This race is a celebration of triathlon and Middle Eastern culture over a weekend full of family-friendly events. The fifth IRONMAN event in the Middle East and the official IRONMAN 70.3 Middle East Championship, IRONMAN 70.3 Bahrain continues to delight athletes with its fast and unique courses, including a bike course that takes in part of the Bahrain International Circuit race track.
The one-loop 1.9 km (1.2 mile) swim starts at the water in front of the "Reef Island" before they head into transition. The one-loop 90 km (56.1 mile) bike course consists of a single lap starting from transition at The Reef Island. Athletes pass the iconic landmarks World Trade Centre and the Bahrain International Circuit and then are back to the reef Island. The three-loop 21.1 km (13.1 mile) run course starts at the "The Reef Island" and leads athletes towards the Financial Harbour and then back to the Reef Island in the heart of the city.
The 2023 IRONMAN 70.3 Middle East Championship Bahrain offers 60 Age Group Qualifying slots to the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship on 14 &15 December 2024 in Taupo, New Zealand.
MALE PRO:
1 Barnaby Gregory ITA
2 Stepniak Kacper POL
3 Benito López Antonio ESP
4 Brownlee Alistair GBR
5 Petersen Mathias DNK
6 Hirsch Wilhelm DEU
7 Bendix Madsen Thor DNK
8 Magnien Dylan FRA
10 Quenet Nicholas ZAF
12 Van Riel Marten BEL
14 Costes Antony FRA
15 Mennesson William FRA
17 Kalaszczynski Lukasz POL
18 Miziarski Pawel POL
19 Refslund Philip DNK
20 Studer Max CHE
21 Canhedo Vinicius BRA
22 Dimitriou Alexantros CYP
23 Dixon Daniel GBR
24 Verzella David ITA
25 Plese David SVN
26 Scott-Farrington James GBR
27 Podhajsky Austin USA
28 Guisolan Jonathan CHE
29 Proctor Sam GBR
30 Watson Eric BHR
31 Elosegi Eneko ESP
32 Ralphs Matthew ZAF
33 Wies Sven DEU
34 Kalistratov Aleksey MLT
35 Bruzdziak Maciek POL
36 Doree Guillaume FRO
37 Montanari Matteo ITA
38 Szuch Colin USA
39 Louw Dehan ZAF
40 Schoeman Henri ZAF
41 Stapley Max GBR
42 Holm Emil DNK
FEMALE PRO:
61 Matthews Kat GBR
62 Lee India GBR
63 Watkinson Amelia NZL
64 Salthouse Ellie AUS
65 Priarone Giorgia ITA
66 Pohle Caroline DEU
67 Astle Ruth GBR
68 Kivioja Kaidi EST
69 Bergsten Anna SWE
70 Madsen Sif DNK
71 Nieuwoudt Magda ZAF
72 Pohjalainen Tiina FIN
73 Curran Kate GBR
74 Madsen Laura DNK
75 Rocha Raquel PRT
76 Kiley Renee AUS
77 Du Luart Eloise FRA
78 Vesterby Michelle DNK
79 Holm Anne DNK
80 Borsinski Line DNK
81 Leisner Shiva DNK
82 Elfers Margrit DEU
83 Buckingham Lucy GBR