HUUB’s Kristian Blummenfelt has set a new world-best 70.3 time after racing to victory in Bahrain, successfully defending his Middle East Championship title in the process. He set a new world-best time of 3:29:04 at the IRONMNAN 70.3 race, leading the Norwegian podium sweep followed by Gustav Iden and Casper Stornes. It was the same clean sweep as at WTS Bermuda but in a different order. All three finished faster than the previous world-best 70.3 time posted by Michael Raelert in 2009 (3:34:04).
Fellow HUUB athlete Matt Trautman (RSA), finished in 5th place with a time of 3:39:21 and only Adam Bowden between him and the Norwegians.
Top three professional men’s results:
| SWIM | BIKE | RUN | FINISH | ||
| 1. Kristian Blummenfelt | NOR | 00:21:36 | 1:56:52 | 1:06:58 | 03:29:04 |
| 2. Gustav Iden | NOR | 00:22:03 | 1:56:37 | 1:07:13 | 03:29:25 |
| 3. Casper Stornes | NOR | 00:21:30 | 1:56:32 | 1:11:15 | 03:33:31 |
Top three professional women’s results:
| SWIM | BIKE | RUN | FINISH | ||
| 1. Holly Lawrence | GBR | 00:22:10 | 2:10:43 | 1:21:55 | 03:59:20 |
| 2. Sarah Lewis | GBR | 00:24:28 | 2:12:15 | 1:18:41 | 04:00:13 |
| 3. Ellie Salthouse | AUS | 00:23:14 | 2:12:16 | 1:26:36 | 04:06:25 |
