{"id":8174,"date":"2021-05-07T13:46:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T13:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=8174"},"modified":"2021-05-07T13:46:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T13:46:06","slug":"ironman-buyout-reaction-entry-fees-tattoos-and-feed-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=8174","title":{"rendered":"Ironman buyout reaction: Entry fees, tattoos and feed stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p ><strong>No sooner had Ironman revealed its new owner this morning than the comments started flying in on social media.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p >&gt;&gt;&gt; Ironman bought by China\u2019s Dalian Wanda group for $650<\/p>\n<p >No surprise really \u2013 it\u2019s triathlon\u2019s biggest corporate deal yet, and involves arguably the sport\u2019s biggest player, a brand that has gone from a handful of endurance enthusiasts in Hawaii to a global business worth $650m.<\/p>\n<div    >\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p >So what do triathletes and other commentators think? Well some are (understandably) concerned this might lead to a rise in entry prices:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p >Others wonder if there will be a change at feed stations:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p >And Joe Richer hopes it doesn\u2019t mean any changes for the famous finish line chute salute:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p >More than one reader thinks it\u2019ll be \u2018business as usual\u2019:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p >Killian Long points out there\u2019s still a long way for triathlon to go in China:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p >Tony Ball hopes the live coverage will benefit:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p >Finally, Tim Tansley says now might be the time to start investing in tattoo removal firms:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p >(Main image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>    Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p ><em><strong>What do you think? Let us know in the comments below or on Facebook<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here: <a href='https:\/\/www.isoccertracksuit.com\/roma.html' title='Roma soccer tracksuit'>Roma soccer tracksuit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No sooner had Ironman revealed its new owner this morning than the comments started flying in on social media. Advertisement &gt;&gt;&gt; Ironman bought by China\u2019s Dalian Wanda group for $650 No surprise really \u2013 it\u2019s triathlon\u2019s biggest corporate deal yet, and involves arguably the sport\u2019s biggest player, a brand that has gone from a handful&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8174\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}