The 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Busselton will have 40 slots to the 2021 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship held in St George, Utah, USA, 17-18 September 2021. During Athlete Check-In you will be asked to ‘opt in’ and confirm you intend to accept a slot should you qualify for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship. There were 94 slots available — 40 for the 70.3 worlds, and 54 slots for Kona — 24 reserved exclusively for Hawaii residents who finish as the top Aloha State athlete in their age group. By they offer 40 Slots for the 2019 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona to all the triathletes who sign up for any test of the franchise (excluding Ironman 70.3) before January 20, 2019. Both registrations made to date and new ones will be included in this promotion automatically.

• Athletes compete in the swim portion of the 2018 Ironman 70.3 Hawaii. (West Hawaii Today/File Photo)

• Kailua-Kona’s Jose Graca crosses the finish line at the 2018 Ironman 70.3 Hawaii triathlon. The date for the 2020 race, which was postponed to Aug. 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic, has been pushed back further to Nov. 21. (West Hawaii Today/File Photo)

Following the postponement of the Ironman World Championship earlier this month, Ironman announced Tuesday this year’s 70.3 Hawaii triathlon, also known as Honu, has been postponed once again, from Aug. 15 to Nov. 21.

The annual triathlon in Kohala was originally scheduled to take place May 30 of this year, but was moved back to an August date in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“After careful consideration with our local partners and authorities as we continue to monitor restrictions and recommendations in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Ironman 70.3 Hawaii triathlon has been further postponed from Aug. 15, 2020 to Nov. 21, 2020,” a statement released by Ironman said. “In what has been a continually evolving and challenging time globally, we thank our athletes for their commitment and look forward to providing them with an exceptional race experience in the future.”

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Ironman 70.3 Hawaii is a qualifier for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship and the Ironman World Championship. Twenty-four spots for Kailua-Kona’s Ironman World Championship are traditionally reserved for Hawaii state residents who finish in the top of their age group at the Ironman 70.3 Hawaii race.

Dan Berglund, Ironman global director of communications, confirmed this week in an email that slots will still be allocated at the 70.3 Hawaii triathlon this year to local athletes for the Ironman World Championship, which was pushed back to Feb. 2021.

The Ironman 70.3 Hawaii triathlon course will begin in Kohala with the starting line near Hapuna Beach and will then run north to Hawi for the bike course. The race will finish with the run portion in two loops near the Fairmont Orchid hotel.

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The triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile run. More than 1,000 athletes competed in last year’s race.

San Francisco’s Justin Riele won Honu last year in 4 hours, 14 minutes and 34 seconds.

In the women’s race, Natia Van Heerden, from South Africa, finished in first at 4:50:20.

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On May 14, the Ironman World Championship was postponed from Oct. 10 to Feb. 6, 2021. The Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Taupo, New Zealand, was also rescheduled from Nov. 28 this year to a date yet to be announced in early 2021.

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Berglund also confirmed this week in an email that the local athletes selected in the 2020 Ironman World Championship Hawaii drawing will still have their spots for the February race.