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World’s best triathletes returning to Taupō in 2026

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ANZCO Foods IRONMAN New Zealand will join the Experience Oman IRONMAN Pro Series as the opening race in 2026.

Both IRONMAN events will run on Saturday 7 March - mark those calendars now!

It’s a real honour to host the Pro Series for the first time and follows the incredible success of the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship held here last year.

Mayor John Funnell says it is fantastic for the Taupō District to be recognised yet again for hosting major events.

“Our culture and values shine through, and to host the opening race of the 2026 Experience Oman IRONMAN Pro Series is something the whole community can rightly be proud of. Our local army of volunteers will once again be out in force and I’m delighted to welcome the whole IRONMAN team, athletes and supporters to our unique and beautiful corner of New Zealand.”

Volunteers at a recent IRONMAN event.

The IRONMAN Pro Series is a year-long competitive circuit for professional triathletes where they earn points based on their performance against the winner at each designated race.

The goal is to accumulate the most points over the season to be crowned the IRONMAN Pro Series Champion and win a share of the $1.7 million year-end bonus pool.

The series combines both full-distance IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 races and includes each athlete's best five results (with a maximum of three full-distance races) to determine their final score.

Thank you to Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment for including this event as part of its event boost fund for 2026.

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