Stockholm will host an ITU event for the first time since 1997 after ITU today announced the Swedish capital replaces Lausanne in the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series.

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has opened bidding for the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series to host one of the coveted series events.

ITU, in collaboration with its global marketing partner Upsolut, today announced that DB Schenker has signed on to become the Global Logistics Partner of the ITU World Triathlon Series

The 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series will have more prize money on offer than ever before, with the entire series purse surpassing the $2-million mark for next year

The 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series was the biggest yet, and this 2011 season statistics report confirms it, with the world's premier triathlon series doubling its exposure around the world.

It's the last round of the ITU Photo of the Year before the overall finale, and it looks like Yokohama will be a tough one. So many amazing images. Which one will you choose?

Dozens of you commented and hundreds of you voted in this week's Beijing Photo of the Year competition, and in a close battle, the inspiring Mohamed Lahna has won the Grand Final edition of the Photo of the Year.

Andrea Hewitt saw a podium spot slip between her fingers in Budapest, and it motivated her not to let it out of her grasp in this year's Beijing Grand Final. What followed was one of the best performances all year.

It's time for the biggest event of the season to take centre stage in the ITU Photo of the Year, Beijing. Reminders of the 2008 Olympics were everywhere, but the athletes stole the show in these eight finalist images.

Barbara Riveros Diaz created history for herself and her country with her ITU Sprint World Championship in Lausanne, as it was the first triathlon world title for a Chilean athlete. And it remains the highlight of her year.