IRONMAN SA
IRONMAN South Africa has confirmed that the 2021 IRONMAN 70.3 South Africa in Buffalo City is back on as previously scheduled for Sunday 5 September.
On Friday last week, IRONMAN announced that the SA half IRONMAN Championship in East London had been cancelled for a second straight year as local municipal authorities had determined that the event could not take place because of the continued status of the COVID-19 pandemic.
IRONMAN South Africa says that just a few hours later they received word from the Buffalo City Municipality that they’d reversed their decision and that IRONMAN could go ahead with the event as previously planned on 5 September.
An IRONMAN spokesperson Siya Ndzimande said this was an unexpected and unprecedented turn of events but that they were pleased to be able to continue to put on the race they have worked so hard to create for their athletes.
“We look forward to welcoming you (the athletes) in a short three weeks with an exceptional race experience,” said Ndzimande. “We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and the stress that has been put on you, our valued athletes, due to the sudden change of direction from the Buffalo City Municipality.”
