1 2017 SERIES MEDIA GUIDE | WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES 2017 WTS MEDIA GUIDE ITU WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES | ABU DHABI | GOLD COAST | YOKOHAMA | LEEDS | HAMBURG | EDMONTON | MONTREAL | STOCKHOLM | ROTTERDAM WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES | 2017 SERIES MEDIA GUIDE 2 ITU MEDIA CONTACTS ERIN GREENE Senior Media Manager, ITU Communications
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[email protected] Mob: +49 79 755 4292 ITU MEDIA CENTRE | MEDIA.TRIATHLON.ORG ITU’s Online Media Centre has been produced to provide a portal for media to quickly gather all relevant information about ITU, its events and athletes. Media Centre services include: • Latest ITU news and press releases • Up-to-date results, rankings and race statistics • Comprehensive athlete profile database • Rights-free high-resolution photos from all major events • Full audio from athlete interviews • Access to broadcast quality race video highlights For more information, or to register for a Media Centre account, visit media.triathlon.org 3 2017 SERIES MEDIA GUIDE | WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME TO THE ITU TRIATHLON WORLD SERIES 4 SERIES OVERVIEW 5 ITU TRIATHLON HISTORY 6 THE BASICS 6 PARTNERSHIPS – THE COLLABORATIVEFORCES AT WORK 7 PRIZE MONEY 8 2017 POINT SYSTEM 9 LIVE TELEVISION 10 MEDIA SERVICES 11 THE EVENTS 12 ATHLETE PROFILES 50 ELITE WOMEN 52 ELITE MEN 61 2016 REVIEW 74 2016 COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE RANKINGS 76 PAST WORLD CHAMPIONS 77 ITU PROPERTIES 80 ITU PARATRIATHLON 81 FAQ 82 GLOSSARY 83 WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES | 2017 SERIES MEDIA GUIDE 4 WELCOME TO THE ITU TRIATHLON WORLD SERIES Dear Athletes, Coaches and members of the National Federations, Sponsors and Media, I’d like to welcome you to the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series.