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PE's Kyle Buckingham is the 2018 Standard Bank Ironman African Champion


Kyle Buckingham has won the Standard Bank Ironman Africa Championship in Nelson Mandela, becoming the first South African since multiple champion Rynard Tissink in 2011, to win the local event.

Thirty-four-year-old Buckingham, who hails from Port Elizabeth, took the lead from Australian Cameron Wurf during the run, just before the 29km mark, on the Port Elizabeth beachfront to win in a time of 08:12:59.

Second place went to Australian, Josh Amberger ahead Maurice Clavel of Germany in third place.

In an interview this week, Buckingham said that his preparation had “been amazing” adding that there was no reason for him not to be on the podium on Sunday.

Buckingham, who was runner-up in 2014 in the South African event, has two Ironman titles under his belt.

Lucy Charles of Great Britain won the women's event in 08:56:14.

This IRONMAN event offers 80 qualifying slots for the 2018 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, HI and 50 qualifying slots for South Africans only to the 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Nelson Mandela Bay.