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London 2012 Triathlon competition and training schedule finalised

24/02/12 (via Triathlon.org) The International Triathlon Union (ITU), in conjunction with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), is pleased to confirm the final schedule...

Bidding for 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series host cities

22/02/12 (via Triathlon.org) The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has opened bidding for the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series. The bidding is open to host cities and National Federations wishing to hold one...

IOC World Conference on Women and Sport calls for more women in leadership roles

21/02/12 (via Triathlon.org) Participants in the 5th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport called on sports leaders to take a more proactive role in advancing the cause of women in and through sport as the...

ITU selects Technical Officials for triathlon competition at London 2012

20/02/12 (via Triathlon.org) The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce the 42 Technical Officials who will oversee and officiate the triathlon competition at the London Olympic Games.  The...

Murray and Fischer make it a South African double in Cape Town

20/02/12 (via Triathlon.org) South Africa’s Richard Murray and Carlyn Fischer got their respective seasons off to an excellent start at home, when they won the men’s and women’s titles at the 2012 Cape...

ITU releases 2012 Technical Officials Certification lists

19/02/12 (via Triathlon.org) The ITU Technical Committee has released the new ITU Technical Officials certification lists for 2012. Since 2010, ITU has published the technical officials’ certification lists...

2012 sprint season continues at Cape Town ITU Sprint Triathlon African Cup

17/02/12 (via Triathlon.org) The 2012 sprint triathlon season heats up in South Africa this weekend, with strong fields ready to compete in the 2012 Cape Town ITU Sprint Triathlon African Cup this Sunday. In...

ITU at the 2012 IOC World Conference on Women and Sport

16/02/12 (via Triathlon.org) The IOC’s 5th World Conference on Women and Sport opens today in Los Angeles and ITU’s delegation is led by President Marisol Casado and Secretary General Loreen Barnett; ftting...

Sergio Silva (POR) suspended for 6 months due to Anti-Doping rule violation

15/02/12 (via Triathlon.org) The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has announced it has imposed a six-month ban on Sergio Silva, a duathlete from Portugal, after committing an anti-doping rule violation in...

London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay

14/02/12 (via Triathlon.org) Earlier this month the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) released details surrounding the lighting of the Olympic Flame on 10 May and its...