Cayuga Lake Triathlon: Shorter, tougher course leads to large field

TRUMANSBURG — The Cayuga Lake Triathlon may be short, but it is grueling.

However, that difficulty did little to dissuade the more than 500 participants who swam, biked and ran the course Sunday.

Travis Kuhl was the men’s overall winner in a time of one hour, four minutes and 27 seconds. However, full results were not available as of press time. Full results will appear late this week.

The first flight of swimmers churned away from the shore at Taughannock State Park at 8 a.m., kicking off the nautical leg of the day’s events.

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IOC agrees deal with Betfair to monitor betting

Matt Scott, The Guardian, Thursday July 31 2008

The International Olympic Committee yesterday agreed a deal with Betfair to exchange information about irregular betting patterns on Olympic sport.

Coming into effect in time for next month’s Games in Beijing, the agreement means the IOC will for the first time be able to request the identities of account holders who bet suspiciously.

As Betfair is the world’s largest betting exchange, yesterday’s deal is a significant addition to what the IOC already holds with EWS, the early-warning system of betting that is a Fifa subsidiary. But EWS offers no access to private data, unlike the memorandum of understanding signed yesterday with Betfair.

Read full news: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jul/31/olympicgames20081