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Taiwan’s Li Shiao-yu defend her title at the 226-kilometer Ironman Japan Hokkaido women’s division Sunday.

Li finished the 3.8-km swim in with 1:12 the 180-km bike leg in 5:54 and the 42-km road run with a time of 3:08 to beat a field of 220 competitors.

This was her third consecutive win at the triathlon event in Hokkaido.

A total of 1,600 athletes from 35 countries, including 220 women, participated in the race.

 

 

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