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- Climate
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Over 1,000 participants swim, cycle and run at Ironman 70.3 west of Calgary
Over 1,000 competitors swam, cycled and ran at Ironman 70.3 Sunday at Lake Harmony, west of the city. It might have been a little wet and chilly for the folkies on Sunday, but the weather was just right for the competitors in the Ironman 70.3. Over one thousand people from around the world swam, cycled and ran Sunday at Lake Harmony, west of Calgary. For event organizer Tom Bamford, it couldn't have been nicer. 'We're thrilled to be at the community here, just west of Calgary,' he said. 'Lake Harmony is a great venue, because we have open highways, we have vistas of the Rocky Mountains, (and) a beautiful lake to swim in.' 'We've got 1,100 athletes from around the world, (from) 16 countries,' he added, 'and it's a world championship qualifying race for (the Ironman event in) Nice, France next year.' Bamford said being a world championship qualifying race is significant. 'Well, the race is part of a global series of Ironman events,' he said. 'The 70.3 level is a certain distance, and it has a world championships that athletes can qualify for -- 30 men, 30 women in their own age groups can qualify for the world championships. Tom Bamford, July 27, 2025 Tom Bamford is the race manager of Ironman 70.3, which took place Sunday at Lake Harmony west of Calgary. (Tyson Fedor, CTV Calgary) 'We also have hundreds of other athletes,' he added, 'that just really want to get the distance done. And we have relay teams too, enjoying the day.' He said the wet, chilly weather conditions Sunday made for a tough cycle but by the time participants get to the running portion of the race, they feel better. 'When you're on the bicycle and the wind and the rain (come down), it is a challenging experience, and we're doing some modifications on the course just to make sure everybody gets home safe and sound,' he said. 'But once they hit the run, they start warming up, they get the blood flowing down to the feet -- and everybody kind of is in a better position, and they look forward to that finish line.' For more about the Ironman 70.3, go here. With files from CTV's Tyson Fedor
CTV News
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Local news legend Jazz Sanghera retires from CTV News Vancouver
CTV News Vancouver's irreplaceable Jazz Sanghera celebrates his retirement after establishing an exciting and storied career in journalism. Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual One of the very first hires at CTV News Vancouver – back when it was Vancouver Television – has packed up his camera and gear for the last time. Field producer and videographer Jazz Sanghera celebrated his final shift Wednesday, leaving his fingerprints on every show the station has produced over the years. News director Ethan Faber remembers Sanghera joining the fledgling station 28 years ago, as an established industry veteran. 'A lot of us had no idea what we were doing, so we needed to lean on people who did know what they were doing,' Faber said. 'And that was Jazz.' He covered countless stories that shaped B.C., from the 2006 sinking of the Queen of the North ferry to the 2011 Stanley Cup riot in downtown Vancouver. 'Jazz was just a consummate professional,' said Rob Brown, who reported from the epicentre of the riot alongside Sanghera. 'Fearless in the face of some really volatile circumstances.' Watch CTV News Vancouver's Mona Mahmoud's tribute to Sanghera's storied journalism career here.
