July 2004

ITU News Update: 4 July 2004 - Click title for complete story

  1. SALFORD WORLD CUP HOSTS STELLAR FIELD OF WORLD CUP ATHLETES AND MANY BOUND FOR OLYMPIC GLORY: New event details have been posted for the Salford ITU World Cup coming up this weekend including new venue for media centre, the complete start list and the pre-event media release.
  2. CORNER BROOK STAGES ANOTHER 1ST CLASS EVENT A full week of multi-sport festivities culminated with the ITU Corner Brook World Cup Triathlon.
  3. Although the Edmonton Organising Committee is considered among the best in the World, if not the best, they were no match for what nature threw at them that day in Hawrelak Park.
  4. BALKINS TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS DRAWS BIGGEST FIELD EVER! Irena Chuckanova (photo-left), member of the Sofia Balkins Triathlon Championships Production Team and ETU Executive Board member reports on the success of the Balkins Triathlon Championships.
  5. TUNE INTO ITUtv.COM FOR LIVE COVERAGE FROM SALFORD: Live coverage from the Salford ITU World Cup will be the highlight for this weekend's multisport world.
  6. TIM YOUNT LEAVES USAT: The entire Triathlon family bids adieu to Tim Yount, acting Executive Director of USAT, as he moves on to a new career with a national sports organisation in Colorado Springs. Tim started at USAT in 1989, the same year that ITU was created in Avignon, France and in 1992 was appointed the Deputy Director, a post that he held until late 2003 when he was appointed the Acting Executive Director.
  7. OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE AND COACHES ON THE FIELD OF PLAY: Coaches are reminded that it is forbidden to enter the field of play to provide athletes with splits or other information.
  8. ETU NEWS UPDATE (Official information from the European Triathlon Union): Gergely Markus, ETU Secretary General writes: ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships 2004, Immenstadt - Germany: Lizbeth Kristensen wons the ETU Long Distance Championships in Immenstadt...
  9. COMPETITION MANAGEMENT MOVES TO THE BEACH: Gergely Markus, Athens Olympic Games Triathlon Competition Manager and his team moved their offices this week to the venue at Vouliagmeni.
  10. ASIAN TRIATHLON CONFEDERATION NEWS UPDATE: Tom Carrasco, ITU Regional Representative for Asia writes: Here is a brief report of the Triathlon action in the biggest continent. There are new faces at the helm of the Asian Triathlon Confederation.
  11. DELLY CARR SELECTED AS GREEK-AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHER. Delly Carr, the award-winning photographer famous within the triathlon family writes: After the Euro Soccer final of a few weeks back and with the Athens Olympics about to begin, it seems like being Greek is all the rage right now. And so SBS made the wise decision to do a TV feature for their nightly Sports program about a handsome, witty, and charming Greek Australian photographer headed for the Olympics. The photographer they chose was me !!! (right photo of Olivier Marceau by Delly Carr)
  12. BETTINA YOUNGE GIVES BIRTH TO TWINS: We thought it might be interesting for many of you who have met Bettina Younge, the USAT World Cup Coaches to know that she gave birth to twin girls recently.
  13.  WHAT'S NEW ON WWW.TRIATHLON.ORG
  •   Result and live coverage from the Edmonton and Corner Brook World Cup
  •   Results and photos from the ITU Sofia Balkin Championships
  •    Results and photos from the ITU Miyagi Asian Cup Triathlon
  •    New event details for the Salford ITU World Cu

ITU News Update: 4 July 2004 - Click title for complete story

  1. ITU SATER LONG DISTANCE TRIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Sindballe and Kozulina take the titles. Tamara Kozulina of the Ukraine overcame a 10 minute deficit after the swim to post the win, while Bjorn Sindballe of Denmark stayed close to early leader Bjorn Andersson during the swim and bike, then overtook on the first lap of the run.
  2. EDMONTON WORLD CUP - THE COMING WEEK IS ACTION-PACKED: There is a lot more than a World Cup happening next weekend - Olympic Solidarity Camp, Coaches Meetings, PATCO EBoard Meeting, Event Organiser and Officials Meeting, Pan American Junior Chamionships, A Greek Olympic Send-off, and much more!
  3. ITUtv MEDIA LAUNCH SET FOR EDMONTON: ITU's new on-line TV channel will be officially launched to the media on 10 July at a media event planned in Edmonton.
  4. TRIATHLON NEW ZEALAND HAS A NEW PRESIDENT: AnneMarie was recently appointed as the President of Triathlon New Zealand, as well all thank Tom Pryde the out-going President
  5. ITU MEDIA GIVES OLYMPIC PROFILES A FACE LIFT: Athlete profiles are being upgraded - check out the new format.
  6. ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON VENUE: Gergely Markus and his team are making great progress - see photos of things to come
  7. ETU NEWS UPDATE 02 JULY 2004 (OFFICIAL INFORMATION FROM THE EUROPEAN TRIATHLON UNION (ETU): Read all of the latest news from Gergely Markus, ETU Secretary General, including news from the ITU Holten European Cup Triathlon, Paul Groves report on a site vist to the Swansea ITU Duathlon and news about new things posted on www.etu-triathlon.org.
  8. SALFORD ITU WORLD CUP: Information Bulletin #2: John Lunt, Event Director for the Salford ITU World Cup Triathlon has provided lots of new information about the upcoming event. Click here for the laterst information.
  9. ITU LOUGH NEAGH EUROPEAN CUP TRIATHLON: Ian Lyle, of the ITU Lough Neagh writes: Preparation for the 14 August ITU Lough Neagh European Cup Triathlon are going well and the event is filling up. Event details have just been posted on www.triathlon.org, so please click here for all the details
  10. ONTRI.COM:Jon Finegold, the founder of ontri.com writes: www.ontri.com is a new community site for triathlon clubs and new triathletes. Individuals can sign up and find training buddies in their area, access training programs, log their workouts and share information and results.
  11. WHAT'S NEW ON TRIATHLON.ORG:
    - Result and live coverage from the Holten European Cup even
    - Results and photos from the ITU Lausanne European Cup Triathlon
    - Results and photos from the ITU Miyagi Asian Cup Triathlon
    - New event details for the Salford ITU World Cup
    - Live coverage and full results from the ITU Sater Long Distance World Championships

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