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#GBKona 2017: Team Wuusss Tri from South Wales

The #GBKona squad at the IRONMAN World Championship features several athletes from Wales - including three from one club, Wuusss Tri. Meet them here.
IRONMAN World Championship Parade of Nations 2017 - Wuusss Tri #GBKona

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Based in South Wales, Wuusss Tri (www.wuussstri.co.uk) has only been in existence for a few years – and yet have three athletes qualified for the 2017 IRONMAN World Championship.

At Tuesday’s Parade of Nations I spoke to John Littlewood, Paul Thomas and Huw Jones about how they got to Hawaii, hopes for Saturday’s race – and whether there is any competition between the trio.

#GBKona coverage 2017
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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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