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If you are a pro triathlete, please click here to DM AaronWebstey for access to the 'Pros-only' private forum. Don't forget to include your real name, and a link to pro race result would be great if you're a 1st-year pro.
I can't imagine this being a big deal in any other sport. If a pro runner randomly showed up at a marathon with no pro field I can't imagine anyone being upset about it. For some reason triathletes have this delusion that triathlons matter.
I work for a a multi-billion dollar company that is owned by a Chinese guy (Li Ka-shing), but we sure as fuck aren't "owned by China". Mr. Li is not beholden to the Communist Party, he is beholden to his desire to make billions and billions of dollars every quarter. This Dalian Wanda Group is just a big company whose only goal is to make money. The fact that it is based out of China is secondary.