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Tiszaújváros to host Level 2 Coaches’ Course

23/08/16 With the majority of athletes heading back to their homes, their families, their clubs and their coaches we can look back at some stunning Rio performances. Without doubt there...

No swim but sprints decide the winners in Tønsberg

13/08/16 The very heavy rains over the past few days ruined plans for the swim here in Tønsberg. A Government ban on swimming in the bay of Oslo confirmed the concerns of the Technical...

Scandinavian double continues this weekend in Tønsberg

12/08/16 One of the most rewarding things about our sport, and especially here in Europe, is the friendship and camaraderie that we see amongst the athletes, coaches, managers and...

Rio Olympics: Men’s Race Preview

11/08/16 (via Triathlon.org) Four years is a long time in triathlon, but up until a few weeks ago it wouldn’t have been crazy to suggest that the same men who stood on the podium in the triathlon event at...

ETU Rankings and the Alanya Rankings Final

10/08/16 The season is well underway and we have seen some exciting races so far this year. Whilst 31 male and 31 female athletes (out of a total of 56 in each category) from Europe will...

Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Women’s Preview

10/08/16 (via Triathlon.org) Over the past three years, there has been barely a blip on Gwen Jorgensen’s ITU race record. The American almost went two years on the World Triathlon series undefeated, and took...

Rio 2016 Olympic Games - Triathlon by the Numbers

08/08/16 (via Triathlon.org) The Rio 2016 Olympic Games will host the fifth edition of the triathlon competition at the Olympics. Here is your preview, stats-style. 173 – Seconds. The biggest deficit that...

Swedish LOC saves the day

07/08/16 The preparations for a triathlon are not easy and when Mother Nature decides to make it more of a challenge than usual you have more work than you could possibly imagine. In...

Sweden welcomes athletes for the first of two Scandinavian races

04/08/16 This weekend will see athletes racing a new event. The LOC is putting the final touches to the set up in Malmö, Sweden and the checks today show that the water is 18.8C, so...

Scandinavia offers back to back Sprint races - why not do the double?

03/08/16 Last week we had the bad news that two of our races had been cancelled but as we all know, one door closes and another, generally, will open. The great news for ETU and for the...