Month: November 2020

With the triathlon calendar currently empty, why not bring the triathlon to you? Well, that’s what 220 Triathlon’s features editor Matt Baird will be doing today, for he’s undertaking a middle-distance triathlon in his back garden in aid of the NHS. Advertisement Matt will start his recreation of the Outlaw Half/Ironman 70.3 Staffs/Slateman Legend, etc,…

— After previously being on WWE Raw, Mojo Rawley has quietly been moved to Smackdown without any fanfare or announcement. Of course, the reason for this move is that his good friend Rob Gronkowski has been placed on Smackdown. — The Smackdown women’s title match at WrestleMania appears to have undergone a change. While previously…

On Easter Saturday Ironman World Champ Jan Frodeno will complete an Ironman-distance triathlon at his home in Spain, a country that has been hit hard by coronavirus. Advertisement He will be swimming the 3.8km in his in-home pool, which is equipped with a counter-current system. Then Jan will get onto his roller trainer for the…

FITE TV issued the following press release announcing that they will be airing WWE’s biggest show of the year, WrestleMania 36. Details about the two-day weekend package, including what areas they plan on broadcasting them in, can be found below. NEW YORK—-March 31, 2020: , leading digital sports platform offering prestige boxing, pro wrestling, MMA…

Showing readers that it is possible to still train and ‘race’ within lockdown, the ‘race’ started with a 50-minute swim with his legs tethered to his 2.6m paddling pool, before a bottom-numbing 90km turbo bike leg with Zwift, which took 3:30hrs. The half-marathon run involved 1,400 lengths of Matt’s garden, with his children manning the…

Double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee has announced on Twitter that he will be hosting virtual rides, where people can join in with him and chat about his experiences. There are selected dates during May and each session costs £50 per person with the money raised will go to the Brownlee Foundation, which is “committed to giving…

Endurance athlete and BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin has announced today that she will be taking on an a very special challenge this week – riding 100 miles on Zwift in ‘The Big Bike In’ for charity. Plus, she’s looking for 220 readers to join her and a host of special guests! Advertisement The ride…

Ironman have released the following race update about Ironman UK: “We are committed to the safety and well-being of everyone in our race community in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have been following and will continue to follow the direction and recommendations of public health agencies and local authorities. In alignment with Bolton Council…

Rio silver medallist Lauren is one of 12 celebrities that will be put through a psychologically demanding and physically challenging endurance course, designed and run by ex-Special Forces soldiers. Every part of it is based on the authentic SAS selection process. Will Lauren be able to endure it to the end?  Come on Lauren show…

The ‘Dream 9,’ a group of undocumented people who willingly turned themselves in to an immigration detention center to protest the United States’ “deportation machine,” were released from the Eloy Detention Center in central Arizona late Wednesday night. Let out on parole, the demonstrators are being allowed to return to their US homes pending an…