Ironman: Four hour sellout!

In the space of just four hours and twenty minutes earlier today, more than 1,500 Australian and international athletes registered for SunSmart Ironman Western Australia 2011.

General entry for SunSmart Ironman Western Australia 2011 opened at 10am AEDT today with a rush of entries upon opening.

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More than 600 general entries were received in the first 20 minutes alone and led to the fastest sell-out of an Ironman event in Australian history.

More than 330 international athletes will toe the starting line in beautiful Geographe Bay on Sunday December 4, 2011.

Singapore will send the strongest contingent to Western Australia with 140 athletes competing. The United States (40), New Zealand (19), Hong Kong (14) and the United Kingdom (13) fall in behind Singapore with the highest number of international registrations.

More on this story in Friday's Busselton Dunsborough Times