So I know the whole Middle East "brand" has a whole lot of controversy. And I know in golf the LIV brand is 100% "middle eastern" backed money. But was the SLT always big with that association? I know they have their final event on that island in the middle east that's like nothing there but the structure. And of course someone had to financially back the SLT. I know McCormack has had some Middle Eastern money backers for a long time with that "foundation" that has sponsored pro's forever now (AB was part of it way back in the day may even still be apart of it I believe) now and I know he was one of the biggest proponents and the face of the SLT organization basically since day 1- so I guess it shouldn't be a surprise. Maybe they did a better job of "hiding" the association much better than say the LIV brand (that seems to be very much in your face about who's holding the money bag). Or maybe we are just so small of a sport the association kinda gets swept under the rug and/or I blindly ignorantly ignored who's the true backers of SLT. So is the billionaire who backed SLT is he among the "sports washing" narrative, I always thought/heard he was European; again maybe my blind ignorance is more showing on that particular subject of who's the real money man in SLT. I just didn't think they had the same "sports washing" type of narrative that say LIV organization deals with (and I'm sure it's there in other sports as well).

Eta: I knew there was ME association I guess I didn’t know the degree like with LIV golf everyone knows it’s basically all backed by oil money. SLT I didn’t think it was the same all in from oil money association. Maybe that’s because golf has much bigger draw than little ole triathlon.

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Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
-USAT Level II