Middle distance race to still go ahead at Wimbleball
Immortal Sport have announced they are to take over organising the Wimbleball middle distance triathlon in Somerset, following the news earlier this year that Ironman were to drop the famous toughie, IM UK 70.3, from their 2018 schedule. Advertisement This race has been an iconic fixture in the British tri scene since 2006 and is…
Flora Duffy continues WTS dominance with win in Stockholm
Flora Duffy will be taking maximum points into the Grand Final in Rotterdam on 16 September, following her fifth win of the season in Stockholm (athletes are allowed to take their top four results into the final round). The reigning champ has been the one to beat since she rocked up to start her title…
Jonny Brownlee back on winning form at WTS Stockholm
Stockholm has proved happy hunting ground for Rio silver medallist, Jonny Brownlee; today’s win his fifth visit to the Swedish podium, including two wins, but this his first over the Olympic distance. His best result of 2017 had been silver behind his brother Alistair in Leeds, but illness had curtailed his title challenge ever since.…
Athletes ready to smash ÖtillÖ World Championship swimrun race
Jonny Brownlee might have smashed it for Team GB at the World Triathlon Series Stockholm yesterday, but next week sees a multisport race of a very different kind in Sweden as 300 athletes line up to take on the epic ÖtillÖ World Championship. Advertisement The original race of the fast-growing sport of swimrun, the event…
Doping in elite sport more widespread than testing indicates
Doping is far more common in professional sport than the rates suggested by blood and urine tests of the athletes, scientists have found. Advertisement The study found that at least 30% of athletes in the 2011 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships and 45% of athletes at the Pan-Arab Games in 2011 claimed…
Leeds team take first Mixed Relay Cup title
The first Mixed Relay Cup was today declared a roaring success. With bumper crowds, global podium-mounting athletes and a natural amphitheatre courtesy of Nottingham city centre, British Triathlon’s latest event was 90mins of can’t-tear-your-eyes-away action. Advertisement Seventeen teams took part in the four-teammate tag race, each completing a 300m swim, two-lap 7.5km bike and 1-lap…
ITU Honorary President, Les McDonald, dies at 84 years of age
It is with great sadness that the ITU has learned of the death of its Honorary President, Les McDonald. He died on September 4 in Vancouver (Canada), at 84 years of age. McDonald served as ITU’s President from its inception in 1989 until 2008, and he was largely credited with getting the sport of triathlon…
Course record set despite stormy conditions at ÖtillÖ Swimrun World Championships
“Our races show the power of nature and how little we are on this spec of a world. All we can do is take care of each other.” For the 300 athletes sitting in the race briefing ahead of the 12th ÖtillÖ World Championship race in the Stockholm archipelago, these very apt words from race…
ÖtillÖ Final 15: technical trails, beautiful swims and jellyfish!
Standing on a small, rocky island it’s no exaggeration to say I’m getting absolutely battered. Strong winds are whipping around me, rain is bouncing off my face and I’m conscious that even with the heavy layers of kit I’m wearing I’m still freezing cold. Advertisement Looking back down at the swim beneath me, I can…
Ryf reclaims 70.3 world crown
@danielaryf is your new Icy Hot IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion! Advertisement Click Here: liverpool mens jersey