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Photos from the women's triathlon at the Ming Tomb Reservoir, won by Australia's Emma Snowsill. Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal took silver, and Aussie Emma Moffatt bronze. Laura Bennett was 4th. More...

Emma Snowsill of Australia has won the Olympic women's triathlon in impressive fashion, pulling away toward the beginning of the 10-kilometer run to finish over a minute ahead of the field. More...

See photos from the men's triathlon competition from the Ming Tomb Resrvoir in Beijing, won in a sprint finish by Germany's Jan Frodeno. The top American in the race was Hunter Kemper, who finshed in 7th place. More...

Jan Frodeno of Germany won the men's triathlon in an exciting four-man sprint finish. Canada's Simon Whitfield won silver, and New Zealand's Bevan Docherty took the bronze ahead of Spain's Javier Gomez. More...

Live streaming coverage of the Hy-vee Triathlon, from Des Moines, Iowa. More...

Julie Swail Ertel already has an Olympic silver medal in water polo that she took home in 2000. Now, the American will seek triathlon gold in August at the Ming Tomb Reservoir. More...

Australia's Emma Snowsill is trying to become the first triathlete to claim a world championship (she's won three) and an Olympic gold medal. She's one of the sport's story lines to follow at the Beijing Games. More...

A 46-year-old Iowa man died Sunday after being pulled from the water during the swimming leg in the Hy-Vee Triathlon. More...

The ITU's Chris Hill looks at six male athletes racing the Games in mini profiles, and he provides prognosis for how they'll likely perform at the Ming Tomb Reservoir. More...

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has announced the top-ranked teams for Olympic competition, and the news is good for both the American men and American women. More...

Making Canada's Beijing Olympic team was a cinch for Lauren Groves, the hard part has come in preparing for the race. More...

Matt Reed, representing the U.S., joins his brother Shane, from New Zealand, as the first sibling combination to compete at the same Olympic triathlon. More...

She won the women's triathlon in Athens with a come-from-behind win that left all watching speechless. Now, with injuries and qualification dilemmas, Kate Allen will need all of that Athens heart just to get to Beijing. More...

Four of the Americans that competed in the Beijing triathlon have triathlete spouses. All four couples met while competing or training for triathlons. The couples spend most of their time training and traveling together. More...

Triathlete Sarah Haskins is going to the Olympics. She secured the final spot on the three-member U.S. women's team with a sixth-place finish at the Hy-Vee Triathlon. More...

The Olympic triathlon will take place on August 18 and 19 from the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Beijing, with the women's race on the first day. Here are the athletes that have qualified for the Games, according to the International Triathlon Union. More...

Javier Gomez and Andrea Whitcombe won the World Cup event in Hungary, a final tuneup for many just over a month before the August 18-19 races at the Beijing Games. More...

Spain's Javier Gomez and Great Britain's Helen Tucker won world titles in Vancouver. American Sarah Haskins took silver, while Matt Reed finished in fifth place for the U.S. More...

Jan Frodeno of Germany won the men's triathlon in an exciting four-man sprint finish. Canada's Simon Whitfield won silver, and New Zealand's Bevan Docherty took the bronze ahead of Spain's Javier Gomez. More...

See photos from the men's triathlon competition from the Ming Tomb Resrvoir in Beijing, won in a sprint finish by Germany's Jan Frodeno. The top American in the race was Hunter Kemper, who finshed in 7th place. More...

Four of the Americans that competed in the Beijing triathlon have triathlete spouses. All four couples met while competing or training for triathlons. The couples spend most of their time training and traveling together. More...

Jan Frodeno of Germany won the men's triathlon in an exciting four-man sprint finish. Canada's Simon Whitfield won silver, and New Zealand's Bevan Docherty took the bronze. More...

See photos from the men's triathlon competition in Beijing, won in a sprint finish by Germany's Jan Frodeno. The top American in the race was Hunter Kemper, who finshed in seventh place. More...

Jan Frodeno of Germany has won the men's triathlon, edging Simon Whitfield of Canada in an exciting four-man sprint finish. New Zealand's Bevan Docherty took the bronze. More...

Watch Bevan Docherty talk triathlon prior to his race in Beijing. The New Zealander went on to win bronze in Beijing, after taking the silver medal in Athens. More...