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Team ITU completes part of Olympic puzzle in Huatulco

09/05/12 - The final Team ITU event of 2012 was designed to help its athletes push towards the London 2012 Olympics, and while they did just that, they know the battle is not just over yet. Huatulco was the final World... |

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Team ITU ready to race in Huatulco

02/05/12 - The final Team ITU for 2012 is ready to go at the 2012 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup, as the development programme aims to help give its athletes one last London boost in the final World Cup of the Olympic... |

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Team ITU's 2012 programme just getting underway

27/03/12 - Slovakia's Richard Varga{/exp:tag_this} was due to make his Team ITU debut in Mooloolaba, before injury curtailed his chance to race the first ITU World Cup of the season. When he realised he might not be... |

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Belief the key in the 2012 debut of Team ITU

23/03/12 - It might be Per Wangel{/exp:tag_this}'s first Team ITU experience this weekend, but it didn't take him long to start realising the special ingredient that the ITU development programme could add to his... |

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International Women's Day: a look at ITU female participation

09/03/12 - International Women's Day (IWD) falls on March 8 every year and is a day of global celebration of women's achievements. Gender equality is a core value of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) and the day may... |

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Team ITU announced for 2012 Mooloolaba World Cup

06/03/12 - The 2012 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup will see Team ITU in action for the first time in the 2012 season. Team ITU will consist of eight athletes from six countries in the first of its two selected World... |

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Launch of 2nd ITU Science and Triathlon World Conference in 2013

01/03/12 - ITU is pleased to confirm the 2nd ITU Science and Triathlon World Conference will be hosted by the Swiss Federal Institute of Sports Magglingen in February 2013. Click here for the conference website On ITU’s... |

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Team ITU set for Mooloolaba and Huatulco in 2012

17/01/12 - The Team ITU programme will have an added Olympic boost in 2012, with the two ITU World Cup events selected within the Olympic qualifying period. The primary objective of the development programme is to... |

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Coaches accredited to facilitate ITU certified coaching courses in 2012

13/01/12 - ITU Development is pleased to be able to announce the updated list of coaches accredited to facilitate ITU certified coaching courses in 2012. According to Libby Burrell, ITU Development Director: "Coach... |

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ITU Technical Education continues to grow in 2011

22/12/11 - The statistics of the ITU Technical Education programme show that the sports development is in safe hands, as the programme's reach continued to grow in 2011. Overall since 2009, when the ITU technical... |

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Register now for the first ITU Level 2 Competitive Coaches Course in 2012

07/12/11 - Applications for the first ITU coaching in 2012, in the Phillippines, are now open. The ITU Level 2 Competitive Coaching course will be held in Subic Bay, from January 30 to February 3, 2012. The destination... |

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All Africa Games legacy starts with ITU Level 1 Club and Community Coaching Course in Mozambique

27/11/11 - Triathlon’s first appearance in the All Africa Games in Maputo has already left a powerful legacy for the sport in Mozambique, with the first ITU Level 1 Club and Community Coaching Course this month helping to... |

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Plenty for Team ITU to take away from tough Auckland World Cup

21/11/11 - In the week where Team ITU celebrated it's fifth year anniversary, it was fitting that ITU Development Director Libby Burrell said the tough 2011 Auckland World Cup became a learning experience that will help... |

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Team ITU celebrates five-year anniversary at Auckland World Cup

18/11/11 - A little over five years ago, ITU Development Director Libby Burrell decided to act on a trend she spotted. Triathletes from smaller, developing National Federations (NFs) were competing at World Cup events,... |

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Team ITU announced for 2011 Auckland ITU World Cup

27/10/11 - Korea’s Min Ho Heo{/exp:tag_this} achieved a personal and Korean best at the last ITU World Cup event in Tongyeong, now he has a chance to improve that even further with his selection in Team ITU for the final... |

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