{"id":27903,"date":"2025-08-12T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/challengefamily.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=27903"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:23:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T08:23:46","slug":"athletes-line-up-to-take-on-challenge-gunsan-saemangeum-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.challenge-family.com\/challenge-family\/news\/athletes-line-up-to-take-on-challenge-gunsan-saemangeum-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletes Line Up to Take On Challenge Gunsan-Saemangeum This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This weekend, Challenge Gunsan-Saemangeum will see a strong Southern Hemishphere professional field take on the 112km course in South Korea, which also serves as a qualifying race for The Championship 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the men\u2019s race, 2023 champion Caleb Noble (AUS), will aim to regain his title but will be up against Mike Phillips (NZL) who already has a win at IM New Zealand, plus two second places to his name this season, and Nicholas Free (AUS), who has collected multiple podium results in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The women\u2019s race includes Kate Bevilaqua (AUS), 3rd at Challenge Gunsan-Saemangeum last year, Sophie Malowiecki (AUS), who has only podium finishes so far this season, and Sarah Thomas (AUS), 4th at Challenge Taiwan earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fast, flat course takes athletes across the world\u2019s longest seawall along South Korea\u2019s beautiful coastline and past natural heritage sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Challenge Gunsan-Saemangeum takes place on Sunday, 17 August, with the pro men starting at 7:00 am local time. 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