The winners of the Championships receive a slot for next year's Kona race. . This is one of the few distance races that reward its athletes with a Kona Ironman qualification. SLOTS ALLOCATED. Although it will be the. West Hawaii Today reports that Ironman Hawaii will no longer hand out slots to the Ironman World Championship. A total of 45 slots are allocated to the. By Qualification Only. Underwhelming response for the women's Nice event leads to addition of slots at select races and for loyal age-groupers. As a result, respecting the one-day capacity limit in Kona, the remaining available men's Kona slots have been distributed among qualifying events for Age. WOMEN FOR TRI. Up-to-date statistics on qualifying for the Ironman World Championships in Kona. IRONMAN announce new ways to qualify for the IRONMAN World Championship in Nice. IRONMAN Jönköping, July 9. Including the times and splits required in every age group and every race. The IRONMAN Hawai`i has 40 qualifying slots* to the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship in Taupō, New Zealand. A large number of triathletes chose the second option, so many Kona slots for are already occupied. DATE. NextIronman European. “IRONMAN Invitational Slots – The top five finishers in each age. This slot has to be verified by finishing at least one Ironman outside of Kona. LOCATION. VinFast IRONMAN World Championship EVENT.