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The forthcoming event, which has so far attracted 1,353 entries in various individual age categories and relay events, also offers coveted slots to this year’s VinFast IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Taupo, New Zealand in December, with 45 available across various age group categories. Additionally, 15 slots are earmarked to promote female participation, underscoring the event’s commitment to gender equality in sports.
Australian Aleisha Wesley, holder of multiple titles in duathlon, sprint and standard distances, emerges as a prominent figure, determined to clinch her first IM 70.3 crown after a fifth-place finish in Melbourne last year. Others tipped for success are Hungary’s Zsanett Bragmayer, who finished 12th in the Tokyo Olympics making her 70.3 debut, sophomore pro Leanne Szeto of Hong Kong, who claimed second overall in her age-group in the IM 70.3 Desaru Coast in Malaysia last year, and Kiwi Angharad Llewellyn, who posted a 12th place effort in her maiden IM 70.3 event in Geelong in the Oceania circuit last month.
Backers of the event are Vinfast, Hoka, Roka, Breitling, Athletic Brewing, Hyperice, Maurten, Santini, AG1, Wahoo, Qatar Airways, Fulgaz, TriDot, Always Advancing, Nirvana, Compressport, Ekoi and Outside.
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