Barry Siff, USA Triathlon Executive Board President/Recently re-elected to the Executive Board of the International Triathlon Union, rejoins the DiploSport Podcast to discuss the successes of 2016 and goals and challenges the sport faces around the world in 2017.

Good discussion touching on triathlon's performance as an NCAA emerging sport on the women's side, as well as some of growing pains the sport faces in the year ahead.

Part 1 is here: https://soundcloud.com/diplosport/episode-118-barry-siff

Here's an article from Outside Magazine covering some of Barry's great work (among other noted sports diplomats): bit.ly/OutsideSportsDip

Here's the release announcing Barry's return to 5430: http://303triathlon.com/5430-sports-returns-boulder/

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