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