Nice, France will join Kailua-Kona in co-hosting the 2023 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship.

The men’s race is scheduled to take place in Nice on September 10, 2023 while the women will race in Kailua-Kona on October 14, 2023.

In 2024, the men will rotate to Kona racing, on October 26, 2024, while the women will rotate to Nice and race on September 22, 2024. The rotation will continue through 2026 with Nice and Kona acting as co-hosts for the pinnacle event in triathlon.

IRONMAN identified Nice, France as a familiar and historically important triathlon destination to join as a dual host for the event as the city has all the attributes to provide the backdrop for an exceptional world championship experience. Additionally, over the years Nice and the Cote d’Azur have staked a claim as a major sporting destination, hosting many sports events of a global scale. As the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes on the French Riviera in the southeast coast of France, Nice became the birthplace of long-distance triathlon in Europe in 1982 when it first hosted the “Triathlon International de Nice”. From 1994-2002, Nice was host to the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships five times. The triathlon became an IRONMAN® event in 2005 and Nice has been one of the most popular locations on the IRONMAN race circuit, hosting both IRONMAN France, IRONMAN 70.3 Nice France, as well as hosting the pinnacle event in the IRONMAN 70.3 Series, the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in 2019.
 
Qualifying cycle and slot allocations have been adjusted to compensate for the change in time of year for the men’s edition of the IRONMAN World Championship.

Updated information can be found at www.ironman.com/im-world-championship-2023-slot.

In addition, all athletes who have previously qualified and registered for the 2023 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship will be contacted directly with additional information.