Triathlon latest to break with SportAccord over Vizer attack

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Triathlon has joined the exodus from umbrella body SportAccord following Marius Vizer's attack on the International Olympic Committee.

The International Triathlon Union says its executive board voted unanimously to suspend its membership in SportAccord, which represents Olympic and non-Olympic sports federations.

The ITU says ''we are looking forward to seeing this issue resolved in the near future in the best interest of sport.''

Triathlon follows wrestling, taekwondo, boxing, athletic, archery, canoeing, shooting and bobsled in suspending or cutting relations with SportAccord. The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations has also suspended ties.

Vizer, president of SportAccord, blasted the IOC and President Thomas Bach in a speech at the SportAccord convention in Sochi, Russia, last month. Vizer said the IOC system was ''outdated'' and Bach's reform program was of no use.