Images from the 2017 IRONMAN World Championship Parade of Nations
While it may have (literally) rained on the parade, it certainly didn’t dampen the spirits on Tuesday evening in Kona, Hawaii, for the annual IRONMAN World Championship Parade of Nations. Besides, if you are going to have some rain, having it in the warm surroundings of Ali’i Drive is not a bad place to get a little wet. Besides, it really doesn’t take long to dry here.
Here are a few images from the event.
Some of the #GBKona team looking smart in their special edition t-shirts (supplied free to all qualified athletes)Unit Nutrition and Triathlon Guard were two of the t-shirt sponsorsETE Training Camps also gave away a free camp to one lucky GB athleteA big thank you to Blade Printing who produced the Fusion Sports supplied t-shirtsShere Forrester carried the flag (and won the training camp from ETE!)Chrissie Wellington will be inducted into the IRONMAN Hall of Fame this weekDave Scott, Mark Allen and Bob Babbitt are already Hall of Fame membersDick and Rick Hoyt have inspired millions over the yearsArgentina lead the parade (alphabetically)Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!AustriaBelgiumBrazilThe Chinese were present – and bright.Not every nation had a large entryFifth overall last year, Kaisa Sali lead the Finnish team along Ali’i DriveNot surprisingly, the German’s were present in large numbers
Team GB is around 140 athletesFamilies joined in the support too
#GBKona#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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