Inaugural race attracts international field

HAMBURG - In one month’s time, from August 30th to September 2nd, the Harbour city of Hamburg, Germany will play host to the 2007 BG Triathlon World Championships. A record 10,000 athletes with many different ages and skill levels from over 50 countries will gather in the urban course setting to showcase their abilities and passion for the sport of triathlon.

August 1, 2007 (Victoria, BC) Registration for the 2008 New Balance Half Iron in Victoria, BC will open on September 1, 2007 to the general public.

Long Distance Champion Confirms Entry The athletes have arrived for the Subaru Sooke International Half Iron & Sprint Triathlon taking place July 22. This race event marks the second stop of the Subaru West Coast Triathlon Series in the beautiful oceanside community of Sooke just outside Victoria, BC.

World Champion triathlete Tim Don has been confirmed as part of Britain’s elite team at the Salford BG Triathlon World Cup on 29 July.

VANCOUVER - The youngest and one of the fastest growing Olympic sports is celebrating the first anniversary of its global partnership with BG Group. The nine-year, $20million partnership between the International Triathlon Union (ITU) and BG Group, which began one year ago, has already witnessed significant development of the sport at the organisational, elite and grass roots levels, including:

(Henderson, Nev.) July 3, 2007 – The Nevada Silverman Triathlon is excited to announce that six-time Ironman World Champion Dave Scott will once again host a training camp at the Henderson Multigenerational Center July 6 - 8, 2007. The three-day camp will include in depth discussions and hands on training exercises with Dave Scott himself.

World number one triathletes Javier Gomez and Vanessa Fernandes have a lot in common. Both are the 2006 overall world cup series champions, both are young stars known for winning races in the run, and both have made the podium in every world cup they’ve raced in 2007. Today they shared another accomplishment; both won the 2007 ETU Triathlon European Championships in Copenhagen.

(Worthington, Ohio) Triathlon One O One announces the postponement of the 2007 Triathlon One O One event in Halifax, Nova Scotia originally scheduled for Sept 2. The event will now be held on Sunday Aug. 31, 2008, with the full support of Triathlon Nova Scotia and Events Halifax!, key Triathlon One O One partners since the series was announced. Both Triathlon Nova Scotia and Events Halifax!

The Salford BG Triathlon World Cup is set to make a stunning return to Salford Quays on Sunday 29 July, and to whet appetites for Britain’s only World Cup Triathlon race, an official preview event is taking place on 28 June.