GB's Matthews wins Ironman World Championship silver

Great Britain's Kat Matthews won metallic successful nan Ironman World Championship successful Nice, down race-winner Laura Philipp.

Matthews and Philipp, of Germany, were starring nan section aft a 2.4-mile aquatics and 112-mile motorcycle leg.

They were level astatine nan commencement of nan 26.2-mile tally but Philipp, who was 3rd successful past year's race, proved nan stronger arsenic she pulled distant and vanished successful 8 hours 45 minutes and 15 seconds.

Matthews struggled connected parts of nan run, slowing to a locomotion during parts of it, but recovered to clasp connected to 2nd spot pinch a clip of 8:53:20.

Britain's Lucy Charles-Barclay won nan 2023 event successful Hawaii but could not take sides nan title because of injury.