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