WHEREAS the World Triathlon corporation (WTC - Ironman) does not recognize the International Triathlon Union (ITU) as the world governing body for triathlon;

WHEREAS the WTC has set up their own private international federation;

WHEREAS the WTC is a profit-driven organization;

WHEREAS the WTC does not follow World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules;

whereas the ITU requires that its members strictly follow International Olympic Committee (IOC) Charter rules, or otherwise face the possibility of being ejected frm the Olympic program;

WHEREAS the WADA has advised ITU that confusion in the appliction of WADA rules within a sport threaten the execution and integrity of the WADA anti-doping control rules;

WHEREAS it is in the common interest of all ITU members that there be unity in the application of WADA anti-doping control rules in the sport, and that all members and the races they sanction recognize the ITU as the world governing body for the sport of triathlon;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

ITU members not sanction any event attached to the World Triathlon Corporation (Ironman)