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Qatar Airways and The IRONMAN Group recently announced their long-term global partnership, making Qatar Airways the Official Airline Partner of the Global IRONMAN® Series and IRONMAN® 70.3® Series through the 2025 season. Australia was the first region to host an event under the new partnership, with IRONMAN® 70.3 Sunshine Coast and IRONMAN® 70.3® Western Sydney taking place in Penrith, NSW on Sunday, 25 September 2022.

To signify the start of this partnership, the airline’s cabin crew took part in sounding the air horn at race start of IRONMAN 70.3 Western Sydney, held the finish line tape as the winners crossed, presented medals to all athletes, and awarded trophies to the podium finishers at the post race ceremony.

Qatar Airways Regional Manager for Australia and New Zealand, said: “The IRONMAN Group organise races that allow athletes to prove the tenacity of the human spirit. At Qatar Airways, we have our sports mission of uniting people of all ages and backgrounds. We complement each other as partners, enabling human endeavour to prove that anything is possible. We are excited to enter the series and look forward to meeting key partners, media and guests that play an important role in contributing to the success of our global partnership.”

The partnership was marked on 21 August 2022 at the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum in Doha, Qatar. Along with leadership from both organisations, Lulwa Al Marri – the first Qatari female athlete to complete a full distance IRONMAN race, was in attendance. For several years, many Qatari athletes have participated in and completed different IRONMAN triathlons across the world.

Qatar Airways’ goal is to bring communities together through sport. Announced as the ‘Airline of the Year’ by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax, it has an extensive global sports partnership portfolio. The partnership with IRONMAN will further elevate Qatar Airways’ extensive sports portfolio supported by the World’s Best Airline, including the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Bayern München, Concacaf, CONMEBOL, and additional partnerships across multiple sports disciplines such as equestrianism, kitesurfing, padel and tennis. With more travel routes being added to key hubs, Qatar Airways offers unrivalled connectivity to passengers, making it easy for them to connect to a destination of their choice.

Since its debut in 1978, IRONMAN events have become globally known for being the world’s most challenging single-day sporting competitions. IRONMAN triathlons are a series of full-distance races composed of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride, and a 26.2-mile run, in that order. Similar to the IRONMAN triathlons, the IRONMAN 70.3 triathlons maintain the structure and format of the original triathlon series but with half of each distance, featuring a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, and 13.1-mile run.

For more information on Qatar Airways, visit www.qatarairways.com. For more information on Qatar Tourism, visit www.visitqatar.qa. For more information on the IRONMAN brand and global event series, visit www.ironman.com.

Qatar Airways media-related inquiries may be directed to: qrmedia@qatarairways.com.qa. Qatar Tourism media-related inquiries may be directed to pressoffice@visitqatar.qa. IRONMAN media-related inquires may be directed to press@ironman.com.