Kasparov Garry who is the Chairman, Kasparov Chess Foundation will give a keynote speeach at Stavros Niarchos Foundation  annual conference (15:00 – 16:00 at Divani Hotel in Vouliagmeni). Garry was Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, in 1963. Garry Kasparov became the under-18 chess champion of the USSR at the age of 12 and the world under-21 […]

(www.deia.com) Bilbaina triathlete Virginia Berasategui has confessed today that the dispute was doped to Bilbao Triathlon past May 18, she won, and that it was a mistake by apologizing everyone. BILBAO. In an appearance in Bilbao where he has been sheltered by his father, triathlete, between sobs continued, read a statement in which he stated that […]

Gregory Rouault (FRA) ran to an emotional win at the Edmonton ITU Triathlon World Cup for his first-ever gold at a World Cup race in 57:39. “It’s amazing, my first World Cup win. For me, the condition to get onto the WTS was to win a World Cup, it’s so emotional,” Rouault said. “Everybody was cheering […]

Canada scored a huge day in the women’s race, as Emelie Kretz, Ellen Pennock and Kirsten Sweetlandswept the podium for the host country at the 2013 Edmonton ITU Triathlon World Cup. “I’m really happy, especially with everything, the home crowd and on the next World Championship course,” said Kretz, who also secured her first Canadian Naitonal Championship title with […]

Vladimir Isaychev wins Russian Championships in Samara   WorldTour team Katusha reached a great result today in Samara at Russian National Championships. Katusha’s rider Vladimir Isaychev took a very beautiful victory in road race of Russian Champs and became new Russian Champion. The queen’s race of the Championships – road race of 196 km – […]

It was a day of victories and close calls on Sunday with team members bringing home three national titles to make RADIOSHACK LEOPARD TREK the most successful team in today’s championships.  Earning gold medals were Stijn Devolder for Belgium, Robert Kišerlovski  for Croatia and Bob Jungels for Luxembourg.   The wins make the ninth in eleven […]

Before the athletes took centre stage at the European Championships in Alanya, Renato Bertrandi was re-elected as the President of the European Triathlon Union. The Italian has been interim President of the ETU since Eilat last year, but will now serve a full four year term until 2017. Dr Sarah Springman stepped down from the […]

RADIOSHACK LEOPARD TREK has finalized its team for the 100th Tour de France starting on June 29 in Corsica. Andy Schleck, 2010 champion, will lead the squad. Schleck will be supported by eight devoted and experienced riders. The team line-up for the Tour de France (June 29 – July 21) Riders: Jan Bakelants, Laurent Didier, […]

UCI travel has launched attractive package deals in 2013 to enable cycling fans to follow top riders in the World Championships in three disciplines: BMX (Auckland, New Zealand, in July), Mountain Bike and Trials (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, in August) and Road (Tuscany, Italy, in September). Keen followers of cycling will have a choice of tailor-made […]

In cooperation with our partner Red Bull Media House, TV production continues to improve: the number of cameras keeps on growing, special cameras are being used and production techniques have become more sophisticated … These efforts to upgrade the production infrastructure are bearing fruit. That is confirmed by the growing interest shown by major TV channels, […]

Sunday’s Toshiba Windsor Triathlon, round two of the 2013 British Triathlon Super Series saw pre-race favourites Tom Bishop and Emma Pallant live up to that expectation to secure commanding victories and earn themselves British Elite Standard Distance Championship titles in the process. Having shown fine form when winning on his season debut a week previously […]

Fabian Cancellara has won the National Time Trial Championships for the eighth time. On the 38,8 km course around Satigny (near Geneva) he bested Martin Elmiger and Reto Hollenstein (both IAM Cycling). Cancellara took a slow start, coming in 7 seconds slower than Martin Elmiger at the first split time in Dardagny. But then ‘Spartacus’ […]

Public enemy number one Reproduced from Der Spiegel magazine (www.Spiegel.de) As the Greek Ioannis drugs investigators Psarellis was hindered in his work On the day of his greatest triumph Ioannis Psarellis seems strangely dissatisfied. He sits on the terrace of his apartment in the Athens suburb of Palio Faliro. It’s the Wednesday of last week, the day […]

Editorial.These were not really Age Group European Championships. It was a two nations cup (Turkey & Great Britain). Ir’s really very sad to look at the age group results and to notice that in most categories only athletes from GB and Turkey have competed. In 1990s the best European triathletes competed at Elite European Championships. […]

Bilbaina triathlete Virginia Berasategui tested positive for doping control conducted after winning the III Bilbao Triathlon, held on trial May 18. Berasategui received notification Friday morning and decided to ask the counteranalysis, for what you have three business days, as confirmed by his father in conversation with Javier ELMUNDO.es As reported by THE WORLD in its print […]

Rachel Klamer (NED) earned her first European title in a down to the line sprint finish in Alanya, Turkey on Friday. In a five-way battle for three medals, Klamer was the one who bumped up her speed in the final metres to beat out Great Britain’s Vicky Holland by just two seconds. Holland took silver, while Vendula Frintova (CZE) scored […]

Science & The Swimmer Univ. of Miami Computational Models Help McCardel on World-Record Attempt   MIAMI – Since 2004 scientists in the University of Miami (UM) Coastal & Shelf Modeling Group have been running high-resolution computational models of the Florida Straits.  These studies are informative in terms of the circulation and impact the Straits have […]

Editorial : Giannis Psarelis (Email :info@athensjournal.gr & info@triathlonworld.gr) ITU has to reconsider its’ rules & regulations. It’s crazy to be a World Champion in Triathlon without competing in one of three sports. It might be ok to cancel swimming -for security reasons/ weather conditions- in a international meeting but this cannot to be the case […]

Team Sky today gave an update on Bradley Wiggins’ fitness and his prospects for the Tour de France.   Two weeks ago, a worsening chest infection caused his withdrawal from the Giro d’Italia and he returned home for treatment, rest, and further assessment of an ongoing knee condition.   During his period of treatment and […]