Tag: ITU
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Gwen Jorgensen, does it again in 2015 World Triathlon Series season opener in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, Mar 7, 2015: The 2015 World Triathlon Series started exactly where it left off last year, when reigning ITU World Champion Gwen Jorgensen proved that she will again be the woman to beat with a stunning performance in Abu Dhabi’s season opener on Saturday. Jorgensen left the water 35 seconds down on the…
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ITU renews Sport Development Programme for 2015
Madrid, Feb 19, 2015: ITU recently announced that it is accepting applications for the 2015 Team ITU, which is dedicated to offering support, resources and expertise to athletes from emerging National Federations who show a potential to compete at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. The project will see a maximum of eight athletes…
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Jabra joins 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series as global partner
Madrid, Spain, Feb 2, 2015: Today, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) announced that leading sports audio producer Jabra has joined the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series as a global partner. With the recent introduction of the Jabra Sport Pulse Wireless, the first Dolby-enhanced wireless earbuds with a built-in heart rate monitor, Jabra is poised to…
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International Triathlon Union teams up with IOC in fight against illegal betting
Madrid, Jan 23, 2015: The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has reasserted its commitment to fighting illegal betting, match-fixing and corruption in sport by signing up to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Integrity Betting Intelligence System (IBIS). As an intelligence-sharing digital platform, IBIS will enable ITU and its members/national federations to access an extensive network of…
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Cuba triathlon attracts international crowd and cooperation
Madrid, Jan 20, 2015: Cuba will this weekend see the 2015 CAMTRI American Cup and Iberoamerican Championships contested in Habana, offering sprint, middle and long distances races for both elite and age group athletes from January 24-25. While Cuba organized an international triathlon that was sanctioned by ITU in 2006, this race marks the first…
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ITU opens bidding for new Multisport World Championship festival
Madrid, Spain, Jan 16, 2015: The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today opened bidding for the 2017 ITU Multisport World Championship Festival. The inaugural championship event will see Duathlon, Aquathlon, Cross Triathlon and Long Distance Triathlon World Championship races contested over a ten-day celebration starting in 2017. “Combining all of these World Championship events into one…
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ITU celebrates World Triathlon Series
By: Rob Fawdon, London, UK, June 03, 2014: This weekend’s International Triathlon Union World Triathlon Series [WTS] event held in Hyde Park, London, has been heralded as the most successful non-Grand Final London WTS event in history after the race achieved unprecedented participation and attendance figures, and registered record breaking online viewers and traffic across…
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International Triathlon Union appoints VERO Communications
Madrid – Spain, May 8, 2014: The International Triathlon Union [ITU], the world governing body of Triathlon, has contracted VERO Communications, the London based sports communications consultancy led by Chairman Mike Lee OBE. VERO’s scope of work will include helping to develop ITU’s international communications strategy, liaising with international sports media and promoting the federation.…
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WUC Department meets with FIS and ITU
Lausanne, Sept 20, 2013: The World University Championships department has continued its series of work meetings with FISU partner International Federations. Last week the WUC delegates were joined by their Winter Universiade counterparts Milan Augustin (Director) and Jiho Kim (Executive Assistant) when convening with the International Ski Federation (FIS). Sarah Lewis (FIS Secretary General) was…
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PruHealth World Triathlon Grand Final
Ahead of the PruHealth World Triathlon Grand Final from 11-15 September in Hyde Park, please find below all interview opportunities in the build up to the event. All will take place in the media centre in Hyde Park, unless otherwise stated. In additional members of the GB age group teams and para-triathlon teams are available…