Overview

• Sportschau will stream the entire race on sportschau.de and in the ARD Mediathek from Saturday at 18:15, with the finish expected around 03:00 and TV coverage on Das Erste from 00:55 plus hr-fernsehen at the start and again from 21:45.
• Reigning champion Laura Philipp arrives in peak form after an unbeaten season and weeks of Kona acclimatization.
• Her leading challengers cited by Sportschau are Katrina Matthews, Lucy Charles-Barclay and Taylor Knibb, with 2019 winner Anne Haug absent after ending her career.
• Frankfurt’s Nadine Stillger will compete roughly a year after breast-cancer surgery, having defended her 45–49 age‑group European title and prepared on the island since September 30.
• Athletes face a 3.8 km ocean swim, 180 km bike over windy lava fields and a marathon in heat and humidity that often determines outcomes.