As of October 1st, 2020, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) will officially take on its new identity as World Triathlon, following a rebrand that will take the sport of triathlon and its world governing body forwards after 31 years as ITU.
The new identity has been developed to reinforce World Triathlon’s place at the center of the global triathlon community. The new brand provides fresh impetus to its mission to continue growing the sport across the globe.
“The message behind the new name could not be clearer: World Triathlon represents the entire multisport community, from the first-time triathlete to the Olympic champion. It represents everything we stand for; innovation, ambition, collaboration and equality and will continue to be the leading voice shaping and sharing our sport’s incredibly bright future,” said World Triathlon President and IOC member Marisol Casado.
Starting in August 2019 and calling on members and stakeholders from across the triathlon family for their input, the rebrand has been a comprehensive process that gave an unprecedented level of insight into what ITU represented to its various stakeholders.
“Whether it is your first race or your fiftieth, our great sport has always been about pushing the limits of what you think you can do. It’s about being extraordinary, not just through racing but through everything that World Triathlon stands for; inclusion, sustainability, transparency and creativity,” added the World Triathlon President.
The three apex elements of the new World Triathlon logo represent the nine points of dynamic balance all triathletes share: Swim-Bike-Run, Mind-Body-Soul, Earth-Air-Water, represented in a palette of Transition Blue, Lawn Green and Sky Blue and with the planet in its soul.
“This rebranding exercise represents an important stage in the evolution of our organization and the sport it represents on a local, national, international and Olympic level. We are now officially World Triathlon, and I am so excited about what this new identity means for our sport.”
“In only 20 years, triathlon has grown into one of the most popular sports on the Olympic programme, and that will only increase as our work sees more medal events added. We have never been an organization that likes to stand still or look back, and the ways people interact and share their triathlon journeys has changed enormously over the past decades. The new look will help us appeal even more to the new landscape of young athletes, future partners and innovative sponsors as the governing body of the sport,” added Marisol Casado.
The innovative spirit that has always been a part of the organization’s DNA will now be used with a fresh logo and look - both for World Triathlon and the five Continental Confederations - that open up exciting new possibilities for digital applications, event branding and sponsorship opportunities and will keep the World Triathlon profile at the apex of an increasingly competitive sports landscape.
