ITU News Update - 27 June, 2004

1. GAAG AND SAPUNOV BATTLE TO THE LINE - SHATNAYA EASILY TAKES THE WIN: Dimitri Gaag had to outsprint team-mate Daniel Sapunov to take his third win in row in Asia at the ITU Seorak Asian Cup Traithlon. Ekatrina Shatnaya cruised to victory in the women's event .
2. ITU - ETU LAUNCH TRI-YOUNG TRIATHLON VIDEO AT AGORA: Ed Rice, head of ITU Media launched the "TRI YOUNG" motivational video for youth, and the programme seems to have taken on a life of its own.
3. ATHLETES PROFILES: ITU Media's Brian Mahony has been polishing up the Elite Athlete Profiles in preparation for the Olympic Media Guide - check them out on www.triathlon.org
4. LISA OGILVIE MOVES OVER TO TELEVISION: Lisa has taken a full time position with TVNW, ITU Television production partner
5. ITUTV PREPARES OFFICIAL LAUNCH IN TIME FOR EDMONTON ITU WORLD CUP: The dress rehearsals are over....ITU and our online media partners, "Imagination Innovations" are ready to launch ITUtv, our very own stage of the art media channel.
6. PAN-AMERICAN CUP SERIES HITS THE BIG APPLE: USAT plays host to one of 5 PanAmerican Cup events this weekend in New York. Loretta Harrop, 1999 World Champion is making an appearance following her second place victory at the Madeira ITU World Championships.
7. What's New on www,triathlon.org: check out the results from Seorak and New York, plus new athlete profiles.

ITU News Update - 21 June, 2004

1. Megumi Shegaki (JPN), Dimitry Gaag (KAZ) Win Amakusa ITU International Triathlon: Gaag continues to win his way across Asia in the build-up to his appearance in Athens in August.
2. New York ITU International Event - June 27: PanAmerican Cup racing arrives in the Big Apple
3. Excerpt From The New Paper, Singapore "Only 11 but he Can Cycle 40 km, Run 10 km, Swim 3 km": Travis Woodford made headlines recently with his run at the national championships.
4. What's New on www,triathlon.org

ITU News Update - 14 June, 2004

1. Blatchford (GBR), Kemper (USA) Win Bellingham Continental Triathlon - Williams, Plata qualify for American Olympic Team Excerpt of release from BJ Hoeptner- Evans, USAT - Hunter Kemper (USA) and Liz Blatchford (GBR) won the Bellingham ITU Continental Triathlon and Susan Williams and Victor Plata earned the final spots on the US Olympic team at the June 13 event.
2. Gilberto Gonzales (VEN), Melissa Begin (USA) win Rincon ITU Continental Triathlon: (photo-right)
3. Live Coverage from Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup a Huge Success
4. ITU Triathlon TV Viewer Figures Up in the UK Viewer figures for the first two shows of the ITU World Cupseries are in from UK commercial terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 and vieweship is up from 2003
5. Congratulations to Jorge Garcia Congratulations to Jorge Garcia of Spain and his wife Lucia on the birth of their beautiful baby Alejandro.
6. New Executive Board for Austrian Triathlon Federation
7. ETU Conference "Youth Triathlon Activities" Excerpt from ETU Update ( report from Athanasios Nikopoulos, ETU Development Committee)
8. Assemby Central America and Caribbean Union of Triathlon 2004 (UCECATRI)

ITU News Update - 3 June, 2004

1. Marisol Casado Appointment: Congratulations to Marisol on her appointment as the head of the Spanish Olympic Committee's Women's Committee. (photo-right)
2. Start List Update from Tongyeong ITU World Cup The start list from the Tongyeong ITU World Cup has been updated on www.triathlon.org
3. ETU News: Gergely Markus, ETU Secretary General writes about ETU Youth Championships and more....
4. Wakayama ITU International Triathlon on this weekend The start list for the Wakayama ITU International Triathlon is now available on www.triathlon.org
5. Update from Edmonton ITU World Cup The excitement is beginning to mount as the date for this year's World Cup Triathlon draws near.
6. New on www.triathlon.org