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Roger Vaughan

Dramatic collapse decides women's Hawaiian Ironman

Taylor Knibb wins her first Hawaiian Ironman world title as Karen Myers (l) applauds. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

American triathlete Taylor Knibb has won her first Hawaiian Ironman world title after one of the most dramatic finishes in race history.

With a mile left, Norwegian defending champion Solveig Løvseth led Knibb by more than a minute and looked rock-solid, having taken the lead from her inside the last 10km of the 42.2km marathon run.

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