2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's 5 kilometre freestyle
The Women's 5 km freestyle events in cross-country skiing at the 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships, were held on April 3, 2011.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's 7.5 km
The women's 7.5 km competitions in biathlon of the 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships were held on April 7, 2011.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's 7.5 km, Results, Sitting
The women's 7.5 km, sitting. Skiers compete on a sitski.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's 7.5 km, Results, Visually impaired
The women's 7.5 km, visually impaired. Skiers with a visual impairement compete with a sighted guide. Dual medals are rewarded.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's long distance
The women's 10 km and 12.5 km long distance competitions in biathlon of the 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships were held on April 10, 2011.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's long distance, Results, Sitting
The women's 10 km, sitting. Skiers compete on a sitski.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's long distance, Results, Visually impaired
The women's 12.5 km, visually impaired. Skiers with a visual impairement compete with a sighted guide. Dual medals are rewarded.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's pursuit
The women's pursuit competitions in biathlon of the 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships were held on April 2, 2011.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's pursuit, Results, Sitting
The women's 3 km pursuit, sitting. Skiers compete on a sitski.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's pursuit, Results, Visually impaired
The women's 3.6 km pursuit, visually impaired. Skiers with a visual impairement compete with a sighted guide. Dual medals are rewarded.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's relay
The Women's 3 x 2.5 kilometre relay in cross-country skiing was held on 9 April 2011. The relay was open for skiers in classification category visual impairment, sitting, and standing. There were only two competing teams, but medals were awarded.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's sprint
The Women's sprint events in cross-country skiing at the 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships, were held on April 8, 2011.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's sprint, Results, Sitting
The women's 0.9 km sprint, sitting. Skiers compete on a sitski.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's sprint, Results, Sitting, Final standings
The final standings of the women's 0.9 km sprint, sitting.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's sprint, Results, Standing, Final standings
The final standings of the women's 1 km sprint free, standing.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's sprint, Results, Visually impaired
The women's 1 km sprint free, visually impaired. Skiers with a visual impairement compete with a sighted guide. Dual medals are rewarded.


2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Women's sprint, Results, Visually impaired, Final standings
The final standings of the women's 1 km sprint free, visually impaired.


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships
The 3rd IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships was held between February 12, 2011 and February 20, 2011 at  in Sollefteå, Sweden. Participating 130 athletes from ten nations: Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden.


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships
The 2011 European Championships is held as part of the 2011 Paralympic Winter World Cup (PWWC 2011), which also includes alpine skiing, biathlon and cross-country skiing.


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships
In the Championships' second match, Norway's sledge hockey team set an international sledge hockey scoring record with 21–0. The Swedish team set a new scoring record in the classification semifinals, with 23–0.


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships
There was one woman competing at the Championships, the Netherlands' goalkeeper Betty Meijer.


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Team rosters
Jiří BergerErik FojtíkMichal GeierZdeněk HáblMiroslav HrbekZdeněk KlímaZdeněk KrupičkaPavel KubešTomáš KvochJan MatoušekDavid PalátJiří RaulZdeněk ŠafránekMichal Vápenka


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Team rosters
Tarmo EermaValeri FalkenbergKaido KalmTarmo KolkMeelis KoppelmannIvar LiivAlar ÕigeArvi PiiriojaImre TiitsuMargus Vasar


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Team rosters
Gerd BleidornSebastian DisveldTorsten ElmerMarius HattendorfSebastian KesslerMarco LahrsRobert PabstJean Luca PankowskyFrank RennhackUdo SegreffLucas SklorzSven StumpeLars UhlemannJörg Wedde


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Team rosters
Bryan HackworthCallum ShakespeareDuncan SlaterGary FarmerKarl NicholsonLee CoupeMark BriggsMartin AustinMartyn ComptonMatt ClarksonMatt ColemanMatt LloydRob GazeSimon BerrySteve Brown


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Team rosters
Gabriele AraudoBruno BalossettiGianluigi CavaliereAndrea ChiarottiGiuseppe CondelloGreg LeperdyAndrea MacrìFlorian PlankerRoberto RadiceGianluigi RosaIgor StellaSantino StillitanoWerner Winkler


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Team rosters
Bas AkkermanSander MaanBetty MeijerArthur OvertoomJurrian RaaSebastiaan RaaymanMelvin SmidMichael ten HoeveHerman van Dorsten


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Team rosters
Ole Bjarte AustevollAudun BakkeHelge BjornstadMagnus BøgleKjell Christian HamarThomas JacobsenLoyd Remi JohansenRoger JohansenJan Roger KlakeggKnut Andre NordstogaRolf Einar PedersenTor Joakim RiveraStig Tore SveeMorten Vaernes


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Team rosters
Sylwester CzyżJarosław CzyżewskiRadosław DrapałaSylwester FlisRafał FusiekMarcin HebdaZbigniew KępińskiJacek KozłowskiJan MaliszakAndrzej MłynarczykMateusz SzczygielskiPiotr TruszkowskiJerzy WójcikowskiKrzysztof WojtaszekTomasz WoźnyArkadiusz Zoga


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Team rosters
Aleksey AmosovMaxim AndrianovAndrey DvinyaninovMikhail IvanovMaxim KuzminichIvan KuzněcovDimitry LisovKostantin LobanovAleksei LysovEvgeny PetrovSergey PudovVadim SelyukinPavel ShirobokovPavel ŠklyajevRuslan Tuchin


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Group round, Group A
7:25, 11:19 Marius Hattendorf10:38, 28:19 Sven Stumpe16:07 Frank Rennhack21:54, 40:12, 42:58 Sebastian Kessler


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Group round, Group A
1:41, 9:29, 18:54, 30:30 Sebastian Disveld7:57, 13:57, 38:20 Udo Segreff9:29, 42:03 Sebastian Kessler11:36 Sven Stumpe13:09 Lucas Sklorz19:40, 20:48 Marius Hattendorf21:31, 21:45 Jan-Luca Pankowsky23:06 Frank Rennback26:18 Gerd Bleidorn


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Group round, Group A
5:47, 18:47 Arvi Piirloja8:00, 11:22, 24:55, 43:03 Imre Tiitsu10:32, 38:50, 44:50 Kaldo Kalm17:28, 18:25, 32:49 Tarmo Eerma


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Classification round, Classification semifinals
2:59, 13:53, 14:02, 16:35, 25:51, 38:45 Niklas Ingvarsson7:30, 10:11, 15:39, 21:08, 29:24, 43:47 Per Kasperi12:29, 25:10, 31:59 Marcus Holm


2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Classification round, Seventh place game
24:36 Dimitry Lisov25:21 Vadim Selyukin28:36, 40:32 Evgeny Petrov40:57 Pavel Shklyaev


2011 IPC Swimming European Championships
The 2011 IPC Swimming European Championships was an international swimming competition. It was held in Berlin, Germany from 3 to 10 July. There were 440 swimmers from 36 European countries that took part, Ukraine topped the medal table with 105 medals including 41 gold medals, the country also broke eighteen swimming records.


2011 IPP Open
The 2011 IPP Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Helsinki, Finland between 21 and 27 November 2011.


2011 IPP Open, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 IPP Open, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2011 IPP Open, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a lucky loser into the singles main draw:


2011 IPP Open, Champions, Doubles
Martin Emmrich /  Andreas Siljeström def. James Cerretani /  Michal Mertiňák, 6–4, 6–4


2011 IPP Open – Doubles
Dustin Brown and Martin Emmrich were the defending champions but decided not to participate together. Brown plays alongside Michael Kohlmann, while Emmrich partners up with Andreas Siljeström. They went on to win the title after defeating James Cerretani and Michal Mertiňák 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2011 IPP Open – Singles
Ričardas Berankis is the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Adrian Mannarino. Daniel Brands won the title, defeating Matthias Bachinger 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5) in the final.


2011 IPP Trophy
The 2011 IPP Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 24th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Geneva, Switzerland between 7 and 13 November 2011.


2011 IPP Trophy, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 IPP Trophy, Champions, Doubles
Igor Andreev /  Evgeny Donskoy def. James Cerretani /  Adil Shamasdin, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–2)


2011 IPP Trophy – Doubles
Gero Kretschmer and Alex Satschko were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Igor Andreev and Evgeny Donskoy won the title, defeating James Cerretani and Adil Shamasdin 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–2) in the final.


2011 IPP Trophy – Singles
Grigor Dimitrov was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Malek Jaziri won the title, defeating Mischa Zverev 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final.


2011 IPSC Handgun World Shoot
The 2011 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XVI held at Rhodes, Greece was the 16th IPSC Handgun World Shoot. There were 30 stages which all had a Greek theme.


2011 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions, Open
The Open division had the second largest match participation with 373 competitors (30.9 %), and was won by Eric Grauffel from France winning his 5th consecutive Handgun World Shoot. Simon Racaza of USA came in second place 3.29 % behind, and KC Eusebio of USA another 0.71 % behind.


2011 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions, Modified
The Modified division had 59 competitors (4.9 %). Zdenek Henes of the Czech Republic took Gold in the Modified division in what would be the last World Championship featuring the division before it was deleted. Jerome Jovanne Morales of the Philippines came in second place 0.75 % behind, and Rob Leatham of USA came in third place another 2.41 % behind.


2011 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions, Standard
The Standard division had the third largest match participation with 336 competitors (27.8 %), and was won by Blake Miguez of USA. Juan Carlos Jaime of Argentina came in second place 1.09 % behind, and Ted Puente of USA came in third place another 3.2 % behind.


2011 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions, Production
The Production division had the largest match participation with 397 competitors (32.8 %), and was won by Bob Vogel of the USA. Ben Stoeger of USA came in second place 2.34 % behind, and Matthew Mink of USA another 0.85 % behind.


2011 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions, Revolver
The Revolver division had 44 competitors (3.6 %), and was won by Ricardo López Tugendhat of Ecuador claiming his second consecutive Handgun World Shoot victory in the Revolver division. Jerry Miculek of USA came in second place 5.16 % behind, and Matthew Griffin of USA came in third place another 6.42 % behind.


2011 IRB Junior World Championship
The 2011 IRB Junior World Championship was the fourth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB). The winners were New Zealand, who won all the competitions held since the inaugural year in 2008.


2011 IRB Junior World Championship, Venues
Four stadia will be used for this world cup. There will be four double header match days at the three smaller venues with the final to be played in Stadio Euganeo.


2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy
The 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy was the fourth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship. The event was organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB). Two venues were used, both located in Tbilisi. 12 of the 16 games were played at the Avchala Stadium, the other 4 games at the Shevardeni Stadium.


2011 IRB Nations Cup
The 2011 IRB Nations Cup was the sixth edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. It pits the "A" Teams of the stronger (Tier 1) rugby nations (e.g. Argentina Jaguars) against some Tier 2 and 3 nations (e.g. Romania).


2011 IRB Nations Cup
For the fifth consecutive year the event was held in Bucharest, Romania. Namibia returned to defend their title, but South African Kings were the overall winners of the tournament.


2011 IRB Nations Cup
The competition format was a modified round-robin whereby the three ENC teams (Romania, Georgia and Portugal) played the other three teams (Argentina Jaguars, Namibia and South African Kings). The competition was played over three match days, with three matches played consecutively on each day.


2011 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
The 2011 Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union tournament held between the four national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa and Tonga.


2011 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
Samoa was the reigning champion after they defeated Fiji in the 2010 competition at Apia Park. The tournament began on July 2 and ended on July 13, 2011 with most of the matches hosted by Fiji. Only the match between Asian 5 Nations champion, Japan and Samoa was played at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Japan. The tournament was moved to Fiji from Japan after the devastating March, 2011 Japan Tsunami.


2011 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
The tournament was a round-robin where each team plays all of the other teams once. There were four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a defeat. There were also bonus points offered with one bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one bonus point for losing by 7 points or less.


2011 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
Japan were crowned Champions after defeating Fiji and scoring their fourth try the last play of the final match of the tournament giving them the bonus point they needed to go with an earlier win over Tonga. Ill discipline by Fiji cost them the game and gifted the Pacific Nations Cup to Japan at the expense of Tonga. Fiji finished the match with 12 men after conceding 2 red and 3 yellow cards, an unenviable world record.


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships
The  2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia, this was the third edition of the ISAF Sailing World Championships. It is the world championships for all disciplines used at the upcoming Olympics. As it used to allocate 75% of the qualification quota for the 2012 Summer Olympics this event has added significance.


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, Venues
A number of different venues and courses was used for the different events:


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, Festival
In conjunction with the sailing championships, a festival, the 2011 WORLDS FESTIVAL, will be held in Fremantle, featuring "an exciting and diverse programme of cultural activities that will showcase [the] Australian lifestyle, the sport of sailing and the arts".


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, Controversy
The City of Fremantle objected to the branding of the championships as a "Perth event", in particular, the erection of a large "Perth" sign on Bathers' Beach outside Challenger Harbour. Fremantle had previously hosted the 1987 America's Cup.


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the championship was held on 2 December 2011 at the Barrack Street Jetty. The ceremony consisted of parade of athletes through the streets of Perth, speeches by dignitaries, oaths from competitors and officials, and the raising of the International Sailing Federation flag, followed by a parade of sail down the Swan River from Perth to Fremantle, featuring a "convoy of boats representing the history and heritage of each of the yacht clubs along the river".


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – 49er
The 49er class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 12 and 18 December 2011.


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – 49er, Results
Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; RAF – Retired after finishing; RDG – Redress given; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Elliott 6m
The Elliott 6m class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 3 and 16 December 2011.


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Finn
The Finn class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 5 and 11 December 2011.


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Finn, Results
Legend:      – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; RDG – Redress given; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Laser
The Laser class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 12 and 18 December 2011.


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Laser, Results
Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; RDG – Redress given; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Laser Radial
The Laser Radial class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 5 and 11 December 2011.


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Laser Radial, Results
Legend:      – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; RAF – Retired after finishing; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Men's 470
The Men's 470 class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 5 and 11 December 2011.


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Men's 470, Results
Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; RDG – Redress given; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Men's RS:X
The Men's RS:X class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 12 and 18 December 2011.


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Men's RS:X, Results
Legend:      – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DPI – Discretionary penalty imposed; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Star
The Star class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 11 and 17 December 2011.


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Star, Results
Legend:      – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNE – Non excludable disqualification; DNF – Did not finish; DPI – Discretionary penalty imposed; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; RDG – Redress given; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Women's 470
The Women's 470 class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 12 and 18 December 2011.


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Women's 470, Results
Legend:      – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; RDG – Redress given; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Women's RS:X
The Women's RS:X class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 5 and 11 December 2011.


2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Women's RS:X, Results
Legend:      – Qualified for medal race(s); DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DPI – Discretionary penalty imposed; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; RDG – Redress given; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2011 ISTAF World Cup
The ISTAF World Cup is a competition organised by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) to modernise the traditional sport of Sepaktakraw. Alongside the ISTAF SuperSeries, the ISTAF World Cup is a platform to showcase the best of the sport and seeks to broaden the appeal of the sport to the international community.


2011 ISTAF World Cup
The first ever ISTAF World Cup debuted in Titiwangsa Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during July 2011 and saw the participation of 36 international teams and a total of 180 athletes.


2011 ISTAF World Cup
The winner for the 1st ISTAF World Cup (Men) was Thailand and the runner-up was Malaysia. The winner for the 1st ISTAF World Cup (Women) was Thailand and the runner-up was Vietnam.


2011 ISTAF World Cup, Men's draw
The first round, or group stage, saw 23 men's teams divided into 8 groups of 3 (one group had only 2 teams). Each group featured a round robin of 3 games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. Based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the second round, or playoff stage. The host nation also advanced automatically to the playoff stage.


2011 ISTAF World Cup, Women's draw
The first round, or group stage, saw 11 women's teams divided into 4 groups of 3 (one group had only 2 teams). Each group featured a round robin of 3 games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. Based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals, or playoff stage. The host nation also advanced automatically to the playoff stage.


2011 ISTAF World Cup, Broadcast and media
Internationally, the ISTAF World Cup 2011 was broadcast throughout 68 countries across the seven continents:


2011 ITF Men's Circuit
The 2011 ITF Men's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the third tier tour for men's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the ATP Challenger Tour. The ITF Men's Circuit consists of 534 'Futures' tournaments played year round around the world.


2011 ITF Men's Circuit, Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2011 ITF Futures tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) a singles > doubles hierarchy; 3) alphabetical order (by family names for players).


2011 ITF Men's Circuit, Statistical information
To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed.


2011 ITF Men's Circuit (April–June)
The 2011 ITF Men's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the third tier tour for men's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the ATP Challenger Tour. During the months of April 2011 and June 2011 over 150 tournaments were played with the majority being played in the month of May.


2011 ITF Men's Circuit (January–March)
The 2011 ITF Men's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the third tier tour for men's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the ATP Challenger Tour. During the months of January 2011 and March 2011 over 80 tournaments were played with the majority being played in the month of January.


2011 ITF Men's Circuit (July–September)
The 2011 ITF Men's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the third tier tour for men's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the ATP Challenger Tour. During the months of July and September more than 179 tournaments were played with the majority being played in the month of August.


2011 ITF Men's Circuit (October–December)
The 2011 ITF Men's Circuit was the 2011 edition of the third tier tour for men's professional tennis. It was organised by the International Tennis Federation and was a tier below the ATP Challenger Tour. During the months of October and December were played 91 tournaments, with the majority being played in the month of October.


2011 ITF Roller Open
The 2011 ITF Roller Open will be a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It will be the 11th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It will take place in Pétange, Luxembourg between 18 and 24 July 2011.


2011 ITF Roller Open, WTA entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 ITF Roller Open, Champions, Doubles
Johanna Larsson /  Jasmin Wöhr def. Kristina Barrois /  Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 7–6(7–2), 6–4


2011 ITF Roller Open – Doubles
Sharon Fichman and Monica Niculescu were the defending champions, but both chose not to participate.


2011 ITF Roller Open – Doubles
Johanna Larsson and Jasmin Wöhr defeated Kristina Barrois and Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the final 7–6(7–2), 6–4.


2011 ITF Roller Open – Singles
Mathilde Johansson was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Petra Cetkovská in the final, 7–5, 6–3.


2011 ITF Women's Circuit
The 2011 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the second-tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to $100,000.


2011 ITF Women's Circuit, Statistical information
To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after the end of the week.


2011 ITF Women's Circuit (April–June)
The 2011 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour. During the months of April 2011 and June 2011 over 150 tournaments were played with the majority being played in the month of May.


2011 ITF Women's Circuit (January–March)
The 2011 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the second-tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour. During the months of January 2011 and March 2011 over 50 tournaments were played.


2011 ITF Women's Circuit (July–September)
The 2011 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour. During the months of July 2011 and September 2011 over 150 tournaments were played with the majority being played in the month of August.


2011 ITF Women's Circuit (October–December)
The 2011 ITF Women's Circuit was the 2011 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour. During the months of October to December 2011 over 100 tournaments were played.


2011 ITK Open
The 2011 ITK Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey between 22 and 28 August 2011.


2011 ITK Open, WTA entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 ITK Open, Champions, Doubles
Julie Coin /  Eva Hrdinová def. Sandra Klemenschits /  Irena Pavlovic, 6–4, 7–5


2011 ITK Open – Doubles
This was a new event to the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. Julie Coin and Eva Hrdinová won the title by defeating Sandra Klemenschits and Irena Pavlovic in the final 6–4, 7–5.


2011 ITK Open – Singles
This is a new event to the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. Victoria Larrière won the title by defeating Sarah Gronert in the final 6–3, 1–6, 7–5.


2011 ITM Cup
The 2011 ITM Cup season was the sixth season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on July 14, when Otago hosted North Harbour. It involved the top fourteen rugby unions of New Zealand. For sponsorship reasons, the competition was known as the ITM Cup and it was the second season under the lead sponsor. The winner of the Championship, Hawke's Bay was promoted to the Premiership, the seventh placed Premiership team, Southland was relegated to the Championship.


2011 ITM Cup, Format
The ITM Cup standings were sorted by a competition points system. Four points were awarded to the winning team, a draw equaled two points, whilst a loss amounted to zero points. Unions could also win their side a respectable bonus point. To receive a bonus point, they must have scored four tries or more or lose by seven or fewer points or less. Each team was placed on their total points received. If necessary of a tiebreaker, when two or more teams finish on equal points, the union who defeated the other in a head-to-head got placed higher.


2011 ITM Cup, Format
In case of a draw between them, the side with the biggest points deferential margin got rights to be ranked above. If they were tied on points difference, it was then decided by a highest scored try count or a coin toss. This seeding format was implemented since the beginning of the 2006 competition.


2011 ITM Cup, Format
The competition included a promotion-relegation process with the winner of the Championship receiving automatic promotion to the Premiership, replacing the seventh-placed team in the Premiership which was relegated to the Championship for the following year. The regular season consisted of two types of matches. The internal division matches were when each team played the other six unions in their division once, home or away. The cross-division matches were when each team played four teams from the other division, thus missing out on three teams, each from the opposite division.


2011 ITM Cup, Format
Each union played home or away games against teams from the other division, making a total of ten competition games for each union. The finals format allowed the top four teams from each division move on to the semi-finals. The top two division winners, based on table points, received a home semi-final. In the first round of the finals, the semi-finals, the second division winner hosted the third division winner, and the first division winner hosted the fourth division winner. The final was hosted by the top remaining seed.


2011 ITM Cup, Regular season
The 2011 ITM Cup was played across eight weeks with every team playing three Tuesday or Wednesday night fixtures in a double-up round where they played twice that week. The competition started on Thursday, July 14, with Otago taking on North Harbour at Carisbrook. Due to the 2011 Rugby World Cup being hosted in New Zealand, the competition finished without semi-finals so that the World Cup could be held in September and October. The Otago and Manawatu fixture was cancelled in Week 6 of the competition due to weather and airport closures.


2011 ITM Hamilton 400
The 2011 ITM Hamilton 400 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the third event of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 15–17 April at the Hamilton Street Circuit, in Hamilton, New Zealand. It was the fourth running of the Hamilton 400. The weekend saw two first time winners: Rick Kelly took the first victory for Kelly Racing and Shane van Gisbergen won the first race of his career.


2011 ITM Hamilton 400
The event hosted races 5 and 6 of the 2011 season. 2006 V8 Supercar champion Rick Kelly won the Saturday race from third on the grid in a mixture of wet and dry weather conditions. Paul Dumbrell did not participate in the race after a heavy crash at turn 3 in qualifying. Polesitter Jamie Whincup was caught out by the damp conditions, hitting the wall while exiting the pits and damaging the steering on his car. There were many incidents in the pit lane with cars failing to stop on the slippery concrete surface, running into pit crews and cameramen. Whincup's teammate Craig Lowndes finished second while Todd Kelly made it a double podium for Kelly Racing.


2011 ITM Hamilton 400
The Kelly brothers maintained their form through to Sunday's race, with Rick taking pole and Todd starting next to him on the front row after a rain affected qualifying session which saw only one flying lap for most of the drivers. Shane van Gisbergen won the first race of his career, holding off Lee Holdsworth in the closing stages of the race. Garth Tander finished on the podium after starting the race in 19th. Steve Owen recovered from a disastrous weekend in Adelaide by finishing in the top five. Whincup had another disappointing race and left the weekend with his championship lead almost halved, 81 points ahead of Rick Kelly.


2011 ITS Cup
The 2011 ITS Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Olomouc, Czech Republic between 25 and 31 July 2011.


2011 ITS Cup, WTA entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 ITS Cup, Champions, Doubles
Michaëlla Krajicek /  Renata Voráčová def. Yulia Beygelzimer /  Elena Bogdan, 7–5, 6–4


2011 ITS Cup – Doubles
Sandra Klemenschits and Patricia Mayr-Achleitner were the defending champions, but both chose not to participate. Michaëlla Krajicek and Renata Voráčová won the title, defeating Yulia Beygelzimer and Elena Bogdan 7–5, 6–4 in the final.


2011 ITS Cup – Singles
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner was the defending champion, but chose not to participate. Nastassya Burnett won the title, defeating Eva Birnerová 6–1, 6–3 in the final.


2011 ITU Duathlon World Championships
The 2011 ITU Duathlon World Championships was a duathlon competition held in Gijón, Spain from 24 to 25 September 2011 and organized by the International Triathlon Union (ITU). The championship course included a 10k run, a 38.4k bike, and a 5k run. Titles for amateur duathletes, elite paraduathletes, and elite duathletes were awarded during the two days of competition.


2011 ITU Duathlon World Championships, Results
Katie Hewison, of Great Britain won her first world championship, winning the women's elite division. Sergio Silva won the men's title despite falling behind the leaders during the bike leg. However, Silva charged through the field during the last run segment to claim the win.


2011 ITU Duathlon World Championships, Results, Men
Sergio Silva had won the elite men's race but was stripped of his title after testing positive for methylhexaneamine. The positive test resulted in a six-month ban for Silva, instead of the standard two-year suspension, as Silva was able to convince the ITU that he took the substance inadvertently.


2011 ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships
The 2011 ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships was a triathlon race organised by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) held in Lausanne, Switzerland on August 20. Along with the ITU Team Triathlon World Championships, being held the following day in Lausanne, points earned at the Sprint Distance Championship are incorporated into the 2011 World Championships Series rankings.


2011 ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships
The event hosted both elite-level and amateur triathletes. The race is composed of a 750 m swim, 20 km cycle, and 5 km run. A prize purse of $100,000 was awarded for the sprint event. This race marked one of the final races before the 2011 ITU World Championship Grand Final in Beijing, making the points earned at the race crucial.


2011 ITU Team Triathlon World Championships
The 2011 ITU Triathlon Team World Cup was held in Lausanne Switzerland on 21 August 2011. The championship was the sixth edition to be held and the third since the championships were reformatted in 2009; eliminating the separate male and female teams, running the championships with coed teams.


2011 ITU Team Triathlon World Championships, Format
Each team was allowed to enter 2 teams of four, made up of 2 females and 2 males. The teams competed in the following order of female–male–female–male. Each athlete completed a 265-metre swim, a 5 kilometre bike ride and a 1.2 kilometre run. Due to safety reasons the first athlete completed a longer, 500 metre swim instead.


2011 ITU Team Triathlon World Championships, Results
Since the reformatted event began, Switzerland came into the competition winning both previous championships. In 2011, they settled with the silver medal as Great Britain's team of 2008 World Champion Helen Jenkins, 2010 and 2011 World Sprint Champion Jonathan Brownlee, Jodie Stimpson and 2009 World Champion Alistair Brownlee took the title.


2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup
The 2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup was a series of triathlon races organised by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) for elite-level triathletes to be held during the 2011 season. For 2011, nine races were announced as part of the World Cup series. The ninth and final race in Auckland, New Zealand was added as a test race for the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final. Each race was held over a distance of 1500 m swim, 40 km cycle, 10 km run (an Olympic-distance triathlon). Alongside a prize purse, points were awarded at each race contributing towards the overall 2011 ITU Triathlon World Championships point totals.


2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup, Event results, Guatapé
Overnight rains in the region forced organizers to shorten the course from an Olympic distance event to a sprint distance event.


2011 ITU World Championship Series
The Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series 2011 was a series of six World Championship Triathlon events leading to a Grand Final held in Beijing, China in September 2011. The Series was organised under the auspices of the world governing body of triathlon, the International Triathlon Union (ITU), and was sponsored by Dextro Energy.


2011 ITU World Championship Series
Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series visited Sydney, Yokohama, Madrid, Kitzbühel, Hamburg, London and Beijing. The series also for the first time included the ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championship in Lausanne. The Grand Final in Beijing included the Under 23, Junior and Paratriathlon World Championships, which were decided over a single race.


2011 ITU World Championship Series
Great Britain won both the men's and women's elite titles as Alistair Brownlee and Helen Jenkins both claimed their second elite world titles. Britain also swept the medals in the men's under 23 title as Matthew Sharp led his teammates to claim his first title. Agnieszka Jerzyk claimed Poland's first ITU Triathlon world title as she won the under 23 championship. In the juniors, American Lukas Verzbicas and New Zealand's Mikayla Nielsen also claimed their first world titles.


2011 ITU World Championship Series
In the Paratriathlon world championships, titles went to Jane Egan (TRI 1), Faye McClelland (TRI 4), Charlotte Ellis (TRI 6). Titles also went to Danielle McLaughlin, Melissa Stockwell and Jennifer Hopkins In the men's events titles went to Steven Judge (TRI 3), Yannick Bourseaux (TRI 4), Benjamin Landier (TRI 5), Bill Chaffey (TRI 1), Oswald Kydd (TRI 2), Rodrigo Feola (TRI 6).


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Overview, Points and prize money
Points were awarded to the top 40 in the World Championship Series and went to the top 50 in the Grand Final. Each World Series event had a prize fund of $150,000 and the Grand Final had a pool of $250,000. The overall rankings had a $500,000 bonus prize fund, awarded after the Grand Final making it the biggest payday in Triathlon.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Overview, Calendar
The 2011 series visited three Olympic courses: Sydney, Beijing for the grand final and the 2012 Olympic course in London. In addition, the series also had the 2007 World Championship course of Hamburg and was scheduled to return to Yokohama. For the first time ever, the series included the Sprint World Championships which contributed to the 2011 World Championship series.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Overview, Calendar
In April, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the round set to take place in Yokohama was postponed by the ITU. The ITU felt that it would be too risky to try to stage the round there when the nuclear level was near maximum. In May, it was announced that the Yokohama round would be rescheduled for September and would take place on September 18 and 19. However, as it takes place after the Grand Final, the points and money gained in Yokohama would go towards the 2012 series.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series
The overall World Champion is the triathlete with the highest score from four series events added to their points total from the Grand Final. A triathlete may also take their score from a minimum of two ITU World Series events, including the Sprint World Championship, and two World Cup events to be eligible for the top 20 in the rankings in addition to their Grand Final score. All events were run over the Olympic distance of a 1.5 km swim, a 40 km bike and a 10 km run, with the exception of the Sprint World Championship, which was held over half the distance.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Sydney
The 2011 series began in Sydney, Australia, and was held on the course that hosted the first Olympic games triathlon in 2000. The swim course was held in Farm Cove with two 750-metre laps, before heading to transition outside of the Sydney Opera House. Athletes then biked eight laps of a 5 km course that extended from the Opera House and down the Cahill Expressway and Macquarie Street. After the bike section, the competitors transitioned on College Street and then proceeded to complete four laps of a 2.5 km run circuit down Macquarie Street before finishing the triathlon on College Street.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Sydney
The competition field for the race included 2010 Grand Final winner Emma Snowsill, who was plagued by injury in 2010, as well as all ten athletes from last year's the overall rankings were present on the men's side.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Sydney
For the women, Paula Findlay won the race, beating out Bárbara Riveros Díaz. The two were among a group of six on the run section that included Laura Bennett, Andrea Hewitt, Carole Peon and Tomoko Sakimoto. Other notable finishes included 2010 World Champion Emma Moffatt and Olympic Champion Snowsill, who finished 13th and 42nd.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Sydney
On the men's side, rain made the race conditions difficult. Reigning World Champion Javier Gómez incurred a fall during the bike leg, causing him to fall off the pace of the race pack for the final 10 kilometres of the bike. Gómez managed to catch the lead group; however, Jonathan Brownlee, Alistair Brownlee, Sven Riederer, Brendan Sexton and David Hauss were in front of him. Alistair fell on one of the turns during the run before falling off the pace and out of contention. Gómez eventually passed the leaders, with only Jonathan keeping pace with him for a short while. Gómez finished first with Jonathan second and Riederer third. Alistair, the 2009 World champion, finished 29th.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Madrid
The Madrid course was based in Casa de Campo park. Competitors started the race by jumping into the lake, where they swam two 750-metre laps. After transition, the athletes completed four 10 km laps of the park, which featured a 400-metre climb at a 12% grade. The run section featured four 2.5 km laps around the park to the finish.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Madrid
In the men's race, the Brownlee brothers, Alistair and Johnathan, and Gómez exited the swim first and quickly formed, with eight others, an eleven-man breakaway group. At the end of the first bike lap, the breakaway had accumulated a 20-second lead. Olympic Champion Jan Frodeno bridged the gap and the now 12-man breakaway pushed on to the run section with a two-minute lead. On the run, the Brownlees separated themselves from the pack, along with Gómez. However, Gómez fell off the pace and the finish became a one-on-one duel between the brothers.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Madrid
In the final kilometre, Alistair kicked away from Jonathan before stopping in the finishing straight and walking across the line with his brother, with Johnathan making sure that Alistair crossed first. It was the first time that both brothers had appeared on the podium and it was Alistair's third straight win in Madrid. Gómez's third place kept him at the top of the overall standings, five points ahead of Jonathan. Polyansky, who finished fifth in Madrid, rounded out the top three in the overall standings. With his win, Alistair jumped up 20 places in the standings to fifth place in the overall standings.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Madrid
In the women's competition, Laura Bennett and Andrea Hewitt joined Paula Findlay at the front coming out of the swim. However, once on the bike the three women were caught and a peloton of 16 formed. At the end of the bike, the lead peloton had a 30-second lead over the chasers. On the run Findlay raced away with Hewitt as the pair was pursued by Helen Jenkins and Díaz, creating a group of four.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Madrid
But after four kilometres, Díaz dropped off the pace on the final lap and Hewitt found the pace to be too tough and dropped back only to be passed for third by Emmie Charayron. Findlay and Jenkins were neck and neck until the final 400 metres when Findlay kicked away for her second consecutive 2011 World Series win. Findlay continued where she left off as she won, adding to her win in Sydney. With this race, Findlay had won four of her last five world series events, having won in Kitzbühel and London in 2010. After the race, the overall championship was led by Findlay with Díaz and Hewitt second and third. Bennett was fourth and Jenkins moved up to fifth.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel is one of the smallest venues of the series; despite this, the venue has been on the series since its inception. The triathlon began with two 750-metre laps around Schwarzsee Lake. The bike section had athletes ride a 6.68 km course which they lapped six times. The competitors' final leg was a four-lap 2.5 km run course. The 1997 World Champion Chris McCormack returned to ITU triathlons for the first time since 2004 with this race. Current World Champion Javier Gómez and Olympic Champion Jan Frodeno and Jonathan Brownlee missed this event to concentrate on the European Championships which took place the week after Kitzbühel.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Kitzbühel
The men competed in cold, wet, windy conditions. Alistair Brownlee came out of the swim in the lead but was soon part of a 50-man peloton on the bike. However, Brownlee, Stuart Hayes and Reinaldo Colucci broke away to lead the field by 30 seconds entering the second transition. Once out of transition and on the run, Brownlee dropped Hayes and Colucci and went on to record his second Kitzbühel win, having won previously in 2009. Behind him, Alexander Brukhankov, Brad Kahlefeldt, Sven Riederer, William Clarke and Laurent Vidal formed a group that passed Hayes and Colucci.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Kitzbühel
Halfway through the run, Brukhankov made a break for second place before Riederer broke on the final lap to secure third. Clarke won the battle for fourth as Kahelfeldt finished fifth and Vidal sixth. Meanwhile, McCormack's return to ITU racing triathlon was cut short as he pulled out of the race on the bike. Following the race, Alistair Brownlee led the overall championship standings over Brukhankov with Gómez and Jonathan Brownlee now third and fourth with Riederer moving up to fifth.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Kitzbühel
In the women's race, Sarah Haskins led the women's field coming out of the water with Helen Jenkins next, down 20 seconds, and Paula Findlay a minute behind. Haskins and Jenkins broke away on the bike but were unable to sustain a 40-second first lap lead before being caught on the fourth lap by a chase group of 19. On the run, the race came down to Findlay, Jenkins and Sarah Groff with Jenkins losing out to Findlay once again, finishing second. With the win, Findlay became the most successful woman in the series' three-year history with five wins.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Kitzbühel
It was the Canadian's third consecutive win on the 2011 series. Elsewhere, Emma Moffatt, who fell behind the lead group on the bike, caught up to the field on the run to finish fourth. Ai Ueda had a strong run performance, passing most of the field en route to seventh-place finish. In the overall standings, Findlay had a perfect score and was approximately 500 points ahead of Díaz, Hewitt, Bennett and Jenkins who rounded out the top five.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Hamburg
Hamburg is the longest standing venue on the series, having hosted international events since 2002 including the 2007 World Championships. The course has athletes dive into an artificial lake for the swim, where they complete two 750-metre laps, but have to exit the water to complete a 180-degree turn after the first lap. The bike section is technically challenging with eight sharp corners near the bottom of the 5 km circuit which is lapped eight times.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Hamburg
The run section has competitors complete four 2.5 km laps; however, there is a hazard as there are two 180-degree turns on each end of the course. Both Brownlee brothers missed the event, as did Paula Findlay and Helen Jenkins. Findlay missed the event with a hip injury which forced her to pull out of her home World Cup event in Edmonton.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Hamburg
In the men's race, the bike portion had several groups attempt to break away without success as a peloton of around 50 riders hit the second transition. On the run, just before the 5 km point, a group of six at the front had been established. The six leaders included Brad Kahlefeldt, William Clarke, David Hauss, Javier Gómez, João Silva and Sebastian Rank. With 3 km to go, reigning Hamburg champion Gómez tried to kick away from the rest, only to see two kilometers later Hauss, Clarke and Kahlefeldt move away from him.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Hamburg
In the last twenty metres, it looked like Clarke was going to win before Kahefeldt surged past him for his first ITU World Series win. The top four all ran splits under 30 minutes as Kahefeldt became the seventh man to win a round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon Series. At the halfway point in the championship series, Gómez now led the overall standings with 2026 points, with Clarke and Hauss second and third on 1935 and 1905 respectively. Sven Riederer and Alexander Brukhankov completed the top five.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Hamburg
In the women's race, history was made as Australia claimed all three podium spots for the first time, all who coincidentally had the first name Emma. Moffatt claimed her first win since the 2009 Grand Final, drawing her level with Paula Findley for total series wins at five. Moffatt defeated reigning world under-23 champion Jackson and 2008 Olympic Champion Snowsill into second and third. In the race itself, Lucy Hall of Great Britain led the swim with Nicola Spirig and Snowsill.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Hamburg
Hall was caught on the first lap of the bike section as a peloton of 35 formed at the front. Moffatt led out of the final transition whilst Snowsill and Jackson started slower, but soon caught up. With five kilometres to go, the Australians were joined by New Zealand's Andrea Hewitt. In the final kilometre, Moffatt kicked away for the win whilst Jackson out-sprinted Snowsill for second. At the halfway point in the series with Findley missing, Díaz with a sixth-place finish was able to take the series lead, 97 points in front, with Hewitt and Moffatt third and fourth overall.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, London
London has been on the circuit since the beginning, and this was the last chance for athletes the run the Olympic course. The swim consisted of one 1.5 km lap in The Serpentine. The athletes then completed seven laps of the cycle circuit taking in Hyde Park Corner, before leaving Hyde Park itself and down Constitution Hill to Buckingham Palace, where the circuit looped itself and sent the athletes back the way they came from towards transition. The run section had the field complete four 2.5 km around the Serpentine. The course differs from that of previous editions, most notably one swim loop instead of two and for the first time the course ventured outside of Hyde Park on the bike section as the athletes passed through transition a total of 12 times.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, London
London was a key round in terms of Olympic qualification to be held over the same course, as several national associations put the event in their qualification criteria. Paula Findlay arrived in London with an injury and had not raced in an ITU event since Kitzbühel. Javier Gómez thought he needed extra practice after his poor results since Madrid as he won an ITU Premium European Cup event before heading to London.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, London
Alistair Brownlee, Alexander Bryukhankov, James Elvery and Ivan Rana managed to pull clear from the rest of the field on the bike. Brownlee in the run section moved away from the other three to finish 25 seconds ahead of Bryukhankov as his brother Jonathan Brownlee and Javier Gómez picked off Elvery and Rana before Brownlee moved away from the defending World Champion. The overall series still had Gómez leading from Alistair and Bryukhankov. Several athletes pulled out including Chris McCormack with a hamstring tare. Olympic qualification was also up for grabs as Justus, Hauss and Vidal took spots, whilst Frodeno just edged out Petzold to claim the second German spot.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, London
In the women's race, Helen Jenkins powered away from the rest of the field on the run to win. With the win, Jenkins won her first World Championship series event since the format began in 2009 and booked her place on Britain's Olympic team. Despite suffering a cold, Jenkins finished ahead of first-time medalists Gwen Jorgensen and Anja Dittmer. A group of 34 formed on the bike with Diaz and Sweetland eventually bridging the gap leaving a group of 50 triathletes to go into the run section together.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, London
Jenkins surged ahead in the run to win as Jorgensen set the fastest run split to qualify for the US and claim the silver medal. Dittmer came home for bronze after out-sprinting a group containing Snowsill, Groff and Hewitt. Hewitt and Groff qualified for London whilst the Australians failed to meet their nation's criteria. Series leader Paula Findlay finished 19th as Diaz and Hewitt leapfrogged her in the overall championship, with London winner Jenkins in fourth.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Lausanne
Barbara Riveros Diaz claimed her first ITU World title when she came from fourth at the 500 metres to go point to out-sprint Hewitt, Jackson and Jenkins to the World Sprint title. In the men's race, a familiar trio took the first three spots and Jonathan Brownlee successfully defended his title out-kicking Gómez in the final few metres after earlier dropping his brother.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Lausanne
In the overall series rankings, Diaz had led the women's field into Lausanne but it was Helen Jenkins who led the series into the Grand Final. The top four results in the series count towards a persons overall ranking. Jenkins with her fourth-place finish replaced her 33rd position from Sydney which had previously counted to lead Diaz by 2913 points to 2712. In the battle for third, Paula Findley leads on 2637, but has been hampered with a hip injury. One point behind the Canadian is Andrea Hewitt. While Emma Jackson in her debut season on the ITU elite circuit can not be discounted on 2251 points.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Lausanne
In the men's series, the medals were expected to be taken from a combination of Alistair Brownlee, Jonny Brownlee and Javier Gómez. Alistair leapt to the top of the standings after Lausanne, allowing his only non podium finish of the year, 29th in Sydney, to drop off, and now leading his brother and Gómez into the final round. The top three points look like this going into the final round: Alistair is on 3085 points, Jonathan with 2965 points, and Gómez with 2858 points. Fourth place man Alexander Brukhankov remained a threat to the podium with 2699 points. David Hauss was also still a candidate for the podium, sitting in fifth place going into Beijing on 2405 points. In Beijing, 1200 points were on offer to the winner, with 1100 to second and 1027 to third, where the 2011 World Champions will be crowned.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing
Beijing hosted the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series 2011 Grand Final where double points were available. This was the first time since the 2008 Olympics that the world series has come to Beijing. The competitors started the grand final by jumping into the Chang Ping reservoir for one 1.5 km lap. After the swim the bike section covered a 6.6 km course which was partly hilly and technically challenging. It was lapped six times. The run section was held over four 2.5 km laps on a hilly course


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing
Over the 2008 Olympic course, Alistair would be crowned World Champion for a second time if he won the race, or if Jonathan won he needed to finish second. For Gómez, he would defend his title if he won the race and the Brownlee brothers finished outside of the top three. Since 2009 when this format was adopted Alistair had won 50% of the races and had never lost a Grand Final. However, Alexander Bryukhankov was not discounted and needed a big upset to win a place on the podium. Male athletes from America and New Zealand were expected to be featured in the race as neither nation had any athletes who met the qualifying standards for the Olympics in London, and they had another opportunity here to qualify.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing
For the women, Helen Jenkins would win her second World title if she finished on the podium in Beijing, a feat which she admitted was not a target in 2011. Findlay and Hewitt who were third and fourth in the standings coming into the event with just one point separating them, with the winner of the battle in Beijing finishing ahead of her rival. However Findlay could receive the silver medal and Hewitt the bronze if they both finished ahead of Riveros Diaz and Hewitt could get the silver medal if she beat the pair of them.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing
Alistair Brownlee kept his perfect Grand Final record as he claimed his second ITU World Championship and 11th World Series race win. Thirty athletes headed out of the swim together and despite numerous attempts to breakaway on the bike headed in to the run section together. A chase pack led by McCormack cut the gap to 30 seconds which then grew to 45 seconds on the final bike lap.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing
The Brownlees went into a lead by themselves on the run but the chase was never more than 10 seconds away which included Gómez, Riederer, Alexander Brukhankov, Dmitry Polyansky, David Hauss and Laurent Vidal. On lap three Alistair dropped his brother, and Riederer and Gómez came up to him. There Gómez dropped off the pace and finished sixth while Riederer out-kicked Jonathan for second. Gómez's sixth place was enough for him to take bronze overall as the overall podium did not change.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing
Helen Jenkins was crowned the 2011 ITU World Champion when she did what was required of her and finished second on the podium to claim her second individual elite world title. Andrea Hewitt won the Grand Final race to win her first World Championship series event since Madrid 2009 and finished in exactly the same time as when Snowsill won Olympic Gold in 2008. With the New Zealander winning, Paula Findlay pulling out on the bike leg, and Riveros Diaz being hampered by illness, Hewitt claimed silver overall.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing
Sarah Groff finished in 10th place on the day, claimed to claim the overall bronze title ahead of Emma Jackson, but has to thank Emma Moffatt, who over took her teammate in the last few metres. Jackson finished 12th and therefore finished just 23 points behind the American. Diaz and Findlay finished fifth and sixth in the final standings.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing
In the race itself, a group of 15 triathletes broke away on the swim which included Jenkins, Groff and Hewitt. Only Vicky Holland and Kate Roberts fell off the group on the bike. Moffatt, Jackson, Riveros Diaz, Snowsill and Spirig in the chase group saw their deficit go from 30 seconds to 2 minutes by the second transition even with Sprig up front. Jenkins and Hewitt pulled away from the rest on the run, before the New Zealander kicked away in the last few metres to win. Melanie Annaheim managed to out-sprint Norden, Bennett and McIlroy for her first World Series medal. On the Olympic front, Harrison and McIlroy managed to qualify for France and New Zealand.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing, Under-23 World Championships
The under-23 races are held over the same course as the elite races. Great Britain head the men's field with the Silver medalist from the Tiszaujavorous World Cup race Aaron Harris and the 2010 Junior world silver medalist Tom Bishop and Matthew Sharp, with defending champion Jonathon Brownlee racing in the elite race. Also in the race were 2010 Aquathlon World Champion Richard Varga, Andrey Bryukhankov, whose brother was fourth coming into the event in the elite standings, amongst others who were likely to feature.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing, Under-23 World Championships
In the women's race the triathletes likely to feature were Zsofia Kovacs who finished seventh at the European Championship and in her home World Cup event. Rebecca Robisch who finished 15th in the Sprint distance World Championships and All Africa Games bronze medalist Fabienne Aline St.Louis were also favourites. Maike Caelers who finished 12th in 2010 could not be ruled out.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing, Under-23 World Championships
History was created in the men's race as Great Britain became the first nation to make a clean sweep of the medals in the under-23 category. Matthew Sharp led David McNamee and Tom Bishop home. Igor Polyanskiy and Denis Vasiliev were first out of the water for Russia but Polyanskiy had to serve a 15-second penalty for a false start. A lead group of 32 triathletes formed on the bike section until Tom Davison, Benjamin Shaw and Michael Poole broke clear.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing, Under-23 World Championships
The trio had a 70-second lead going into the run section but all three were soon caught by the second lap. A group of five then formed at the front of Greg Billington, Pierre Le Corre and the British trio. Le Corre found the pace too hot and dropped off, on the bell lap, Sharp broke free of the rest to win his first World title, whilst Billington dropped off to finish fourth leaving McNamee to outsprint Bishop for silver.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing, Under-23 World Championships
Two groups formed on the bike out of the swim. Wang Yingying pleased the home fans coming out of the swim first. Yuko Takahashi (JPN), Alexandra Coates (CAN), Robisch and Kaitlin Shiver were in the first group of 15, but before the 10 km point the chase pack had eliminated a 25-second gap to form a group of 25. In the run, a group of 10 quickly formed including Yuliya Yelistratova and Jerzyk, Kovacs, Kyla and Alexandra Coates (CAN) and Lauren Goss. On the third lap the group began to splinter, as Kovacs led with Yelistratova, Jerzyk and Shiver chasing. Yelistratova fell off the pace on the final lap as Jerzyk outsprinted Kovacs in the final 200 metres. While Robish ran through Shiver to claim bronze. Jerzyk's win was Poland's first ever World Championship medal.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing, Junior World Championships
The junior world championships were held over a sprint distance triathlon. The race featured a 750-metre swim, 20 km ride and 5 km run and was open to triathletes who were 19 or younger. 2010 champion Ashleigh Gentle did not defend her title as she was not racing in the event. 2010 Youth Olympic Games medalists were expected to be prominent in the race.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing, Junior World Championships
Kelly Whitley of America, who finished fourth in 2010 and claimed a bronze in Singapore, was one of the favourites As was Olympic champion and European silver medalist Eszter Dudas along with European Champion Hanna Philippin and bronze medalist Eszter Pap. While Fanny Beisaron and Lucy Hall who both gained world series experience in 2011 could not be discounted. In the boys race Olympic medalists were again amongst the favourites. Champion, Aaron Barclay, and bronze medallist, Alois Knabl, headed the field. Also favourites in the field were Ron Darmon who finished fifth in 2010, All Africa Games bronze medalist Wian Sullwald and European champion Justus Nieschlag.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing, Junior World Championships
In the women's race, Mikayla Nielsen won the junior world title. Lucy Hall led out of the 750-metre swim section. Hall was quickly joined on the bike by Anastasia Gorbunova, Sophie Drews and Monika Orazem. Hall and Orazem broke away and were caught by the 15 chasers at the end of the second lap on the bike. Out of transition Nielsen made her move with Ashlee Bailie and Hanna Philippin following. Nielsen though held the pair of for her first world title as Bailie came second and Philippin third.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing, Junior World Championships
The men's race saw Lukas Verzbicas fulfill his promise to Kevin McDowell and win his first world title. Verzbicas had decided to return to triathlon for one more season to win the world title for McDowell. McDowell was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in March and Verzbicas was sure that he would have won the world title in 2011. The American defeated European Champion Justus Nieschlag and another American, Tony Smoragiewicz in to second and third.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing, Junior World Championships
Olympic Champion Aaron Barclay and bronze medallist Alois Knabl were first out of the swim in a group of eight as two groups formed on the bike. Verzbicas and the rest of the chase pack caught the leaders on the first climb of the bike. On the run, Verzbicaks pulled away to seal an emotional world title.


2011 ITU World Championship Series, Series, Beijing, Paratriathlon World Championships
Great Britain dominated in the paratriathlon, taking the top two spots in four of the 12 categories. Jane Egan and Elizabeth McTernan in TRI 1, Faye McClelland (GBR) and Clare Cunningham in TRI 4, Charlotte Ellis and Sara Butler in TRI 6 and Steven Judge and James Smith claiming top two positions for Great Britain in TRI 3. America took the top three spots in the TRI 2 event while Canada collected Gold and Bronze, separated by the US in TRI 3. America also took Gold in Tri 5 thanks to Danielle McLaughlin. France claimed the TRI 4 and TRI 5 titles on the men's side. Bill Chaffey and Oswald Kydd won TRI 1 and 2, while Rodrigo Feola won TRI 6.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship
The 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship was the scheduled final race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar series. It was to be run at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada USA on October 16, 2011, and was scheduled for 200 laps around the facility's 1.544 mile oval.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship
The race, however, was red-flagged on the twelfth lap after a massive crash triggered by contact between Wade Cunningham and James Hinchcliffe. Driver Dan Wheldon died as a result of the crash, which led to IndyCar officials cancelling the remaining 188 laps of the event.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Background
The Las Vegas race was added to the schedule for the 2011 season, replacing the event at Homestead-Miami Speedway as the final race of the IndyCar season. The races at Homestead and the International Speedway Corporation tracks were removed from the schedule following the previous year's season. Las Vegas Motor Speedway was returning to the IndyCar schedule for the first time since 2000, and the event marked the first open-wheel race at the circuit since the Hurricane Relief 400 Champ Car event in 2005. The circuit since was reconfigured in 2006, which saw a greater degree of banking added to the circuit to encourage side-by-side racing. The race was scheduled for 200 laps around the 1.544 mi (2.485 km) oval, totaling 308.800 mi (496.965 km).


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Media coverage
ABC broadcast the race on American television. Marty Reid was the lead commentator with Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever as analysts. Vince Welch, Jamie Little, and Rick DeBruhl were the pit reporters.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Media coverage
The IMS Radio Network provided the radio coverage with Mike King on lead. Josef Newgarden, who had run the Indy Lights series event earlier in the day and had been crowned that series’ champion for 2011, was the booth analyst; Davey Hamilton, who normally occupied that role, entered the event in a car fielded by Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, The $5 Million Challenge
On May 3, 2011, IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard announced that a $5,000,000 (USD) purse would be awarded to any driver not on the IndyCar circuit to enter the race at Las Vegas and win while starting from the back of the field. Bernard's original offer was exclusively to "any race car driver in the world outside of the IZOD IndyCar Series," hoping to attract interest from Formula 1 or NASCAR. Bernard received offers that he deemed viable from motocross racer Travis Pastrana, former IndyCar champion Alex Zanardi, and NASCAR's Kasey Kahne.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, The $5 Million Challenge
Pastrana, however, was still recovering from a broken ankle he suffered while attempting to win gold in Moto X Best Trick at the X Games in the summer. Meanwhile, Zanardi and Kahne wanted to drive only for Chip Ganassi Racing and Team Penske respectively, and neither team had an available seat; in addition, Ganassi driver Dario Franchitti and Penske driver Will Power were in a tight battle for the championship and would not have been able to spare resources.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, The $5 Million Challenge
The logistics would also be complicated; Zanardi would have required special controls to operate an IndyCar since he, due to a 2001 racing accident, was a double leg amputee while Kahne, driving for Red Bull Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, would be participating in the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina the night before.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, The $5 Million Challenge
Bernard later revised the challenge to include a driver who had only competed in IndyCar part-time during the 2011 season; the challenge was accepted by 2011 Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, who had run only one additional race that season: the Kentucky Indy 300, in which Wheldon also started at the back of the field in the No. 77 Sam Schmidt car, and finished 14th. Wheldon agreed to split the purse with a fan if he went on to win.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Championship battle
Entering the race, the only two drivers still in contention for the IndyCar Championship were Ganassi's Franchitti and Penske's Power. Franchitti was 18 points ahead of Power, retaking the championship points lead from him with a second-place finish at the 2011 Kentucky Indy 300 two weeks prior. Power was still mathematically in the points race despite an awful finish at Kentucky, but needed to finish far ahead of Franchitti in order to win the championship title.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Championship battle
The race's honorary grand marshal was skateboarder Tony Hawk, who gave the command to start the engines.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Qualifying
A total of thirty-four cars qualified for the race. Tony Kanaan, driving the No. 82 Dallara for KV Racing Technology, qualified on the pole for the race and shared the front row with Oriol Servià, driving the No. 2 Dallara for Newman/Haas Racing. Danica Patrick, driving the No. 7 Dallara for Andretti Autosport, started 9th in what was her final IndyCar start before joining NASCAR. The two remaining championship contenders qualified on row 9, with Power 17th in the No. 12 Dallara and Franchitti 18th in the No. 10 Dallara. In addition to Wheldon's No. 77 Dallara, which he piloted for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, Buddy Rice was forced to start from the rear of the field when he received a penalty in qualifying for driving the No. 44 Dallara below the track's white line.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
The accident began on the front straightaway as the field headed into turn one. Wade Cunningham, Wheldon's teammate in No. 17, clipped James Hinchcliffe, driving No. 06, and then made contact with J. R. Hildebrand in No. 4 . Then Cunningham swerved and Hildebrand drove over the rear of his car, causing his to go airborne. Cunningham collected Jay Howard in No. 15 on the inside and then Townsend Bell in No. 22 on the outside before colliding with the retaining wall.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
Attempting to avoid the crash ahead, Vítor Meira lost control of his No. 14 and spun inward, collecting both Charlie Kimball's No. 83 and E. J. Viso's No. 59. Tomas Scheckter, in No. 57, was also attempting to avoid the crash by rapidly slowing down on the outside. Following that, Paul Tracy ran into the back of his car with his No. 8 and Pippa Mann, rapidly approaching in No. 30, went over the top of him after jerking to the outside to avoid crashing into Alex Lloyd in No. 19.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
As cars continued to drive through the accident scene, the No. 77 car driven by Wheldon and the No. 12 driven by Power left the racing surface. Wheldon was racing at 220 miles per hour (350 km/h) when he came upon the scene, frantically trying to avoid the collision. Although he was able to considerably slow it down, Wheldon's car went airborne about 325 feet (99 m) after running into the back of Kimball's and went barrel-rolling into the catch fence cockpit-first, causing his head to hit one of the poles.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
The No. 77 landed back on the racing surface having been sliced apart by the fence and slid to a stop next to the SAFER barrier. Meanwhile, Power went airborne when he ran over the back of Lloyd's car and struck the SAFER barrier. The car landed sideways on the track and rolled over, which caused the front wheel assembly to break; one of the front tires flew over Power's head and barely missed hitting him.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
"The debris we all had to drive through the lap later, it looked like a war scene from [ The] Terminator or something. I mean, there were just pieces of metal and car on fire in the middle of the track with no car attached to it and just debris everywhere."


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
Ryan Briscoe's reaction to driving through the scene of the accident, one lap after the collision.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
A total of 15 cars were involved, with the most severe injuries suffered by Wheldon, Power, Hildebrand, and Mann. Wheldon was extricated from his car and was airlifted to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada. He was officially pronounced dead on arrival two hours later at 1:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time. The official cause of Wheldon's death was given by the Clark County Coroner as blunt force trauma to his head due to the incident. Mann and Hildebrand were later taken to the hospital for overnight observation, while Power was evaluated and released that day.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
"IndyCar is very sad to announce that Dan Wheldon has passed away from unsurvivable injuries. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family today. IndyCar, its drivers and team owners, has decided to end the race. In honor of Dan Wheldon, the drivers have decided to do a five-lap salute in his honor. It will take place in approximately 10 minutes. Thank you."


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
Randy Bernard, announcing the confirmation of Wheldon's death to the media.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
After one additional lap had been run, IndyCar officials red-flagged the race and brought the nineteen cars still running to pit road. Several drivers reported as they drove through the crash scene under the caution that initially followed the massive wreck that there was debris everywhere which could not be avoided and that several gashes had been spotted in the asphalt surface. The catch fencing was also significantly damaged in the accident; thus, any repair of the racing surface was going to take a significant amount of time.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
In addition, since Power was involved in the accident and his car would not be able to run any further, the season's championship was clinched by Franchitti and with Wheldon's being involved in the accident, the $5,000,000 challenge was now a moot point and there was really nothing else to run for.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
Still, IndyCar did not immediately call an end to the race and instead kept the teams waiting as they continued to gather information. Tension began to grow around the track as not only were the teams and drivers not given any updates on the race, word of Wheldon's condition had yet to reach the speedway. During the lengthy delay, ESPN conducted interviews with several drivers, who expressed their growing concern for their fellow competitor, as well as team owner Michael Andretti, who took it upon himself to check with officials but was turned away without finding out any new word.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
Sometime around 3:00 PM local time, series director Brian Barnhart summoned all the teams to an emergency meeting in the track media center. After the meeting ended, Randy Bernard immediately gave a press conference to the gathered media. In his brief statement, Bernard told reporters about Wheldon's death and that, out of respect, the drivers and teams agreed to not continue the race and instead decided to pay tribute to their fallen colleague with a five-lap salute.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
The 19 drivers whose cars survived the crash scene returned to their cars, and every crew member stood silently in their pit boxes. The scoring pylon was blanked except for the top position, where the No. 77 was displayed. The remaining cars lined up three abreast on pit road, as in the Indy 500 starting formation, with Kanaan, Ed Carpenter in No. 67, and Ryan Briscoe in No. 6 leading. Out of respect for Wheldon's death, the No. 98 fielded by Bryan Herta Autosport did not participate in the tribute. Wheldon had taken the car to victory at the Indianapolis 500 earlier in the season and its driver for this race, Alex Tagliani, had been driving the No. 77 entry prior to Wheldon's taking over the ride for this race and the prior event in Kentucky.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
The safety car then led the cars back onto the track while every crew member and person behind the wall moved to the grass separating pit road from the track to watch. The track loudspeakers blared renditions of "Danny Boy" and "Amazing Grace" played on bagpipes while the cars went around the track at pace lap speed, and each time the cars passed the start/finish line the fans remaining in the front-stretch grandstand offered applause. At the end of the five tribute laps, the starter waved two checkered flags to signify the end while the cars proceeded around the track one more time before exiting for the pits in turn four.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Report, Lap 11 crash – Death of Dan Wheldon
Wheldon's death was the first suffered by an IndyCar driver since Paul Dana was killed in a race-morning practice crash at Homestead-Miami in 2006.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Championship resolution
As noted above, the accident on lap 11 ended the championship points battle and would have clinched the season championship for Franchitti regardless of the results of the race. Since the event did not reach IndyCar standards for an official race, meaning it did not pass the halfway mark before it was abandoned, none of the drivers involved were awarded points and the driver point totals entering the race stood as the final totals for the season.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Championship resolution
This was Franchitti's third consecutive and fourth overall championship, and fourth consecutive championship for Chip Ganassi Racing (equaling a feat achieved in CART from 1996 to 1999). Indy Racing League, LLC. delayed all official prize-giving, choosing instead to conduct it during the annual State of IndyCar speech in February 2012; Franchitti also delayed his own celebration of his championship victory.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions
At the time of his death, Wheldon had been working with IndyCar officials to develop the ICONIC chassis with the intention of improving safety in the sport. Planned changes to the chassis include larger cockpits for driver protection and bodywork over the rear wheels to prevent cars from launching off one another in the event of a collision, long a problem in open-wheel racing, regardless of oval or road course, but troublesome on high-speed ovals and tight street circuits with a long straight and a tight turn, similar to the style of many modern road courses.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions
Prominent figures within the IndyCar fraternity and the wider international motorsport community expressed their condolences to Wheldon and his family. Wheldon had been scheduled to take part in the Gold Coast 600, a round of the V8 Supercars championship, on October 22, racing alongside his friend James Courtney. Upon hearing of Wheldon's death, Courtney described the accident as a sobering reminder of the dangers faced by racing drivers. As the first major international motorsport event after Wheldon's death, organizers of the V8 Supercars series planned a series of tributes to him at the Gold Coast 600.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions
Wheldon's place was taken by another British driver, Darren Turner, an FIA GT1 World Championship competitor. Wheldon's name was left on the car as a mark of respect, while British drivers at the event paid tribute to him with helmet decals, and several other drivers planned individual tributes to Wheldon. Kanaan, who had also been scheduled to race in Australia, announced his withdrawal from the event out of respect for Wheldon.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions
However, Briscoe, Tagliani, and Hélio Castroneves, all of whom raced at Las Vegas, along with other part-time IndyCar drivers Sébastien Bourdais and Simon Pagenaud, who were not at Las Vegas, did race. Bourdais, the best performing "International" driver, received the Dan Wheldon Memorial Trophy. Sam Schmidt, for whom Wheldon had been racing at the time of his accident, admitted that the events at Las Vegas Motor Speedway had prompted him to re-evaluate his involvement in motorsports. Similarly, veteran drivers Davey Hamilton and Paul Tracy said they were considering retiring from racing on the back of the accident.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions
"I could see within five laps [that] people were starting to do crazy stuff. I love hard racing, but that to me is not really what it's about. One small mistake from somebody [...] right now I'm numb and speechless. One minute you're joking around in driver intros and the next he's gone. He was six years old when I first met him. I told his son Thursday night at the parade on The Strip that I’ve known his dad since he was about your size.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions
And then I talked to a friend of mine, Jesse Spence, that I used to race go-karts with that we’ve known him since he was this little kid. His mouth worked plenty good, but he was just this little kid and the next thing you know he was my teammate in IndyCars. We put so much pressure on ourselves to win races and championships, it’s what we love to do, it’s what we live for, and then on days like today it doesn’t really matter. Everybody in the IndyCar Series was Dan's friend."


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions
Dario Franchitti, describing his feelings in the aftermath of the accident.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions
In the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, several drivers at the 2011 Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega on the weekend after Wheldon's death put special tributes on their cars, like NASCAR issuing the "Lionheart Knight" decal Wheldon wore on his helmet, which were placed on the cars' b-pillars, along with T. J. Bell putting Wheldon's name on the namerail.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions
Driver Marco Andretti withdrew from The Celebrity Apprentice, which started taping days after the incident, and was replaced by his father Michael, team principal of Andretti Autosport.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions
On December 9, 2011, IndyCar decided that they were not going to return to Las Vegas for the 2012 season. Randy Bernard expressed reluctance to return to the speedway following Wheldon's death, despite the insistence of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. president Bruton Smith (who owns the track in Las Vegas as well as three other tracks used by the IndyCar series) for the series to honor its three-year contract with the track. As of that date, the investigation into the accident was still ongoing. IndyCar was holding back on the release of its 2012 schedule until the investigation concluded.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions
The IndyCar series also conducted an investigation into whether or not the series should continue racing on high-banked ovals such as Las Vegas and Texas Motor Speedway in Denton, Texas. Texas had been one of the staples of the IndyCar series since 1997 and had yet to be confirmed for 2012 prior to the Las Vegas race in 2011. Indycar's future at high-banked ovals was in jeopardy pending the results of the investigation. Texas was eventually placed on the 2012 schedule.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions
The series went to new restrictions on restarts. IndyCar announced that restarts would only be single-file in 2012, rather than double-file as they had been the previous season.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Criticism
"A lot of things that happened in this race they are hoping would not happen with these changes. Maybe the scale has tipped a little bit too far to make it more entertaining. They would serve themselves well if they listened to the drivers a little bit more ... and the concerns they voiced."


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Criticism
ABC commentator and former driver Eddie Cheever's criticism of series officials' renewed focus on entertainment.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Criticism
In the build-up to the event, several drivers expressed unease at the race – with Franchitti, Oriol Servià and Alex Lloyd the most vocal opponents – particularly given the high degree of banking around the circuit, with between 18 and 20 degrees of banking in the corners. Franchitti was quoted as saying that the track was "not suitable" for IndyCar racing, while championship rival Will Power described the race as "an accident waiting to happen".


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Criticism
The field of 34 drivers was the biggest in an IndyCar series race since the 1997 Indianapolis 500. A typical oval track race has six to eight fewer drivers, except for the Indianapolis 500, which normally has a 33-car field (but is run at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which is two and a half miles in distance with a maximum banking of 9.2 degrees, as opposed to Las Vegas which is one and a half miles in distance and has banking up to 20 degrees). ESPN.com senior motorsports writer Terry Blount wrote: "Obviously more cars presents more danger.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Criticism
They wanted a whole lot of cars cause obviously this is their season finale and they wanted it to be a big deal. Some of the people that were driving in this event yesterday had no business being in it. Some of them had never driven on a track like this. That was a mistake". Chris Powell, president of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, defended the race, saying that the circuit had passed all of the IndyCar Series' accreditation procedures and was deemed suitable for racing. He also went on the record to say that despite the media reporting the concerns of several drivers over the safety of the event, none of those concerns had been raised with him.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Criticism
1979 Formula One World Champion Jody Scheckter, whose son Tomas was involved in the accident, was highly critical of the series organizers, stating that a serious accident was "inevitable" as "they were basically touching wheels at 220 mph (350 km/h). They all bunch up together so there are thirty-four cars in a small space of track. One person makes a mistake and this happens. You [shouldn't] have to get killed if you make a mistake. It was madness."


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Criticism
Former Formula One and IndyCar driver Mark Blundell agreed, claiming that the Las Vegas circuit was unsuitable for IndyCar racing – this was the last race for the Dallara IR05 – while NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson called for the series to leave oval racing altogether, though he clarified his statement by saying that the open-wheel type cars on a resurfaced 1.5 mi (2.4 km) track built for the heavier Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series cars was a bad idea.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Criticism
However, former champion Mario Andretti said that the accident was a "freakish" one-off incident and that facilities at the circuit were adequate for racing. While he admitted surprise that more drivers were not seriously injured, he also cautioned against what he called "knee-jerk reactions" to the accident, calling for any changes to the sport to be carefully considered before being introduced, rather than being rushed into action. Former Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) President Max Mosley, a long-time advocate of increased safety in motorsport, agreed with Andretti, urging a "calm and scientific" approach to any proposed changes, particularly when asked about the proposed introduction of closed canopies for open-wheel racing cars.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Criticism
The five million dollar prize was also the subject of criticism in that a driver inexperienced in driving IndyCars would have a higher risk of causing a crash, though Formula One driver Anthony Davidson downplayed the influence of the prize in causing the accident, stating that racing drivers by their nature try to win every race, whether they start from first or last.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Criticism
In the days following the incident, it was learned that at least three additional drivers had been approached to try for the $5 million challenge prize. One was Scott Speed, who previously ran open-wheel Formula One cars for Scuderia Toro Rosso and who had raced on the reconfigured LVMS track in the Craftsman Truck Series for Morgan-Dollar Motorsports in 2008 and for Team Red Bull in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2009 and 2010.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Criticism
Speed, in an interview he gave to Inside Edition on October 18, 2011, said that he declined to take the offer saying that the track conditions were too dangerous for Indy-type cars. Likewise, A. J. Allmendinger, who also had previous open-wheel experience, had expressed early interest, though he later declined, recalling, "[When] we raced CART at Vegas...it scared the living hell out of me."


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Criticism
Finnish media reported that 2007 Formula One World Champion Kimi Räikkönen, who was splitting time between the World Rally Championship and NASCAR in 2011, had also been approached to take part in the race, but Räikkönen rejected the offer as he was not confident of having a competitive car, rather than having concerns over safety.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Investigation
"The chassis of the [Wheldon's] #77 impacted a post along the right-side of the tub and created a deep defect in the tub that extended from the pedal bulkhead, along the upper border of the tub, and through the cockpit. As the race car passed by, the pole intruded into the cockpit and made contact with the drivers' helmet and head. Dan's injury was limited to his head injury. Dan appeared to suffer two distinct head forces.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Investigation
The first head force created a level of Head Injury Criterion, also known as a HIC number, that normally does not produce any injury. During the initial crash sequence, the accident data recorder measured 12 or 13 impacts. During that timeframe one of those impacts measured a measurable HIC number for Dan – that's the number that does not normally cause injury. The number was low enough. The second force was a physical impact, and it was the second force that caused a non-survivable blunt force injury trauma to Dan's head."


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Investigation
Brian Barnhart, detailing the sequence of events surrounding the accident in the official report on Wheldon's death.


2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, Reactions, Investigation
Three days after the accident, series organizers announced that the race would be the subject of a full investigation. The other members of the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States (ACCUS), the national governing body of automobile racing in the United States, and a member of the FIA made their resources available for the investigation, which IndyCar officials expected to take several weeks. As all ACCUS/FIA members participated in the investigation, IndyCar would have full use of the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, North Carolina. In the meantime, all testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was cancelled indefinitely; Franchitti and Chip Ganassi Racing had been planning to test the 2012-spec Dallara chassis at the circuit in the week following the race.