The 2013 Ironman Canada race will be held in Whistler. The World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) made the announcement late Thursday afternoon, hours after Tourism Whistler apparently jumped the gun in making the announcement. Tourism Whistler posted a special web page announcing Whistler had been awarded the 2013 race, beating out bids from Kelowna and Hunstville, On. The page was taken down about an hour later as media from across BC attempted to verify the information. While a spokesperson with WTC indicated the announcement would be made official next week, the organization in charge of the Ironman event issued a news release Thursday confirming Whistler as the site. (more)
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LOL..now it will be interesting to see how many athletes show up in Whistler for the race.
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