Subject: RE: Prince of Bahrain rolls up to Ironman FLOriginally posted by rbalazs
You mean the princes that have been accused of serious human rights violations for torturing athletes?
Bibs #1253 and #1254. Their bodyguards will apparently be with them start to finish. Makes perfect sense: I get disqualified if my family runs across the finish line with me and these guys get to bring a whole team.
I think they will get special treatment start to finish unfortunately because I personally wish that every other athlete would have the chance to hurl insults at them as they go by.
Actually, I feel kind of bad for the other racers because there will most likely be protesters out on the course because these guys are there. That's not a great vibe for an Ironman run. Apparently their bodyguard team can get pretty physical with protesters so hopefully nobody gets hurt.
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