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Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics

Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics

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Paratriathlon debuted at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1][2][3]

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Paratriathlon is a variant of the triathlon for athletes with a variety of physical disabilities. The sport is governed by the International Triathlon Union (ITU).[4] The Paralympic event is a sprint race consisting of 750 m swimming, 20 km cycling and 5 km running stages.[5] Athletes of both sexes compete in six categories according to the nature of their physical impairments. Some classifications allow for helpers in transition, while others allow for sighted pilot-guides throughout the race. [6]

2016

The Paratriathlon debuted at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Medals

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2020

The Paratriathlon returned to the program at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Classifications have been slightly amended in the interim, allowing for the introduction of a tandem-bike based triathlon for visually impaired athletes with guides.

Medal table

Updated after the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

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References

  1. "Paratriathlon added to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games | Triathlon.org – International Triathlon Union". Triathlon.org. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  2. "Paratriathlon". Rio 2016. 1989-08-06. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  3. "Rio ready to emulate London". Sport24.co.za. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  4. "Para-Triathlon | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  5. "Para-Triathlon | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  6. "Paratriathlon". Rio 2016. 1989-08-06. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-06-20.



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