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ITU opens bids for the 2020 Multisport World Cups May 24, 2019
The International Triathlon Union is launching the bid conditions for the ITU Multisport World Cup 2019-2020. Conceived as a competition perfect to provide a well-organised event in all triathlon-related multisport disciplines, the Multisport World Cups must include two of the following events: Long Distance, Duathlon, Cross Triathlon, Cross Duathlon and Aquathlon. After the proven success […]
Inspiring figures behind Israel’s Herzliya Women’s Triathlon May 24, 2019
On 1 June, the starting horn of the Herzliya Women’s Triathlon in Israel will sound for the 26th consecutive year. The story behind the event is both tragic and inspiring but, with nominations still open for the 2019 ITU Women’s Committee Award of Excellence, it is a story that once again underlines the enormous impact […]
ITU breaks new ground with first in-house live TV production May 23, 2019
On 18 May, the Cagliari World Cup became the stage for a major first in ITU’s race coverage, with its media team delivering the full live broadcast and media production in-house. This marks a great step towards the expansion of TriathlonLive, the new revamped OTT platform powered by Havoline that ITU redesigned at the beginning […]
Women-only triathlons in the spotlight during Award of Excellence nominations May 21, 2019
Nominations are still open for the 2019 ITU Award of Excellence, the annual Women’s Committee celebration of the contributions made by and towards women at all levels of the sport by members of the triathlon family. Whether opening up pathways to newcomers or Elites, coaching or educating, raising awareness of gender issues or by being […]
Alistair Brownlee and Sophie Coldwell make it a day to remember for GB in Cagliari May 18, 2019
Two-time Olympic and World Champion Alistair Brownlee and compatriot Sophie Coldwell delivered two incredible performances in Cagliari to take the gold medals back to Great Britain. It was a first race over the sprint distance since 2015 for Brownlee, who was able to summon a final drop of power to out-sprint Justus Nieschlag (GER) to […]
Allysa Seely’s sixth straight success May 18, 2019
The USA’s Allysa Seely secured her sixth consecutive World Paratriathlon Series win with another impressive victory in the women’s PTS2 in Yokohama on Saturday. The reigning world champion crossed the line in 1:19:38, using her signature run speed to finish nearly a minute ahead of Great Britain’s Fran Brown. Finland’s Liisa Lilja completed the podium, […]
First ever Yokohama victory for Vincent Luis May 18, 2019
With an incredible run over the 10k, Vincent Luis claimed his first ever victory in WTS Yokohama to make a serious statement over his intentions of fighting for the Series trophy. The French had an impressive performance to beat almost over the finish line South African Henri Schoeman and young Hungarian hope Bence Bicsak. 50 […]
Zaferes leads a USA podium sweep in WTS Yokohama May 18, 2019
With a dominant performance, American Katie Zaferes claims a hat trick in the 2019 World Triathlon Yokohama, with teammates Summer Rappaport and Taylor Spivey accompanying her in the podium in the fourth podium sweep for USA in the history of WTS. On a beautiful morning in Yokohama, the race started to unfold right when the […]
Athletes’ chatter ahead of WTS Yokohama May 17, 2019
For the third stop of the 2019 World Triathlon Series the elite triathletes head to Japan once again to return to the familiar event of the ITU World Triathlon Yokohama. In the race 10th anniversary, the event marks the start of the second period of the Olympic qualification for Tokyo 2020, and 50 men and […]
Wakako Tsuchida preps for Yokohama challenge May 17, 2019
Japan’s seven-time Paralympian Wakako Tsuchida is ready see how she stacks up against the best when she competes on home course at the World Paratriathlon Series in Yokohama on Saturday. The Series is the second of the season, and Tsuchida’s category, the women’s PTWC, includes World Championship medallists. “That experience motivated me to overcome my […]