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Luis in pole position but title race wide open heading to Grand Final
26/08/19 - The Swiss Olympic City of Lausanne will play host to the 2019 Grand Final this week, with Saturday afternoon’s action in and around Lake Geneva set to decide who will be crowned the 2019 World Champion.... |
Full StoryBirtwhistle wears the one as men set to tackle Tokyo Test Event
13/08/19 - The morning of Friday 16 August, in the Odaiba region of Japan’s capital city, the Elite men will take to the start line for the hotly anticipated 2019 Tokyo ITU World Olympic Qualification Event.... |
Full StoryJake Birtwhistle wins first WTS gold with powerful performance in Leeds
09/06/19 - On a cool Summer ‘s Sunday afternoon in Yorkshire, Jake Birtwhistle became the first Australian since Brad Kahlefeldt to win a top-tier gold on the ITU circuit, nailing another incredible run to sweep... |
Full StorySizzling run in Edmonton brings Mola in for his fourth consecutive WTS podium
28/07/18 - In an exciting early evening showdown in Edmonton Mario Mola (ESP) surged ahead of Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR) in the final lap of the run to capture his fourth consecutive WTS podium. Blummenfelt... |
Full StoryBrownlee’s ready to shine again at the Commonwealth Games
02/04/18 - A total of 38 men will compete in the individual men’s race in the Gold Coast, with the younger Brownlee, Jonathan, wearing number 1. With a start list crowded with Olympic and WTS medallist, expect a... |
Full StoryMen will battle it out for last remaining Oympic spots in Yokohama
09/05/16 - After exactly two years of battling it out on the race course, the Olympic qualifying period finally comes to a close this weekend at the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama. Athletes have been accumulating... |
Full StoryBirtwhistle (AUS) brilliant for men’s U23 world title
17/09/15 - The 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago officially kicked off Thursday morning with the Under23 men’s World Champion being crowned. Jacob Birtwhistle now tallies one title for the Australian... |
Full StoryU23 World Championship race overflowing with talent
11/09/15 - The men’s and women’s Under23 World Championship start lists are overflowing with talent that have already been making headlines amongst the elites this year. The U23 athletes will compete on the same... |
Full StoryDavid Hauss finally claims Mooloolaba World Cup
14/03/15 - It was always been a case of close, but not quite there, for France’s David Hauss at Mooloolaba. In a handful of appearances at the ITU World Cup race on Australia’s Sunshine Coast, he had collected two... |
Full StoryAustralia’s youth rise up at Continental Championships
23/02/15 - Australian Triathlon’s generation next, led by Tasmania’s Jacob Birtwhistle and Western Australian Jaz Hedgeland came of age in Devonport this weekend. Birtwhistle, 20 and Hedgeland 19, broke... |
Full StoryGreat Britain win U23 Mixed Relay World Championships
01/09/14 - Great Britain continued their dominance in the Mixed Relay format, claiming the U23/Junior World Championship today, backing up the Elite title they won earlier this year. Gordon Benson (GRB), the bronze... |
Full StoryRaphael Montoya collects another Championship title
30/08/14 - In a thrilling finish that came down to the wire in Edmonton, France’s Raphael Montoya (FRA) clinched the 2014 ITU Junior Men’s World Championship on Friday. The 2014 European Champion was well placed... |
Full StoryJunior athletes ready to shine in Edmonton
26/08/14 - For a full view of the Junior course, click here. The eyes of the triathlon world will be focused on Edmonton, Canada this week as the 2014 TransCanada Corp. World Triathlon Grand Final swings into... |
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