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Why the best triathlete in history is making the unlikeliest of comebacks
In 2016, Gwen Jorgensen became the first American to win Olympic gold in triathlon. Six years later, and only four months after the birth of her second son, Jorgensen returns to the sport, on an accelerated timeline to try to earn a 2024 Olympic berth.
Olympic Sports
Blummenfelt, Matthews break triathlon records
Kristian Blummenfelt became the first man to go sub-seven hours in an iron-distance triathlon while Britain's Kat Mathews went sub-eight to rewrite the history books at the Sub 7/Sub 8 event in Brandenburg on Sunday.
Triathlon
Pragnya Mohan: The CA who became India's best triathlete
Pragnya is many things - a runner, a cyclist, a swimmer, a chartered accountant. Come July, she'll be hoping to also become a CWG medallist.
Olympic Sports
Ironman cancels St. Petersburg, bans Russians
The Ironman group announced the St. Petersburg 70.3 triathlon on July 17 has been canceled as a result of Russia's war on Ukraine, and Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned from all world championship events.
Olympic Sports
PTO Tour: Ironman, Challenge Family face tough competition -- what does it mean for triathlon in 2022?
The Professional Triathletes Organisation have launched the PTO Tour which sees four major 'tour' events added to the calendar, rivalling Ironman and Challenge Family with a much bigger prize pot of $5.5 million, but what does it mean for racing in 2022?
Triathlon
Russia gets triathlon sanctions for doping issues
Russia received a number of sanctions from World Triathlon on Monday because of its number of 'significant' doping cases.
Olympic Sports
Russian athlete 1st doping DQ from Tokyo Games
World Triathlon announced that Russian Igor Polyanskiy has been banned for three years, the first formal disqualification of a Tokyo Olympics athlete for doping.
Olympic Sports
Sika Henry: USA's first Black female pro triathlete on how community support after horror accident stopped her from quitting
Sika Henry tells ESPN how support from followers online helped her recover from a serious crash to become the first Black female pro triathlete.
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Ironman World Championship to be held in Utah
The Ironman World Championship will be held outside Hawaii for the first time because of uncertainty over whether the Big Island will be able to host the event as scheduled in February during the pandemic. The race will instead be held in Utah in May.
Olympic Sports
How Paralympic gold only served to fuel Andy Lewis' fire to help others -- just don't call him superhuman
Andy Lewis tells ESPN how he recovered from being hit by a lorry as a teenager to win Paralympic gold and then set up his own mental health business.
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Hawaii Ironman rescheduled amid COVID surge
Organizers of the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii said Thursday this year's contest will be postponed to February because of increasing COVID-19 cases in the state.
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Flora Duffy on the 'surreal' feeling of winning Bermuda's first gold medal
When it came to winning her country's first gold medal in Olympic history, Bermuda triathlete Flora Duffy "always knew this was bigger than just me."
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GB win first-ever Olympic triathlon mixed relay
Alex Yee delivered a superb final leg as Great Britain won the inaugural Olympic Games triathlon mixed relay gold medal on Saturday.
Olympic Sports
Duffy gives Bermuda first-ever gold at Olympics
Flora Duffy of Bermuda won the women's triathlon on Tuesday to give the island territory with a population of 64,000 its first gold medal in Olympics history.
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Norway's Blummenfelt takes gold in triathlon
Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt won the gold medal in the men's triathlon. He's the first Norwegian to medal in the event.
Olympic Sports
Rowing, archery dates moved as typhoon forecast
Tokyo Olympic organizers have rescheduled several rowing and archery events as the city prepares for a typhoon to hit the Olympics early next week.
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Chris Nikic's power of perseverance earns Jimmy V Award
Chris Nikic became an inspiration to all on Nov. 7, 2020, by becoming the first athlete with Down syndrome to finish an Ironman triathlon.
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Triathlete Brownlee disqualified for 'ducking' rival
Alistair Brownlee conceded Sunday that his hopes of becoming a three-time Olympic champion are over after he was disqualified from the World Triathlon Series event in Leeds for an incident in the water.
Top Headlines
- Potter uses strong run to win triathlon world title
- Coninx captures World Triathlon Championship
- 'Magnificent event': Triathletes swim in Seine
- Motorcycle rider dies in collision at Ironman race
- Paris organizers announce Olympic triathlon route
- World Triathlon tightens rules for trans women
- British Triathlon has 'open' cat for trans athletes
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 113
USA - 88
CHN - 71
ROC
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 USA | 39 |
 CHN | 38 |
 JPN | 27 |
Silver
| USA | 41 |
| CHN | 32 |
 ROC | 28 |
Bronze
| USA | 33 |
| ROC | 23 |
 GBR | 22 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 7
McKeon - 5Dressel
- 4McKeown
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Dressel | 5 |
 McKeon | 4 |
| McKeown | 3 |
Silver
| Scott | 3 |
| Ledecky | 2 |
| Hashimoto | 2 |
Bronze
| McKeon | 3 |
 Nagornyy | 2 |
| Melnikova | 2 |
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Refugee athlete on IOC scholarship suspended over doping test
A refugee athlete on an IOC scholarship to train for the Paris Olympics has been provisionally suspended in a doping case.
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Rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos to start Paris torch relay
Greek Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos will be the first torchbearer of the Paris 2024 Olympic relay after next year's lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia.
Jamaican sprinter Christopher Taylor suspended for 30 months
Sprinter Christopher Taylor, who helped Jamaica to silver in the 4x400-meter relay at the 2022 World Championships, has been banned for 30 months for an anti-doping rule violation.
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Olympic champ Elaine Thompson-Herah splits with coach over pay
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah has split with coach Shanikie Osbourne less than a year before she defends her 100- and 200-meter titles in Paris.
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The 3am phone call that saved Kishore Jena's career and gave India its second javelin hero
Kishore Kumar Jena, who became India's second-best Indian javelin thrower ever, talks about how he nearly gave up the sport and how a phone call led to his breakthrough season in 2023.
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U.S. marathon trials' start now 10 a.m. amid Orlando heat worries
The start time of the 2024 U.S. Olympic trials marathon in Orlando, Florida, has been moved to 10 a.m. ET from its original planned noon start over runners' heat concerns.
