Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics

Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics
Governing body ITU
Events 6 (men: 3; women: 3)
Games
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Medalists

Paratriathlon will debut at the 2016 Summer Paralympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1][2][3]

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 will be a sprint race consisting of 750m 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.[6]

References

  1. "Paratriathlon added to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games | Triathlon.org - International Triathlon Union". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  2. "Paratriathlon". Rio 2016. 1989-08-06. 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 - Triathlon.org - The Official Triathlon Resource". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
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