IRONMAN extends the qualification period for IRONMAN Hawaii 2020

The 2020 IRONMAN World Championship qualification window is extended to include events until August 30.

9 April 2020Updated on February 3, 2024

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IRONMAN extends the qualification period for IRONMAN Hawaii 2020 — ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - JULY 19: Beth Gerdes of Australia celebrates as she finishes first in the womens race during Ironman Zurich on July 19, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Joern Pollex / Getty Images for Ironman)

IRONMAN has just announced the adjustments it will make to the slot assignments for the IRONMAN World Championship 2020.

Like many qualifying events that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, The qualification period has been officially extended from August 23 to August 30, 2020.

3 tests will grant Slots for Kona 2020 and 2021

With this change, the 2020 editions of IRONMAN Canada - Penticton (August 30), IRONMAN Kazakhstan (August 23) and IRONMAN Vichy (August 23) will now offer 60 qualifying slots for the 2020 IRONMAN World Championship, in addition to the slots being offered for the 2021 IRONMAN World Championship.

IRONMAN races that have been postponed from an earlier date and rescheduled before August 30, 2020, will remain qualifying events for the World Championship.

Events that have been postponed after August 30, 2020 will move into the qualifying season for 2021.

In addition, the Legacy Program has been allocated additional slots for 2020, providing each athlete on the waiting list with the ability to compete in Kona 2020.