South Africa stands to benefit from the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries have negotiated with the European Union (EU), says Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies. “What we have obtained in this agreement is that there are more opportunities for us to [market] sugar, wine, ethanol and […]
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Benefit from economic pact with EU
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Team Europe celebrate victory at Great Stirling XCountry
January 22, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Scotland – In the first major international event of 2019, Team Europe celebrated victory at the Simplyhealth Great Stirling XCountry, a European Athletics Cross Country Permit event, as they successfully defended their title at a competition which has traditionally been held in Edinburgh. Team Europe triumphed with 55 points from Great Britain & Northern Ireland […]
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Yelistratova, Castro sprint to 2018 Salinas win
October 26, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Ecuador – The third edition of the Salinas ITU Triathlon World Cup was the most dramatic and exciting to date after Yuliya Yelistratova(UKR) and David Castro Fajardo (ESP) both won their way to the top of the podium in down-to-the-wire sprint finishes on the blue carpet. Yuliya Yelistratova (UKR) and David Castro (ESP) Successful in […]
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Farah sets new European record in Chicago
October 13, 2018 By Leave a Comment
USA – Mo Farah scored the first marathon victory of his career in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday (7), setting a European record and dispatching a stellar line-up in the process. Already the European record-holder over 1500m (3:28.81) and 10,000m (26:46.57), Farah demonstrated his prowess extends all the way up to 26.2-miles as he pulled […]
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One month to go, Kawauchi aims for Venice win
October 7, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Italy – In one month, on 28thOctober, the Huawei Venicemarathon will blow out 33 candles, and one of the special guests will be the marathon runner Yuki Kawauchi, who will try to become the first Japanese to win in the lagoon. Yuki Kawauchi seeks Venice Marathon win Yuki Kawauchi – “I want to be the […]
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Strong Field set for Lanzarote 70.3
September 28, 2018 By Leave a Comment
A truly international start list representing 31 countries from as far as Chile to Russia, and Kasakhstan to Australia, awaits the start gun for this Saturday’s Club La Santa IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote, the oldest half IRONMAN distance event in Spain. Whilst the UK accounts for almost 20% of total participants, Spain takes the lion’s share […]
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Cunnama, Haug win IM 70.3 Lanzarote 2017
September 26, 2018 By Leave a Comment
South African pro athlete James Cunnama smashed the Club La Santa IRONMAN 70.3 race on Saturday 02nd September 2017, slashing almost 17 minutes off the previous record set by Spain’s Eneko Llanos in 2015. As expected, the new bike course produced faster bike splits, which together with overcast skies and light winds, provided the perfect […]
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Backhouse, Iden take Karlovy Vary World Cup titles
September 25, 2018 By Leave a Comment
KARLOVY VARY, CZECH REPUBLIC – Australian Gillian Backhouse and Norwegian Gustav Iden claimed the inaugural titles at the 2017 ITU Karlovy Vary World Cup. Backhouse dominated the race from the beginning to the end, and was followed on the finish line by local star, Vendula Frintova (CZE) and Summer Cooks (USA). In the men’s race, Gustav Iden […]
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First victories for Nieschlag, Frintova in ITU Huelva World Cup
September 24, 2018 By Leave a Comment
HUELVA – SPAIN – Glorious sunshine and pristine beaches packed with spectators welcomed participants to the first ever ITU Huelva World Cup, where two newcomers finished on top of the podium. Germany’s Justus Nieschlag claimed the men’s gold after a consistent and dominant race, with Czech Republic’s Vendula Frintova winning the women’s race by a […]
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ITU approves competition rules changes
September 23, 2018 By Leave a Comment
The International Triathlon Union Executive Board, met in Edmonton, has approved some significant changes in the competition rules for the 2018 season. The changes, which include withdrawals, penalties, quotas, qualifications and paratriathlon rules updates, will be applied from January 10, 2018. ITU approves changes on the competition rules for 2018 “Our Technical Committee along with […]
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