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Sweden's Norden overcomes food poisoning to clinch triathlon world title

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:46:27 EDT

Olympic silver medallist Lisa Norden of Sweden overcame a serious case of food poisoning to finish fourth in the Grand Final of the Triathlon World Series on Saturday in Auckland, New Zealand and clinch the women's world championship for the first time.

Canada's Findlay won't race at Pan Am Games

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:22:45 EDT

Canadian triathlete Paula Findlay has ended her season early and will not race in the upcoming Pan American Games.

Whitfield 4th in delayed Yokohama triathlon

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:56:38 EDT

Joao Silva of Portugal won a triathlon world series event on Monday in Yokohama in a race that was postponed for four months because of Japan's earthquake and tsunami. Canada's Simon Whitfield was fourth.

Britain's Jenkins clinches women's triathlon crown

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:21:40 EDT

Helen Jenkins of Britain won the triathlon world title for a second time after a second-place finish in the final event of the season in Beijing on Sunday.

Britain's Brownlee claims triathlon world title

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 11:13:17 EDT

Britain's Alistair Brownlee won the triathlon world title for a second time, racing to victory Saturday in the final event of the season in cold and rainy conditions.

Whitfield wins 10th national triathlon title

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:03:49 EDT

Simon Whitfield won his 10th national men's title, while Sarah-Anne Brault upset world No. 3 Paula Findlay for the women's title Sunday at the Canadian Triathlon Championships.

Canadian McMahon claims Triathlon World Cup victory

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:54:28 EDT

Victoria's Brent McMahon captured the men's title Sunday at a Triathlon World Cup event. It was the first career World Cup victory for McMahon, 30, who finished in one hour 48 minutes 16 seconds.

Brownlee wins his 3rd triathlon of season

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:53:23 EDT

European champion Alistair Brownlee won the men's race of the London triathlon on Sunday, completing a British double on the Hyde Park course to be used at next year's Summer Olympics. Brownlee was in a leading group of four by the end of the cycle route past Buckingham Palace but surged clear over the 10-km run.

Canadian triathletes take positives from London

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:54:56 EDT

Two-time Olympic medallist Simon Whitfield didn't mince words when discussing the immediate goals of Canadian triathletes ahead of next summer's London Olympics, saying he and Kyle Jones "need to run faster."

Injured Findlay struggles at London triathlon

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:21:03 EDT

Paula Findlay eased her way back into competition with a 29th-place finish at the Olympic test event on Saturday. The Edmonton native has been hampered by a nagging hip injury that forced her to pull out of a race in her hometown last month. Despite not being back to 100 per cent, she raced the London Olympic course and finished with a time of two hours two minutes 34 seconds.

Canada's Findlay takes meteoric rise in stride

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:06:18 EDT

In a little more than one year, Edmonton's Paula Findlay has gone from rookie to the world's No. 1-ranked women's triathlete. And with the London Olympics less than 12 months away, Findlay is now one of the few Canadians considered a gold-medal favourite.

Moffat leads Aussie sweep of Hamburg triathlon

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:06:40 EDT

Emma Moffat led an Australian sweep of the top three places in the women's race of the Hamburg triathlon on Sunday. Moffat mastered the 1,500-metre swim, 40-kilometre bike ride and 10,000-metre run in one hour 53.37 seconds.

Aussie Kahlefeldt wins Hamburg triathlon

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:46:59 EDT

Brad Kahlefeldt of Australia produced the last decisive burst metres from the end to win the Hamburg triathlon on Saturday, his first victory in the two-year-old world championship series. Kahlefeldt dueled with Britain's William Clarke and France's David Hauss over the last kilometre of the 10K run, and Kahlefeldt finally separated himself only 20 metres from the end.

Ex-Ironman champ Stadler has heart surgery

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:19:42 EDT

A spokeswoman says two-time Ironman Hawaii champion Normann Stadler is recovering after undergoing heart surgery.

Canadians finish top-2 in Rhode Island Ironman

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:32:10 EDT

Montreal's Magali Tisseyre won Rhode Island's Amica Ironman 70.3 competition on Monday. Tisseyre finished the course in four hours 27 minutes and eight seconds. Annie Gervais of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., finished second with a time of 4:38:38.