Turkey’s triathlon scene – a profile

Triathlon is becoming an increasingly popular sport around the world, with more events and clubs popping up almost every day, and one country that’s showing plenty of potential is Turkey. Advertisement It is already a popular location for competing, especially now some of the European and International events take place there. Now in its fifth …

British Triathlon unveils 2015 paratri funding

Click:composite insulator British Triathlon has announced its paratriathlon funding for 2015, underlining its core focus of winning medals in the sport’s Paralympic Games debut in Rio. Advertisement The list of podium and potential beneficiaries has been refined to triathletes whose disability category will be raced in Brazil. It is an expected move with the elite …

“I’d be lying if I said I was in great shape,” says Mirinda Carfrae ahead of Challenge Bahrain

With the strongest line-up of pro athletes ever seen at a triathlon, we didn’t envy whoever had to pick names for the pre-race press conference line-up. To give you some idea of the calibre of elite rolling into the desert for the inaugural Challenge Bahrain this coming Saturday, silver medallist Lisa Norden was absent, as …

Sebastian Kienle: “I’m not in bad shape for Bahrain”

Click:West Hollywood head spa We’re being cowards here at 220. Never before has a field of multi-platform multisporting greats come together for one race. And for that reason, we’re reluctant to call it for the first-ever Challenge Bahrain this coming Saturday. Advertisement Hell, even the pros were having trouble remembering all the names when asked …

‘Where can I watch Challenge Bahrain live?’

Are you excited about Challenge Bahrain this Saturday? We are – most of the world’s best long-course triathletes will be on the start line at 7.30am local time (4.30am UK time), including both Kona winners plus a smattering of Brits. Advertisement Yet how to watch Sebastian Kienle, Mirinda Carfrae, Tim Don, Rachel Joyce et al? …

Challenge Bahrain liveblog

With so many of the world’s top long-course triathletes lined up for the first Challenge Bahrain, we’ll be right there course-side to cover all the action. Advertisement Join us right here from 7.30am local time (4.30am UK time) on Saturday 6 December for live and in-depth coverage of all the action. A live video feed …

Helle Frederiksen dominates run to collect Bahrain win

Fourth-place finisher at this year’s Ironman Worlds, GB’s Jodie Swallow came to the desert with victory on her mind. Flying under the radar in the event lead-up, Swallow was always going to be a threat on the middle-distance course. Predictably she rocketed out of the swim in 22:39mins, taking the lead throughout the majority of …

Brits enjoy top-10 success at Challenge Bahrain

The Brits once again cluttered the top-10, with Rachel Joyce finishing second, Jodie Swallow third, Tim Don fourth and Jodie Stimpson eighth in her first half-distance race. Advertisement At time of writing, 220 is waiting to speak to the podium sextet, but we managed to grab Don and Stimpson before the recovery tent came a …