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The PTO announce Wanda have turned down their offer to buy Ironman, but say that they’re fully committed to ensuring the sport becomes athlete driven

Criticising safety-first policies may not be popular, but increasingly foreshortened events are starting to erode entrants’ faith, argues Tim Heming

The Professional Triathlon Organisation (PTO) have announced that they have approached WANDA with the intent to acquire Ironman and its assets. We spoke to Sam Renouf, CEO of the PTO, to find out more about the decision and what it means for triathlon

With Tokyo 2020 less than a year away Olympic fever is starting to sweep the 220 office, with lots of debate on who will make Team GB, and win medals. But what impact does the Olympics have on the World Triathlon Series’ multi-race format? Can it really prosper if it has to play second fiddle to the Olympic four year cycle? Tim Heming weighs it up

A flare-up over pricey GB kit highlights how the age-grouper system in triathlon demands reform in order to reward, not cash in on, high-achieving amateurs

Norwegian Gustav Iden becomes the youngest Ironman 70.3 world champion in the event’s history and forces two-time Olympic champion to accept repeat of last year’s second place finish

Daniela Ryf confidently claims a fifth Ironman 70.3 world crown in six years, as Britain’s Holly Lawrence finishes runner-up and Lucy Charles-Barclay has to settle for fifth after being penalised for drafting

The two-time Olympic champion will need to be at his best if he’s to see off Gomez et al and become the first British male champion

Arch rivals will go head-to-head in the Ironman 70.3 World Championship on Saturday before resuming battle in Kona next month

American wins race and title as Brits finish second and third

Frenchman rounds out a commanding year to take first world title

France’s Vincent Luis needs to finish no lower than fifth to win a first world title, with a trio of Spaniards looking to exploit any lapse

The only hand holding Britain’s Jess Learmonth and Georgia Taylor-Brown want to do this weekend is with the WTS winner’s trophy, but American Katie Zafares needs to falter first.

The search is on to find four disabled youngsters who will be trained and mentored by double Paralympic 100m Champion Jonnie Peacock as part of a new Channel 4 series.

Disqualifications, contrived finishes, sprint finishes, cancelled swims, shortened races, E-Coli and oppressive heat, the Tokyo triathlon test events were not short of drama and controversy. 220 columnist Tim Heming reflects on the action

World champions defeat British quartet in dramatic sprint finish to conclude the Tokyo test events

Canadian Tyler Mislawchuk claimed the biggest win of his career, but Jonny Brownlee missed out on the podium required to guarantee his Olympic spot.

An incident-packed Tokyo Olympic test event saw a shortened run due to hot conditions and the GB duo disqualified after ‘contriving to tie’

Michael Rauschendorfer was one of tri’s most popular and talented photographers, so it was with great sadness that we learnt of his passing last week. Here we look back at some of his greatest shots from Kona

Olympic fever has started and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic triathlon test events are just days away (15-18th August). 220 columnist Tim Heming looks at what we can expect, where the Brits need to finish to qualify and the rivals that might stop them.

The penultimate race in the World Triathlon Series took place in the familiar surrounds of Hawrelak Park in Edmonton and has helped clarify the overall picture as we head towards the Grand Final next month.

Hayden Wilde held off Gordon Benson in a head-to-head final leg contest to secure victory for Kiwis in Canada