Ivan van Chittenden and Brendan Wall were competing in event that Triathlon Ireland did not sanction owing to bad weather
An Ironman swimming race in which two competitors died was not sanctioned by the governing body for triathlons inTriathlon Ireland said it had not sanctioned the Ironman Cork event in Youghal because of the weather.
Postmortem examinations were taking place and the exact cause of their deaths had not yet been confirmed. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Ivan’s and Brendan’s loved ones,” he said. “The triathlon community is a very close community and this loss has had a devastating effect on all of us.” “Due to adverse conditions on the day, Triathlon Ireland technical officials confirmed to the race organisers that it was not possible to sanction the race.”