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2012 Photo of the Year - Week Three: Madrid

18/11/12 (via Triathlon.org) In the third week of the Photo of the Year competition, we head over to Europe for the ITU World Triathlon Madrid. This year’s race, known for its tough bike course, either...

2012 Highlights: Year of the sprint

15/11/12 (via Triathlon.org) One of the defining characteristics of this year’s World Triathlon Series and World Cup races were the number of sprint distances that appeared on the calendar. With half the...

Mark Fretta receives sanction for USADA anti-doping violation

14/11/12 (via Triathlon.org) The ITU Anti-doping team would like to share a media release from the United States Anti-doping Agency (USADA) announcing that Mark Fretta (USA) has been sanctioned for an...

PATCO talent identification programme finishes first module

14/11/12 (via Triathlon.org) A total of 79 coaches from eight Latin American countries recently concluded the first module of a unique coaching programme for PATCO coaches with a three-day classroom session in...

2012 Photo of the Year - Week Two: San Diego

11/11/12 (via Triathlon.org) In our second instalment of the photo competition, we head to the U.S. where the second ITU World Triathlon Series took place beachside in San Diego. Huge crowds lined the streets...

2012 Photo of the Year Week One Result

09/11/12 (via Triathlon.org) With such a large amount of stunning imagery, opinions and votes were pretty divided this week. In the end the week’s winner in the photo of the year series received 26% of the...

ITU announces 2013 Triathlon World Cup season

09/11/12 (via Triathlon.org) ITU today announced the schedule for the 2013 Triathlon World Cup season. The 2013 calendar will cover ten cities on four continents, and includes a variety of new and familiar...

2012 Photo of the Year - Week One: Sydney

05/11/12 (via Triathlon.org) As the 2012 ITU season closes the curtain on one of its most exciting years of competition to date, we take a look back at the beautiful images captured during the ITU World...

Gemmell and Harrison re-elected to Athlete Committee

02/11/12 (via Triathlon.org) Following the 25th ITU Congress, eight athlete representatives from seven countries were elected to the Athletes’ Committee. Double Olympians Jessica Harrison (FRA) and Kris...

ITU awards 2014 and 2015 Multisport World Championships

31/10/12 (via Triathlon.org) The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today announced a trio of host cities for three Multisport World Championships in 2014 and 2015.  The 2014 ITU Cross Triathlon World...