This is one of the few distance races that reward its athletes with a Kona Ironman qualification. West Hawaii Today reports that Ironman Hawaii will no longer hand out slots to the Ironman World Championship Ironman Oceanside Start Lists. Kona Slots · World Slots · FAQ · XC Results · Photo Kona 4 · Kona5 · Kona6 · TestHome · Kona · St George · Races · IRONMAN By Qualification Only. This slot has to be verified by finishing at least one Ironman outside of Kona. The race itself will feature a swim in one of the world's largest freshwater lakes, a bike course through New Zealand's renowned rural landscape and a run. The IRONMAN Hawaii offers Age Group Qualifying slots to the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on 14 & 15 December in Taupō, New. Earn a slot to the World Championship. A total of 45 slots are allocated to the. Fewer slots available for Kona: it will be tougher to qualify Ironman Lake Placid was the last race to qualify for the Ironman World. Slot Allocation ; IRONMAN New Zealand, March 2, , Taupō, Waikato, New Zealand ; IRONMAN Oceanside, April 6, , Oceanside, California, USA ; IRONMAN. Compete for IRONMAN XC slots to the IRONMAN World Championship (Nice, France or Kailua-Kona, Hawaii) OR the . The IRONMAN Cartagena offers Age Group Qualifying slots to the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on November in Marbella, Spain. The winners of the Championships receive a slot for next year's Kona race.