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MEDIA RELEASE Ironman has announced that the Ironman World Championship Hawaii State/Big Island Lottery will no longer operate in its current form and announced new plans for a 2015 Ironman World Championship Hawaii State/Big Island Drawing. Legal residents of the state of Hawaii will have the opportunity to enter the new Hawaii State/Big Island Drawing […]

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MEDIA RELEASE World Triathlon Corporation, owner of the Ironman Series, the most prestigious event series in the sport of triathlon, has announced an official sponsorship with LifeProof, the award-winning maker of all-protective, everyday cases for smartphones and tablets. Under the sponsorship agreement, LifeProof will be an Official Sponsor of the Ironman and Ironman 70.3 Series […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) will join forces at the Ironman World Championship presented by myList in Kailua-Kona, this week to promote anti-doping and to raise awareness for clean sport. Tuesday, Oct. 9, was designated as the ‘Say NO! To Doping’ day, while the anti-doping activities throughout the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE To further showcase the unique talent of its athletes, World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) today introduced phase one of the new Age Group Ranking system (AGR). The trial run of the program will recognize the best age group competitors at Ironman, Ironman 70.3 and 5150 Triathlon Series races in Europe.
 “We’re extremely enthusiastic about […]

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MEDIA RELEASE World Triathlon Corporation, owner and organizer of Ironman, Ironman 70.3, 5150, Iron Girl and IronKids branded-events, has announced it has named Andrew Messick Chief Executive Officer. Messick joins WTC from AEG, where he has served as president of AEG Sports since 2007. He previously served as senior vice president of NBA International. He […]

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MEDIA RELEASE For a ninth consecutive year, World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), owner of the Ironman brand, will conduct its annual Ironman auction with eBay, designed to benefit a variety of charitable organizations worldwide. Since its inception in 2003, The Ironman Foundation has given more than $7 million in grants and donations to non-profit organizations across […]

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(Kevin Mackinnon previews race coverage for the Ironman World Championship) People keep telling me to enjoy my week in Kona, grinning as they picture a week filled with Mai Tais and leisure time on the beach. I don’t have the heart to tell them that I’ll be spending much of my time in a trailer […]

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MEDIA RELEASE World Triathlon Corporation, owner and organizer of the Ironman and 70.3 event brands, has announced the launch of a new, more comprehensive Anti-Doping Program.  Beginning this month, athletes competing in Ironman and 70.3 events are eligible for in and out-of-competition drug testing. Additionally, a Registered Testing Pool (RTP) consisting of professional and elite […]

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MEDIA RELEASE World Triathlon Corporation has opened registration for the following 2010 Ironman 70.3 events: Ironman 70.3 Florida, Ironman 70.3 Hawaii, Ironman 70.3 Boise, Ironman 70.3 RI and Ironman 70.3 China.  Additionally, Ironman China registration is also open as that race takes place the same day as Ironman 70.3 China.  Registration will be available online […]

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MEDIA RELEASE World Triathlon Corporation announced Tuesday, Jan. 6 it has acquired the U.S. races assets of North America Sports, including Ford Ironman Coeur d’Alene, Ford Ironman USA Lake Placid, Ford Ironman Wisconsin, Ford Ironman Florida, Ford Ironman Arizona, Ironman 70.3 California and Ironman 70.3 Florida. “WTC is excited to welcome Graham Fraser and the […]

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