EDMONTON – To bring the 2014 International Triathlon Union’s world championship to Edmonton, Sheila O’Kelly had to embark on a global journey of her own.
The executive director of the Edmonton Triathlon Academy was in Auckland, N.Z., for the ITU’s Grand Final in 2012 when the idea of Edmonton as a host for the event was born.
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EDMONTON-Edmonton could be overrun by athletes and supporters in 2014 after receiving a last-minute request to consider holding the world triathlon championship.
The Grand Final was scheduled to be in San Diego,Calif., but it pulled out and the International Triathlon Union asked Edmonton to look at hosting instead, said Sheila O’Kelly, executive director of the Edmonton Triathlon Academy.
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