TAMPA, Fla. (BRAIN) — A U.S. District judge has ruled that when would-be Ironman competitors agreed to a no-refund policy at registration, that meant exactly what it sounded like.
A Colorado woman was the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit filed against Ironman and the World Triathlon Corporation in May. The woman registered for an event that was canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions. The complaint said that athletes shouldn't bear the burden of the event cancelation.
But U.S. District Judge Tom Barber said language on the registration form was clear. “This is a very simple case. No refunds means exactly what it says — no refunds,” Barber wrote in his judgment Thursday.
The full story is on Triathlete.com.
