LATEST TRIATHLON NEWS
March 17, 2020
Cancel the Olympics? Postpone them? Every alternative has problems.
As novel coronavirus fears have essentially shut down daily life in many areas and forced sports leagues around the globe to cancel play and suspend operations, the International Olympic Committee has been resolute in its insistence that this summer’s Tokyo Olympics will be held on schedule. But even as IOC President Thomas...
February 17, 2020
Wanda Sports considering $1 billion sale of Ironman triathlon
Wanda Sports Group Co. is considering selling the Ironman triathlon business it bought in 2015, according to people familiar with the matter. The company, part of Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin’s conglomerate, is working with an adviser and has held discussions with some private-equity buyers that expressed interest in the business according to...
February 11, 2020
Women in Triathlon: Where Are We Now?
As triathlon approaches five years of working toward gender parity, how much has changed? Check out his piece on Triathlete that discusses what notable steps have been taken in the last five years to reduce gender disparity and grow women’s participation in triathlon, as well as where we are still missing...
February 6, 2020
Sports Illustrated’s Fittest 50 2020
Sports Illustrated ranked the best-conditioned male and female athletes in the world, consulting trainers, exercise physiologists and performance experts with experience across the college, pro and Olympic levels of sports to evaluate athletes on the following criteria: performances over the last 12 months; demands and risks of their respective sports; durability; training regimens...
January 8, 2020
The female ultra-athletes leading the field
From swimming the Channel four times to outrunning every man, The Guardian reports on the women at the top of their game.