1500m two lap swim in the Potomac River. Heavy rains in the days preceding the race raised the water level and generated some strong currents which... |
Full StoryUSA Dominate PATCO Champs
17/05/09 - The United States swept the mens and womens elite races, grabbed U23 womens gold, and earned a gold and bronze in the junior mens race at the ITU Pan American Triathlon Confederation Championships in... |
Full StoryKemper Heads PATCO Champs Field
12/05/09 - Three time Olympian, Hunter Kemper, heads the United State’s men’s squad at this weekend’s PATCO Triathlon Pan American Championships in Oklahoma, in his first race back since the Beijing Olympic... |
Full StoryReed, Ertel U.S. National Champs
22/09/08 - Matt Reed and Julie Ertel each used a strong run leg to pull away from the competition and win USA Triathlon Elite National titles on Saturday, an event that doubled as an ITU Triathlon Pan American... |
Full StoryFrodeno Crowned Olympic Champ
19/08/08 - German athlete Jan Frodeno unleashed a brilliantly timed sprint to take the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games gold medal in a time of 1:48:53 only 50 metres from the line. Previously this year I have lost all... |
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