IRONMAN 70.3 Worlds Field Finalized

Championship season is in full swing, as the official start lists for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship later this month have been released, with Taylor Knibb and Kristian Blummenfelt respectively seeking to defend their crowns.

More than 6,000 athletes are registered for the event, taking place in Lahti, Finland. “With a staggering amount of world-class talent coming to Finland, we can all expect to see a hard-fought world championship and immensely entertaining competition,” said Andrew Messick, President & Chief Executive Officer for The IRONMAN Group. “Lahti will be an excellent host as the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship hits this beautiful Scandinavian country for the first time."

Women's Field for Saturday, August 26th

Knibb headlines a field that includes Daniela Ryf, Paula Findlay, Emma Pallant-Browne, and Kat Matthews. Notably missing from the field is 2021 world champion Lucy Charles-Barclay.

We'll be writing a preview article as we get closer to the race. Until then, though, here's the field:

1 Taylor Knibb
2 Paula Findlay
3 Emma Pallant- Browne
4 Daniela Ryf
6 Holly Lawrence
8 Jackie Hering
9 Laura Philipp
11 Tamara Jewett
12 Anne Reischmann
15 Kat Matthews
16 Marjolaine Pierre
18 Ellie Salthouse
19 Danielle Lewis
20 Rach McBride
22 Caroline Pohle
23 Pamella Oliveira
24 Anna Bergsten
25 Ai Ueda
26 Olivia Mitchell
28 Charlene Clavel
29 Lucy Buckingham
30 India Lee
31 Maja Stage Nielsen
33 Imogen Simmonds
34 Amelia Watkinson
35 Giorgia Priarone
38 Laura Jansen
39 Hannah Berry
40 Emilie Morier
41 Daniela Kleiser
42 Alexia Bailly
43 Anna Noguera Raja
44 Lottie Lucas
45 Kaidi Kivioja
46 Kate Curran
47 Tiina Pohjalaine
48 Lisa Gerß
49 Justine Guerard
50 Sarah Bishop
51 Julioe Iemmolo
52 Eloise du Luarte
53 Laura Addie
54 Nikita Paskiewiez
55 Brittany Higgins
56 Bruna Stolf
57 Amy Cymerman

Men's Field for Sunday, August 27th

The Norwegians Collide! Defending champion Blummenfelt will go head-to-head with countryman and defending IRONMAN World Champion Gustav Iden in what is normally Iden's territory, from a distance perspective. But they will also have to contend with the likes of Ben Kanute, Sam Long, Jackson Laundry, and Frederic Funk for the top step of the podium and their share of the $350,000 prize purse.

Notable absences include Magnus Ditlev, Sam Laidlow, and recent PTO US Open champion Jan Frodeno — in some cases, likely a result of being so close to the race date for the men's IRONMAN World Championship in Nice.

1 Kristian Blummenfelt
2 Ben Kanute
3 Gustav Iden
4 Frederic Funk
5 Miki Taagholt
6 Jackson Laundry
7 Thor Bendix Madsen
8 Sam Long
9 Jason West
11 Pierre Le Corre
14 Justus Nieschlag
15 Jordi Montraveta Moya
17 Lionel Sanders
18 Steven McKenna
19 James Teagle
20 Menno Koolhaas
21 Filipe Azevedo
23 Kacper Stepniak
24 Mike Phillips
26 Rico Bogen
27 Franz Loeschke
29 Dylan Magnien
30 Adriano Engelhardt
31 Jack Moody
32 Nicolas Mann
33 Mathis Margirier
34 Matt Hanson
35 Bart Aernouts
36 Matt Trautman
37 Jan Stratmann
38 Youri Keulen
39 Tomas Rodriguez Hernandez
40 Alessandro Fabian
41 Jonas Hoffmann
42 Ognjen Stojanovic
43 Andrea Salvisberg
44 Marc Dubrick
45 Mitch Kibby
46 Martin Ulloa
48 Antony Costes
49 Charlie Quin
50 Dylan Gillespie
51 Igor Amorelli
53 Jack Sosinski
54 Joshua Lewis
55 Robbie Deckard
56 Jorgen Gunderson
57 Gonzalo Fuentes
58 Maximilian Sperl
60 Nick Thompson
61 Miguel Mattox
62 Kye Wylde
63 George Goodwin
64 Richard Varga
65 Benjamin Zorgnotti

Both races will be broadcast on Outside Watch.