Cerca de 200 triatletas sufrieron picaduras de medusa durante un campeonato en Tavernes de la Valldigna, Valencia. El incidente ocurrió durante el tramo de natación debido a un gran banco de medusas, causando abandonos y tensión.
Hong Kong triathlete Oscar Coggins qualified for the Asian Games by winning bronze at the Asia Triathlon Super Sprint Elite championship in Xuzhou. This achievement comes after a previous withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics due to mental health struggles.
Aquaman Vietnam 2026 will be held at Hoiana Resorts & Golf, a location praised by athletes like Nguyễn Thị Khánh Ly and Hoàng Văn Hải for its favorable conditions for swimming and running. The choice of Hội An, near Đà Nẵng, is seen as a significant step towards establishing the region as a major hub for multi-sport events.
Seoul will host the 'Take It Easy Hangang Triathlon Festival' from May 5-7 at Ttukseom and Jamsil Hangang Parks. The event features swimming, cycling, and running without competitive rankings, alongside various cultural and family-friendly programs.
Hong Kong triathletes Oscar Coggins and Bailee Brown failed to secure Asian Games qualification at the Lianyungang Asia Triathlon Cup. Coggins finished 12th and Brown ninth, with head coach Andrew Wright attributing their performance to fatigue and illness.
Hong Kong's triathletes must achieve podium finishes at the Lianyungang Asia Triathlon Cup in China to qualify for the Asian Games. Head coach Andrew Wright emphasized the "responsibility to step up" for auto-qualification, with the event also offering 2028 Olympic points.
Beth Potter secured second place in Yokohama for the second year running, finishing just two seconds behind winner Tilda Mansson. Alex Yee returned to men's triathlon, finishing fifth. Four British women achieved top-15 finishes.
No Hong Kong athlete managed to secure Asian Games selection but there was more to like than not from a trio of encouraging World Triathlon Cup performances in Chengdu on Saturday. Oscar Coggins delivered the best swim and run legs of his career but had to settle for 41st despite finishing just 66 seconds behind winner Luke Willian. In the women’s race, Bailee Brown was also 41st, with Tallulah Wright seven places back; efforts that Andrew Wright, the head coach, said showed the pair had made...
A recently discovered recipe for success has been underpinning Oscar Coggins’ quest to book a ticket to this year’s Asian Games at the first time of asking. The only Hong Kong man to qualify for Saturday’s Triathlon World Cup leg in Chengdu, which is doubling as the first of three selection races for the city squad, Coggins needs to finish in the top 20 of a first-rate 68-man field to automatically qualify for September’s Games. The 26-year-old will dash down from his altitude camp in mainland...
With thousands of competitors set to flood Busselton for its annual Festival of Triathlon, the tourist town has become a key stop on Australia's endurance sport circuit.
With thousands of competitors set to flood Busselton for its annual Festival of Triathlon, the tourist town has become a key stop on Australia's endurance sport circuit.
Brazilian triathlete Mara Flavia Araujo, 38, died during the swimming leg of Ironman Texas at Lake Woodlands on April 19, 2026. Rescue teams were alerted around 7:30 a.m. and her body was found around 9:40 a.m. after hours of search using sonar and dive teams. Her final Instagram post, shared hours before the race showing her seated by a pool in swim gear, has resurfaced and is now circulating online. A friend said she wasn't feeling well before traveling for the race.
Brazilian triathlete Mara Flavia Araujo, 38, died during the swimming leg of Ironman Texas at Lake Woodlands on April 19, 2026. Rescue teams were alerted around 7:30 a.m. and found her body around 9:40 a.m. after a search with sonar and dive teams. Her last Instagram post, showing her preparing at a pool hours before the race, has resurfaced and deeply affected fans. A friend said she wasn't feeling well before the race and was advised not to compete.
Brazilian triathlete Mara Flavia Araujo, 38, died during the swimming leg of Ironman Texas at Lake Woodlands on April 19, 2026. Rescue teams found her body around 9:40 a.m. after she went missing during the 2.4-mile swim. Her final Instagram post, showing her preparing at a pool hours before the race, resurfaced online after her death. A friend said she had been ill before traveling and was told she was too weak for the race. She leaves behind approximately 60,000 social media followers.
Alan Johnstone, 41, from Dumfries, is undertaking an Ironman triathlon in Austria in June 2027 to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity in memory of his wife Anneka, who died from an aggressive glioblastoma in November 2019, six months after diagnosis. The former RAF engineer, who has never had a swimming lesson, must complete a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run. He has already raised over £100,000 for research into the disease that killed his wife, their daughter Sienna was 13 months old when her mother died.
