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Today marks one year since Russia invaded Ukraine and plunged Europe into one of the bloodiest conflicts since 1945. At this time, there is little indication that the war will end soon as talk of peace has not advanced beyond the most basic of stages. Thousands have died. Millions have fled from their homes to safety in other European countries. To talk of sport in such a world seems small. Nevertheless, there is a conversation to be had. That conversation revolves around the presence of Russian athletes going forward. In…

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Tomorrow the Arena Games return for 2023. For those unfamiliar with the concept, the Arena Games began in 2020 during the pandemic-induced lockdowns as an alternative method of holding elite triathlons. The athletes race a series of short triathlons, with the disciplines taking place in the pool, on a Zwift-connected bike and on a self-powered treadmill. This made events contained and feasible under the contemporary public health guidance. Since 2020, the Arena Games has continued. Furthermore senior members of the Super League Triathlon team have indicated that they would like…

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Nine days before taking the start line at WTCS Abu Dhabi, Cassandre Beaugrand produced a blistering 15:39 at the Derby Midweek 5km. Taking place yesterday (Wednesday 22/2/22), Beaugrand was the second finisher home, having been narrowly pipped to the win by fellow Loughborough triathlete Ben Bishop. Beaugrand is one of the favourites for the world title this year. In recent years, the four time WTCS medallist has established herself as one of the foremost swimmers and runners in the field. A sub-16 minute performance at any point in the year…

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The New Plymouth World Cup is scheduled for 26th March, with the athletes returning to New Zealand for the first time since 2019. Taking place over the Sprint distance, New Plymouth will welcome home favourites and WTCS medallists alike. Who’s there? A full strength Oceania contingent will be present. Hayden Wilde and Tayler Reid lead a group of seven New Zealand men, while seven of their female compatriots will also be starting. Heading up the New Zealand women will be the winner of the Wanaka Oceania Cup, Nicole Van Der…

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Portugal has one of the most interesting selection policies for the 2024 Olympic Games. The stated aim is to prioritise the Mixed Team Relay. Portugal did not qualify a relay in Tokyo so the goal is to send a team for the first time. As a result, the relay criteria come before the individual in the selection policy. The Portuguese Federation also hopes to earn a third male slot. The policy notes that a third male slot is an ambitious goal, but also that it is within reach. How will…

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In a slight deviation from the standard winter training camp, WTCS medallist Lasse Lührs recently took part in the Tour of Windhoek in Namibia. The race took place over four days, between 16th-19th February, covering 400km. Over the course of six stages, including a prologue and individual time trial, Lührs put in some very respectable performances. Riding for the MBM Racing team, he ultimately finished 8th overall in the General Classification, 1 minute 18 seconds down on the winner. His overall time across the stages was 7:17.43. The Tour was…

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The World Cross Country Championships took place this week in Bathurst, Australia. We have previously recounted how a number of elite triathletes have competed internationally in athletics or cross country as Juniors and this year was no different. Rubbing shoulders with some of the best runners in the world were two young triathletes. Aspen Anderson (2006) of Australia and Marika Couture (2004) of Canada took part in the women’s U20 race. Anderson finished 35th while Couture wound up in 38th place. Anderson has a 5000m PB of 16:45.25 to her…

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Yesterday, Dorian Coninx competed at the Championnats AURA de Cross-Country in Simandres, France. Racing over the 10km course, Coninx finished 4th place, producing a time of 30:35. Coninx was also the second man home for the Entente Athletique Grenoble 38 team. With their four scorers finishing 3rd, 4th, 7th and 13th, Entente Athletique Grenoble 38 won the day in the relative comfort. The winner of the race was Nicolas-Marie Daru. In 2022, Daru represented France at the European Cross Country Championships in Torino, Italy. Moreover Daru is currently ranked 124th…

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After announcing that she would be moving on from Stephanie Gros following a successful spell working together, Leonie Periault has found her new training environment. Going forward, Periault will be training in Saint-Raphaël, in the south of France, under Romain Lieux. Periault and Lieux have previously worked together while Lieux was National Technical Advisor to the French Triathlon Federation. As a silver medallist from WTCS Yokohama and WTCS Edmonton in recent years, Periault will no doubt be an athlete to watch this season. Her move to Saint-Raphaël, though, strengthens what…

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In a recent Instagram post, Tamara Gorman revealed that she suffered a broken sacrum towards the end of 2022. The American had been struggling with what she thought was a hamstring issue, particularly around the Tongyeong World Cup in October. This came after hamstring trouble plagued her earlier in the year. As per Gorman’s post: “My right side tightened up days after the race in South Korea. I thought my hamstring injury was coming back again, same symptoms. I started getting treatment on the tight areas. I was pushing until…

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Yesterday we looked into the Australian selection policy for the 2024 Olympic Games. Upon first glance, there is nothing too outlandish contained within. As with several other countries, emphasis has been placed on the Paris Test Event this August. A top-8 finish at the WTCS Final in Pontevedra could also earn an athlete automatic qualification; again, this is not dissimilar to other countries like Germany. Australia, however, has a delicate history when it comes to selection policies. At a number of major championships over the past two decades, there have…

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Earlier this month Triathlon Australia released its Nomination Criteria for triathlon at the Paris Olympic Games. After the Australian selection and performance at the Tokyo Olympics descended into acrimony, Triathlon Australia will likely hope for smoother sailing this time around. How will the athletes be picked? As with a number of other countries, the Australian policy is demarcated by Automatic Nomination and Discretionary Nomination. To be automatically selected, an athlete must finish in the top-8 at the Paris Olympic Test Event this August. In the event that more than two…

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At the weekend, WTCS athlete Ren Sato took on the CalfMan duathlon in his native Japan. The race consisted of a 5km run, 28.8km bike and another 5km run. Sato pieced together a solid performance to secure the win in relative comfort. Opening his race with a 5km time of 15:52, his subsequent splits were a 43:25 on the bike and then a 16:31 on the second run. On paper, the splits were decent early season showings. Sato is the reigning Asian champion from 2022 and has generally enjoyed slightly…

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Jolien Vermeylen was not the only triathlete racing in the pool at the weekend. Lotte Miller of Norway also hopped in to take on some short course racing. Racing at the SSK Open in Stavanger, Norway, Miller took on the 1500m (25m). She put together an 18:18.75, swimming a well-constructed race. At the 400m mark, she hit 4:49.35 and at the 800m her time was 9:43.89. That second 400 was a 4:53.54 and showed Miller’s consistent pacing throughout. Indeed, the only time she swam over 1:13 per 100m pace was…

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