It\u2019s no secret that triathlon racing is expensive, and for pro athletes who race as a profession, it can be difficult to find that balance between how much money elite triathletes earn<\/a><\/strong> and the probability of claiming some of that all-important prize purse.<\/p>\n Pros must choose their racing calendar wisely, with some events dolling out significantly more royalties than others.<\/p>\n With the Ironman 70.3 World Championship claiming an important place in the season for age-groupers and pros alike, we were keen to find out just how much athletes can expect to win in both the top slots and further down the ranks.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> \u00a0<\/p>\n The Ironman 70.3 World Championship is set for an overall prize purse of $350,000, which will be distributed between the top 15 finishers.<\/p>\n The day\u2019s strongest competitor who manages to take the winning tape will be awarded a substantial $50,000. While a prize drop to the runner-up will see them taking home $25,000, with the final podium finisher claiming $18,000.<\/p>\n All male and female prize purses across Ironman are equal, so it\u2019ll be the top athlete of each gender who\u2019ll bag the biggest digits.<\/p>\n A prize purse of several hundred thousand may sound a lot, but how does it compare to the prize money up for grabs on the Big Island<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\n Athletes competing in Kona this year shared a huge $750,000 total prize purse, that\u2019s over double what they can expect to win in St George.<\/p>\n While the new world champions Norway\u2019s Gustav Iden<\/a><\/strong> and USA\u2019s Chelsea Sodaro<\/a><\/strong> took home a whopping $125,000, hopefuls in the 70.3 race will battle it out for less than half that amount.<\/p>\n Kona second-place winners Lucy Charles-Barclay<\/a><\/strong> and Sam Laidlow<\/a><\/strong> took home more than what the 70.3 winners are forecasted to gain, with the Brit and young Frenchman claiming $65,000.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, third-place winners in St George can expect to win the equivalent of the sixth-place cheque claimed in Kona by Fenella Langridge<\/a><\/strong> and Sebastian Kienle<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\nHow much can athletes win at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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