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Sam Appleton confirmed to race Nepean Triathlon
Local triathlete and Ironman 70.3 specialist Sam Appleton is a confirmed starter in the Atmosphere Nepean Triathlon. Sam joins a number of big names like defending champion Aaron Royle and British triathlete Stuart Hayes battling for a total $76,500 prize pool. An interesting match up between 70.3 s
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Womens Preview: 2015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Olympic Qualification Event
The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games are closer than ever, hitting the one-year countdown mark on August 5. While the women's circuit has been mostly dominated by one woman this season, when it comes down to Olympic competitions, all slates are clean. Set at the beautiful Copacabana Beach, th
Sam Appleton confirmed to race Nepean Triathlon
Local triathlete and Ironman 70.3 specialist Sam Appleton is a confirmed starter in the Atmosphere Nepean Triathlon. Sam joins a number of big names like defending champion Aaron Royle and British triathlete Stuart Hayes battling for a total $76,500 prize pool. An interesting match up between 70.3 s
Australia takes silver in Mixed Teams Relay World Championship
Australia deliver a stellar performance to win silver at the Mixed Teams Relay World Championship in Hamburg, narrowly finishing behind the French team.
Gwen Jorgensen sprints to her 11th straight victory at WTS Hamburg
Proving that she is also capable at dominating in a sprint, USA's Gwen Jorgensen claimed victory at the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg on Saturday. With Great Britain's Vicky Holland giving Jorgensen some pressured competition up until the last 500 metres, the 11-time WTS consectut
Vincent Luis out sprints World Champion to win first World Triathlon Series race
No stranger to the podium, but a stranger to the top, France's Vincent Luis produced a remarkable run at World Triathlon Hamburg to claim his first ever World Triathlon Series title over four-time World Champion Javier Gomez Noya (ESP). Engaged in a tight battle with Go
Queensland’s Gillian Backhouse 1st Australian woman at WTS Hamburg
Hamburg did not prove a happy hunting ground for Australia's Elite women at World Triathlon Series sprint race today although Queenslander Gillian Backhouse had plenty to smile about. On a day that saw the USA's Gwen Jorgensen storm to an unprecedented 11th consecutive victory it was Bac
Aaron Royle 5th at World Triathlon Series in Hamburg
FORMER Under 23 World Champion, Aaron Royle was the best of the Australians in today's World Triathlon Series Hamburg event, with an encouraging fifth place in an explosively fast run leg over the short course distance. Royle, who has had battled a foot injury most of the year, will now lead t
Paratriathlete Katie Kelly and guide Michellie Jones in tandem in Italy
Australia's budding Paratriathlon star Katie Kelly will add a further twist to the saying “have bike will travel†when she lines up in Saturday's ITU World Paratriathlon Event in Iseo-Franciacorta, Italy. Canberra-based Kelly, who suffers from Ushers Syndrome, is legally blind and sh
International Triathlon Union confirms full 2016 World Triathlon Series calendar
Following the release of the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series calendar last month, ITU is pleased to confirm dates and distances for each race. The 2016 WTS schedule is now complete with the addition of Cape Town to the 2016 schedule, and also contains confirmed dates for both Gold Coast and Edmonton
Sam Osborne from New Zealand and Helena Erbenova from the Czech Republic win XTERRA Sweden Championship
Sam Osborne from New Zealand and Helena Erbenova from the Czech Republic captured the 2nd annual XTERRA Sweden Championship elite titles in Hellasgaarden this afternoon. It's the third win in five weeks for Erbenova, who also won at XTERRA Spain on June 7 and XTERRA Greece on June 20 (in betwe
Barbara Riveros claims Pan Am Games and Rio qualifying spot
 The Toronto 2015 Pan American Games saw a fresh podium for women's triathlon on Saturday as athletes from Chile, Mexico and Bermuda all earned first-time medals. Barbara Riveros (CHI) polished off a phenomenal run to secure her first ever Pan Am gold medal, while Mexico