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South Africa’s Mhlengi Gwala competes in first Para World Cup in Funchal

21/10/2019 The victim of a vicious attack in Durban in March 2018 that almost cost him his leg, former South African Age-Group athlete Mhlengi Gwala‘s inspirational story of recovery...

Four top ten’s for SA at WTS Gold Coast

09/04/2017 South Africa’s Elite Triathletes rewrote the history books once again. The 2017 WTS Gold Coast event now marks the first time in history that four of South Africa’s Elite...

SA Triathletes on fire at New Plymouth World cup

03/04/2017 Not only did Murray manage his second consecutive win in the 2017 World Cup series this past weekend, but also his third consecutive New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World cup...

RSA Elite ladies at New Plymouth World Cup

03/04/2017 RSA Elite athletes, Gillian Sanders and Carlyn Fischer, are now off to the Gold Coast after some hard racing in cold and rainy conditions at the 2017 New Plymouth World cup...

Rabie claims 11th spot at the 2016 Rio Olympics

27/08/2016 RSA’s Elite Triathlon ladies, Gillian Sanders and Mari Rabie, made their mark at the Rio Olympics.  By claiming 11th spot, Mari Rabie became the best placed South African...

Proud Moment for SA Triathlon at Rio Olympics

27/08/2016 South African Triathlon is at an all time high! Henri Schoeman and Richard Murray just rewrote the history books for Triathlon South Africa by claiming a 3d and 4th position...

RSA Triathlon team to 2016 Olympics

26/07/2016 SASCOC on Thursday, 14 July, announced an additional 113 athletes to the Team South Africa squad that will carry the nation’s flag at the 2016 Olympic Games to be held from...

New kid on the block, Quenet puts his hand up in Europe

21/07/2016 By Mark Etheridge Stellenbosch’s Nicholas Quenet was South Africa’s best-placed finisher in the recent European tour by a group of the country’s rising triathlete...

2016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships

21/07/2016 A Team of four of our Elite RSA athletes took part in the 2016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships over the past weekend. South Africa did a sterling job,...

Rabie 8th in Hamburg WTS

20/07/2016 Five of South Africa’s Elite athletes lined up for the WTS individual sprint events in Hamburg over the weekend. Rabie, showing consistent good form throughout the course...

Richard Murray aiming for gold

15/03/2016 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...

2016 Bloemfontein ATU Paratriathlon African Championships preview

11/03/2016 The ATU Para tri African championship race will kick off on Saturday, 12 March, at 08h45 at Maselspoort (Bloemfontein). South Africa has 11 paratriathletes to participate in...

South African triathlete wins Ultraman Florida event

11/03/2016 South African triathlete, Rob Gray, currently living in the USA recently won the Ultraman Florida event. This event is a three-day, 320 mile (515-km) endurance race, which...

British Triathlon/ITU coaching clinic in Bloemfontein

11/03/2016 TSA is very excited to announce that the BTF International Triathlon Development Programme is bringing an ITU development coaching course to Maselspoort (Bloemfontein) this...

Rabie shines in Abu-Dhabi WTS

11/03/2016 Mari Rabie started the 2016 WTS season off on a high note, by placing 13th with an excellent performance in the Abu-Dhabi WTS on Saturday. Rabie was the 5th athlete out of...

Murray claims silver in Abu-Dhabi

11/03/2016 Richard Murray is off to a flying start to the 2016 WTS series. Murray had an exceptional performance by turning a 31 second deficit on the swim into a silver medal at the...

Triathlon South Africa helps officials reach the next level

25/03/2011 South Africa now has more qualified triathlon technical officials after the successful running of ITU Level 1 and Level 2 Technical Official Courses. A total of 24 technical...

Stef Joubert takes over reins at TSA

18/10/2010 As from 1 October 2010 Stef Joubert has been appointed in the position of office executive at Triathlon South Africa, her focus is to handle all administrative aspects of...

South African Elite Athletes Perform In Budapest

14/09/2010 The ITU Triathlon World Championship Grand Final was held in Budapest the past weekend.  South African Elite athletes performed great in the race and four placed in the...

ITU Facilitators Course for Africa Durban, South Africa

25/08/2010 From 3rd – 5th May 2010, the first ITU Continental Facilitators course was held by the ATU, in Durban, South Africa. Facilitators from all over Africa joined in this...