Hitting the halfway point of the World Triathlon Series, the elite women head to Europe for the 2016 Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Leeds.

The World Triathlon Series will welcome a new host city to the family this weekend as the elites begin the European leg of the nine-part journey in Leeds, England.

With crowds spilling into the streets, South African triathlete Richard Murray and British young star Emma Pallant claimed victory at the 2016 ITU Aviles Duathlon World Championships

The Japanese stop of the WTS had it all - records made, gold medals recollected and finally achieved, first-time podiums and most importantly... Olympics dreams fulfilled and realized! #WTSYokohama was one for the books, so let's recap what went down!

With the final curtain for Olympic qualification drawing to a close, the World Triathlon Yokohama provided the backdrop for the fourth round of the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series. Let’s take a look at the stories behind the numbers.

It was an event that provided a podium of firsts as Spaniard Mario Mola was finally able to capture the gold medal in Japan at the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama.

In a race that brought as much excitement and anticipation that it might as well have been the Olympic Games themselves, USA’s Gwen Jorgensen claimed her victory with ease at the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama.

ITU is pleased to announce it has signed an initial two-year contract with the NTT Group to become a global partner of both ITU and the ITU World Triathlon Series for 2016 and 2017.

On May 15, 2014 the Rio de Janeiro Olympic qualification period began in Yokohama. This weekend the same course that started this process, will also be the course that ends it.

After exactly two years of battling it out on the race course, the Olympic qualifying period finally comes to a close this weekend at the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama.