(Reuters) -Norwegian Solveig Lovseth pulled off a dramatic finish at the Ironman World Championship on Saturday, overtaking American Taylor Knibb on the final climb of the run to seal victory in eight hours, 28 minutes and 27 seconds, in the last standalone women's event in Kona.
Knibb had led much of the race, and was favoured to win when Britain's Lucy Charles-Barclay withdrew near the Energy Lab after struggling in the sweltering heat. The 2023 champion embraced her husband at the roadside before entering a medical wagon, effectively bowing out of the contest.
