American triathlete Taylor Knibb has claimed her first Ironman world championship in Hawaii, in what The Guardian described as one of the most dramatic finishes in the race's history.
With about a mile to go, Norway's Solveig Løvseth, the defending champion, was more than a minute clear and appeared to be running strongly. The Norwegian had gone in front of Knibb inside the last 10km of the 42.2km marathon.
Knibb then passed her rival in the closing kilometer, and Løvseth collapsed while leading, according to the Guardian's account of the race.
In the men's race, France's Vincent Luis won the title on his first appearance at Kona.
