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Sam Holness on autism and the Ironman World Championships

Sam Holness describes Autism as his 鈥渟uper power鈥 and he鈥檚 the world鈥檚 first openly autistic athlete to compete in the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. Sam and his dad Tony, who is also his coach, tell us their ultimate goal is for Sam to become a professional triathlete and help make the sport more diverse.

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