Golden race for Frodeno

The scene was set for an epic battle at the Beijing Olympics as some 40 athletes got off the bike together to set out for the most important half an hour of running in their careers. In what was the best field assembled for an Olympic Games the Australian triathletes Courtney Atkinson and Brad Kahlefeldt found the going tough in what was a brutal Olympic race in hot conditions at Beijing’s Ming Tomb Reservoir.

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Bill Davoren on a golden day

While Australian Triathlon Head Coach Bill Davoren found himself cheering from the sidelines, his charges set about creating history. The team is now one step closer to fulfilling the A+ scenario at the Beijing Olympic Games - the Olympic Tri double. With both Emma Snowsill and Emma Moffatt doing the business in the women's race today, the Australian is over the first hurdle. With the men set to race tomorrow, the biggest challenge lies ahead. We spoke to Bill in the midst of Gold and Bronze medal euphoria.

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Tri goes TV

Less then 24 hours after the completion of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games triathlon, today the ITU announced an innovative new platform for the sport by establishing a pioneering new series that will is hoped to take triathlon to new heights. The new format will consist of six World Championship events plus a Grand Final every year, extending the current single World Championships event into a series.

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