Lionel Sanders on Kona 2017: "I believe I can win"

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Lionel Sanders on Kona 2017: “I believe I can win”

With a much improved swim, Canada's Lionel Sanders returns to Kona with belief that he can win the IRONMAN World Championship on Saturday

John Levison

7 Jan 2023

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“I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t believe I could win the race”

A confident Lionel Sanders is very happy with his preparation – and I grabbed some time with him on Thursday in Hawaii. “I’ve done a lot more work, I’m a lot better prepared and I want it more too”.

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John Levison

TRI247's Chief Correspondent, John has been involved in triathlon for well over 30 years, 15 of those writing on these pages, whilst he can also be found commentating for events across the UK.

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