Olympics

Courtney Atkinson wants to prove he is a genuine contender for the ITU World Championship Series after ending 2010 a long way from his best.

Jonathan Brownlee has been hailed as the future of triathlon — by the reigning Olympic champion.

One of the most talked about athletes at the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon this year is Australia’s Chris McCormack, largely because the reigning Ironman world champion recently announced that he’s going to forgo defending his title in Kona to attempt to qualify for the Olympics.

Bockel took time to talk to Triathlete.com about adding Blue Competition Cycles as his bike sponsor, his thoughts on Chris McCormack’s attempt to qualify for the Olympics and how he’s feeling heading into Abu Dhabi.

Macca talks about how he made the decision to go after the 2012 London Olympics, and what exactly he'll have to change in his training to have a chance at the Olympic starting line.

Fresh off of a smoking hot rookie year, pro triathlete Gwen Jorgensen is gearing up for a big second season.

Last week reigning Ironman world champion Chris McCormack announced he would pass on the opportunity to repeat in Kona, and would instead go after a 2012 Olympic spot on the Australian team. In today's Triathlete.com poll, we want to know what you think of his decision.

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has named the 20 athletes that will start out the 2011 ITU World Championship Series (WCS) as gold group athletes. The list does not include any American triathletes.

Inside Triathlon editor-in-chief Courtney Baird breaks down what happened in the triathlon twitter world this week.

One of Great Britain's top ITU triathletes has announced his retirement from the sport after deciding to concentrate on his studies rather than compete for a place at the 2012 London Olympics.

New Zealand's top two Olympic-distance triathletes, Bevan Docherty and Kris Gemmell, are set to face off at Sunday's Takapuna Triathlon in New Zealand.

Great Britain's Helen Jenkins tells the Guardian UK newspaper that she often pictures running through Hyde Park, which will be part of the 2012 Olympic triathlon course.

The swimming leg of the Olympic triathlon at the 2012 London Games will take place in Hyde Park's Serpentine lake after local government officials gave permission for the construction of spectator seating and a pontoon.

Age groupers jumped at the opportunity to race on the proposed triathlon course for the 2012 London Olympics, prompting a sell out of the Dextro Energy Triathlon London.

American triathlete Tim O'Donnell will focus on the Ironman World Championship in 2011.

Captain James Bales has been named Air Force Male Athlete of the Year for his accomplishments in the sport of triathlon. Captain Bales will next set his sights on the 2012 Olympic Games.

Great Britain's Helen Jenkins is the country's top female triathlete and has her sights set on the 2012 London Olympic Games.

A look at some of American triathlete Laura Bennett's favorite things.

Irish triathlete Aileen Morrison has made a New Year's wish to stay injury-free as she sets her sights on qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

A new six-race elite series will debut in 2011. The series was created to help prep U.S. athletes for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Great Britain's Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee talk about their dream of crossing the finish line together on their home turf in 2012 to take Olympic Gold.

Canada's Paula Findlay, a 21-year-old rookie on the International Triathlon Union (ITU) circuit, won four races, including back-to-back victories at Kitzbuhel and London, two of the stops on the World Championship Series schedule.

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) announced today that Paratriathlon has been accepted into the Paralympic Games and will debut at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Twenty seven nations from all five continents have pledged to participate in the 2011 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in September in Beijing.

A game-show win is helping Great Britain's Katie Ingram in her quest for Olympic glory in 2012.

The Brownlee brothers are set to head up one of Britain's strongest ever triathlon squads in the run-up to London 2012, British Triathlon has announced.

The International Triathlon Union has opened a new office in Lausanne, Switzerland in an attempt to provide a strategic base for the sport's future in the Olympics and beyond.

The ITU today announced its 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series schedule. The cities and dates closely parallel those of the 2010 schedule, and once again does not include any North American cities.

The triathlon course for the 2012 London Olympics is getting a lot of buzz thanks to its unique location in Hyde Park.