LATEST TRIATHLON NEWS
February 17, 2023
The IRONMAN Foundation Celebrates 20th Anniversary
TAMPA, Fla. (Feb. 17, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - This month, The IRONMAN Foundation, whose mission is to create positive, tangible change in IRONMAN® and Rock ‘n’ Roll® Running Series race communities through grant funding and volunteerism, kicks off the celebration of its 20th anniversary of service. Since its inception in...
February 16, 2023
Three Perspectives on Ironman’s Controversial New Open Category and Transgender Policy
In a larger press release sent out on February 6, Ironman announced the creation of a new Open participatory division, with the hopes of “[providing] a welcoming and inclusive field for able-bodied athletes that cannot or do not wish to race in a competitive age or gender group.” The press...
February 16, 2023
USA Triathlon Releases 2023 Multisport Competition Rules
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – USA Triathlon today released the USA Triathlon 2023 Multisport Competition Rules, a comprehensive new ruleset that aligns USA Triathlon’s competition rules with the global standards set by World Triathlon. The 2023 Multisport Competition Rules will go into effect on March 15. "This has been several years...
February 16, 2023
USA Triathlon Launches New Youth and Junior Premier Membership
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – USA Triathlon today announced the launch of its Youth and Junior Premier Membership, a new membership for youth and teenage athletes that is valid from the date of purchase until the athlete’s 18th birthday. With a host of benefits at a one-time purchase price of only...
February 16, 2023
Super League Triathlon Expands in the USA and Grows Mass Participation
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Super League Triathlon (SLT) has continued its rapid expansion plans by acquiring the iconic New York and Chicago Triathlons. The acquisition of two additional major city triathlons provides SLT with a stable of mass participation events in the USA, which also includes Malibu Triathlon. SLT acquired the New...
February 15, 2023
Olympus Sports Development Team partners with CLASH Endurance to host major endurance events, leverage one-mile criterium course & more
Clermont, Fla. (Feb. 15, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Olympus Sports Development Team recently held its annual Olympus Sports Summit to further plans for its 60-acre Sports Campus – the cornerstone of the nearly 250-acre innovative master-planned community and lifestyle destination in central Florida, Olympus. The Team unveiled a three-phase plan...
February 15, 2023
PTO Announces New PTO World Ranking System Developed By Professional Athletes
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) is pleased to announce a new, updated version of the PTO World Rankings System (PTO WRS) following the hard work of a committee of professional athletes to make the rankings more transparent, objective and reflective of professional triathletes’ race performances over a season....
February 15, 2023
Why Community provides over 1600 comp race entries and raises over $135,000 in 2022
Vancouver, WA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - WHY Community, with a mission to improve the physical fitness and mental health of at-risk groups, provided 1647 individuals with the opportunity to train for and participate in local runs/walks and triathlons in 2022. Sherri McMillan, the founder of Why Community explains “the individuals we...
February 14, 2023
IRONMAN Announces Toyohashi and Atsumi Peninsula in Japan as New Host of IRONMAN 70.3 Triathlon
TOYOHASHI, JAPAN / TAMPA, Fla. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The IRONMAN Group announced today that Toyohashi and the Atsumi Peninsula will play host to the newest IRONMAN® 70.3® triathlon. The inaugural IRONMAN 70.3 Japan – Higashimikawa triathlon is scheduled to make its debut on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Athletes will take...
February 14, 2023
USA Triathlon Announces 2023 U.S. Elite Paratriathlon National Team
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – USA Triathlon today announced the 11 members of the 2023 U.S. Elite Paratriathlon National Team, the group of elite paratriathletes who will represent the U.S. at the highest levels of elite paratriathlon competition during the 2023 season, a pivotal year before the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games....
