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Bookmark or Share- What is Paratriathlon? Understanding Triathlon in the ParalympicsWhat is Paratriathlon? Simply put, paratriathlon is a category within a triathlon race for athletes with certain physical disabilities. As with other race categories (professional and elite; men and women; various age groups; Athena and Clydesdale), paratriathlon categories offer athletes the chance to compete against people who are physically ...
- Paratriathlon - what you need to know – World TriathlonParatriathlon - what you need to know. The triathlon events at the Paralympic Games will see all competitors from the different sport classes compete over a course of 750m of swimming, 20km of cycling and 5km of running. The medal events that the IPC confirmed for Paris 2024 are the Men’s PTWC, PTS2, PTS3, PTS4, PTS5 and PTVI, and Women’s ...
- Paratriathlon - WikipediaPara triathlon is a variant of the triathlon for athletes with a physical disability. The sport is governed by World Triathlon (TRI; formerly known as the International Triathlon Union or ITU), and was first held as a Paralympic event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1][2]
- Para triathlon - Paris 2024 - Olympics.comPara triathlon was one of the new sports introduced at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympic Games. Paralympic events are held over the ‘sprint’ distance, which is half the length of the Olympic distance for individual competitions. Athletes swim 750m, cycle 20km and run 5km.
- World TriathlonWorld Triathlon has committed to supporting the development of paratriathlon for over 20 years. There are currently nine sport classes for athletes with impairments to compete in six different medal events over the sprint paratriathlon distance of 750m swim, 20km bike (handcycle/tandem), 5km run (wheelchair) at the different World Triathlon ...
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