Drama for NW athlete Rhian Roxburgh and Team GB in Sweden.
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*Pictured above left - Rhian Roxburgh with her Great Britain team just after being pulled from their tough endurance race. Drama for North Wales athlete Rhian Roxburgh and Team GB in Sweden... Report by Don Hale. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com North Wales athlete Rhian Roxburgh and her colleagues who were representing Team GB in Sweden last week during the demanding 'One Water Race,’ were forced to pull out of the competition along with eight other international teams, due to time delays and freezing conditions, which forced multiple medical evacuations – including two by helicopter! Rhian, who is a popular and well-known local triathlete, coach and endurance athlete with GOG Triathlon , was selected by Team Great Britain to take on this extraordinary challenge for the first time ever, with fellow experienced athletes Gaz Roberts, Chris Goodfellow and support from Mike Alexander. They were pitched against nine other rival teams from Aust...