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World Triathlon has welcomed confirmation from the International World Games Association (IWGA) that duathlon will remain part of the Sports Programme for The World Games 2029 in Karlsruhe, Germany, to be held from 19 to 29 July 2029. Further information regarding the duathlon qualification system, competition format and medal events for Karlsruhe 2029 will be […] The post World Games 2029 appeared first on Triathlon South Africa.
Re: Safeguarding Incident: Mr J Hand It is with regret that we must inform you that our suspended coach, Mr Justin Hand, pleaded guilty to both charges in the civil case brought against him. (Case No. 41/523/204 on 25 June 2026 – Statutory rape and sexual grooming). He has been summarily stripped of his Triathlon […] The post Safeguarding appeared first on Triathlon South Africa.
World Triathlon presented a Level 2 Technical Official seminar in Pretoria on 3-5 July 2026. The seminar facilitated by Rick Fulton (Zim) and Retief Freysen (RSA) focused on developing the skills and knowledge required to act as Technical Delegates at Africa Triathlon events as well as other World Triathlon events. We as Triathlon South Africa […] The post World Triathlon L2 Technical Seminar appeared first on Triathlon South Africa.
he South African Institute of Drug-Free Sport has informed Triathlon South Africa that Patrice Gautier has been charged on 11 June 2025 with the following anti-doping rule violation namely : Return a Adverse Analytical Finding that show the presence of Testosterone. The athlete except guilt and choose not to contest the finding. Accordingly, he is […] The post SA Institute for Drug Free Sport Update appeared first on Triathlon South Africa.
The South African Institute of Drug-Free Sport has informed Triathlon South Africa that Eulali Gouws has been charged and found guilty on 18 June 2025 with the following anti-doping rule violation namely : Article 2.3 of the 2021 Anti-Doping Rules of the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS), relating to “Evading Sample collection ; […] The post SA Institute for Drug Free Sport Update appeared first on Triathlon South Africa.
Please take note TSA has unexpectedly been informed that the above event can not be hosted at Nelson Mandela Bay on 29 March 2026. TSA is considering alternatives venues for the same date and will be able to confirm the venue before the end of January. TSA apologise for the unexpected change in venues. […] The post 2026 SA Championship (Inc 2026 Africa Premier Triathlon Cup NMB ) appeared first on Triathlon South Africa.
Following a Safeguarding incident reported to TSA, Mr Justin Hand has been temporarily suspended pending the outcome of pending investigations. As such his status with TSA has also been temporarily suspended. The post SAFEGUARDING appeared first on Triathlon South Africa.
Qualifying event will be at Africa Championships. More detail available under athlete page on this site. The post Aquathlon World Beach Games appeared first on Triathlon South Africa.
There were five Team SA athletes in action in the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday. Conditions were again described as �brutally hot� on the penultimate day of competition. Dylan Kruger and Jonathan Benjamin competed in the men�s duathlon, Natalie Sterk took part in the women�s duathlon and sport climbing was represented by […] The post World Games: How Team SA Fared appeared first on Triathlon South Africa.
