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Records tumble at Tauranga Half Iron Man after scintillating day of racing

January 23, 2021

Teresa Adam and Kyle Smith both etched their names into the record books.

Records have tumbled on a scintillating day of racing at the Tauranga Half Ironman.

Ironman New Zealand champion Teresa Adam impressed over the shorter distance to break the record by 13 minutes and beat rival Hannah Wells by nearly five minutes.

In the men's event, Kyle Smith broke the record as well, holding out Braden Currie in a thrilling finish.

Smith's effort is the first time in New Zealand Half Ironman history anyone has broken three hours 40 minutes.


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