The Parade of Nations and Opening Ceremony officially launched the biggest ITU World Championships in history with over 3,000 athletes registered to compete over the next four days in Auckland.
In the final race of the season, Jonathan Brownlee and Javier Gomez are set to battle in an epic showdown in the hunt for a world title. Jonathan looks for his first, while Gomez guns for his third championship
The junior women will kick the final day of elite triathlon action into overdrive when they set off on a mad dash in search of a world title. Kiwi Mikayla Nielsen is back to defend her title over a sprint distance.
The Under23 men will take centre stage Saturday afternoon and will feature some of the most promising talent in men's triathlon. Matthew Sharp returns to defend his U23 world title, but it will be hard fought with this field
Olympic medallists Erin Densham and Lisa Norden are set to duel for the ITU World Championship title on Saturday but it will be a tough battle with this all-star line-up that includes home favourite Andrea Hewitt
A host of rising stars including France's Emmie Charayron and the Netherlands Maaike Caelers are set to battle for the women's Under23 World Championship title on October 20 in Auckland
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The 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series comes to a close with the crowning of the world champions at the Grand Final in Auckland, New Zealand. There is a lot of action this week so here's a summary of what to expect
Portugal’s Joao Silva timed his race perfectly to outpace Spain’s Javier Gomez on the final lap, taking his second consecutive Yokohama title with Russia’s Dmitry Polyanskiy following close behind for bronze
Mirroring the London 2012 Olympic Games, Yokohama witnessed a spectacular sprint finish and this time Sweden’s Lisa Norden was not denied gold beating Germany’s Anne Haug to claim her second straight WTS victory
