The Ironman World Championships descended on Kona, Hawaii, last week for the first time since 2019.
An aerial view of the start of the swim portion of the Ironman World Championships. Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Imagesdescended on Kona, Hawaii, last week for the first time since 2019, returning to the sport's spiritual home after three years of pandemic delays.The field was roughly twice as big as usual because of the long delay. To accommodate the volume, organizers split the event into separate races for women and men for the first time in its 44-year history.
"There's never been a time when women were expected to do less than men. It's always been one distance, and either you were able to do it or not." "For us to be able to have a race where a woman is going to cross the finish line first, and be the sole focus of media attention, is something that we think was a long time coming."Kona missing out on three years of World Championships was a huge blow to triathletes and Hawaiians alike.
The little town on the Big Island's west coast is considered the sport's birthplace, and some of these athletes "have been waiting years for their chance to be on the pier, swim in Kona Bay, ride the Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway and run Ali'i Drive," Messick says."This is the biggest event that happens on the west side of Hawaii," says Messick.
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