Olympics

TYR Signs USA Olympian Triathlete Sarah Haskins

by Liz Hichens

Working to promote and support the best athletes in the sport of triathlon, TYR is proud to announce a multi-year partnership with USA standout Sarah Haskins. An Olympian and reigning Toyota Series Champion, she is a proven performer who will bring experience and enthusiasm to TYR’s growing team of professional triathletes.

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Competitor Radio: Jarrod Shoemaker

by Features

Jarrod Shoemaker is a Boston native who ran at Dartmouth, but didn’t get into the sport of triathlon until 2004. By 2008 he was on the US Olympic team and in 2009 he had a huge breakthrough when he won the Hamburg ITU race. Jarrod came in studio to talk about his racing, training and [...]

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Raña Set To Return To Triathlon

by Liz Hichens

Spain’s Iván Raña is giving up on his one-year experiment trying to race in the professional cycling ranks to return full time to triathlon.

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2010 ITU Triathlon World Cup Calendar Announced

by Liz Hichens

With nine ITU Triathlon World Cup races added to the calendar, the 2010 triathlon season will provide the world’s best triathletes with an unrivalled chance to compete at international cities and venues as the sport of triathlon continues to grow on the global stage.

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Triathlon History: The Sport’s Roots

by Features

Written by: Ian Murray

The moment an athlete falls in love with this sport is a beautiful thing to witness. Very often it happens at the finish line of the first triathlon, a race entered on a dare or a whim or a bold, self-inflicted challenge. Whether you’ve just been bitten or the hook was set [...]

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Triathlon Heads To Rio De Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games

by Liz Hichens

With the International Olympic Committee announcement that Rio de Janeiro in Brazil will be the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, triathlon can look forward to returning a city and country which is steeped in multisport history.

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Perfect ITU World Championship Series Continues For Brownlee With Victory In London

by Liz Hichens

For a man of just 21 years of age, Great Britain’s Alistair Brownlee showed remarkable confidence and a cool head as he won his fourth consecutive Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series race in London.
Hyde Park, the designated triathlon venue for the 2012 London Olympic Games, hosted the event as competitors swam in [...]

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McIlroy, Polyansky Claim Titles In Tiszaujvaros

by Liz Hichens

Russians dominate at Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup in men’s race in Hungary. On the women’s side, New Zealand’s McIlroy makes successful transition from running events.
Taking four of the six medals on offer, the Russian team managed a clean sweep of the men’s podium as Dmitry Polyansky, Alexander Brukhankov and Ivan Tutukin went one-two-three whilst [...]

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Young Elite Triathletes Put On Show In Colorado

by Liz Hichens

A record number of youth elite and junior elite triathletes raced for national titles amid ideal weather conditions at the USA Triathlon National Junior Olympic Festival in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday.
With a total of 181 athletes, representing close to 40 states, on the start lines for the four races, there was plenty of action [...]

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World’s Top Triathletes Descend On London Three Years Before Olympics

by Liz Hichens

Three years from today the 2012 Games triathlon races will take place (August 7 and 8, 2012) and the UK is set to get an early opportunity to enjoy this exciting Olympic sport in action when the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship takes place next weekend (August 15 and 16) at Hyde Park, London.
Alistair [...]

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Youth, Juniors Race For Titles On Saturday

by Liz Hichens

Close to 500 youth from around the nation will be competing in Colorado Springs this weekend as part of the 2009 USA Triathlon National Junior Olympic Festival.
The Saturday, August 8 events in Memorial Park (Prospect Lake) will include triathlon competitions for youth aged 7-19, including Youth Nationals and Youth and Junior Elite Nationals. While a [...]

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Surgery For Olympic Champ Snowsill

by Liz Hichens

Olympic champion, Emma Snowsill from Australia, has undergone keyhole surgery to repair minor damage to the labrum cartilage of the hip, under the advice of coach and fiancé, Craig Walton.
The Beijing Olympic Games gold medallist returned to Australia from an Australian Institute of Sport triathlon camp in France earlier in the week to seek medical [...]

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