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How to watch paratriathlon in Rio
06/09/16 - The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games open soon on September 7! In our first appearance in the Paralympic Games, we couldn’t be more pumped to see the debut of the world’s fastest paratriathletes... |
Full StoryParatriathlon - Everything you need to know
05/09/16 - At the Paratriathlon events of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, all competitors from different sport classes must compete over a course of 750m of swimming, 20km of cycling and 5km of running for athletes... |
Full StoryParatriathlon Paralympic start lists posted
28/08/16 - With paratriathlon set to debut at the Paralympic Games for the first time in under two weeks on September 10-11, ITU confirms the start lists for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. “Debuting at the... |
Full StoryAmericans score big at Paratri World Champs
24/07/16 - With paratriathlon set to debut at the Paralympics September 10-11 just days before the Grand Final, the world’s fastest paratriathletes competed at a stand-alone World Championships on Sunday in... |
Full StoryParatriathletes vie for World Championship titles in Rotterdam
20/07/16 - This weekend, the world’s best paratriathletes will gather in Rotterdam to race for the chance to call themselves the world’s best at the ITU Paratriathlon World Championships on Sunday. With the men’s... |
Full StoryBipartite Panel selects paratriathletes for Rio
08/07/16 - ITU is proud to announce that 17 paratriathletes from 11 National Federations have been selected by the ITU Bipartite Selection Panel to participate at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. In its debut at the... |
Full StoryParalympic qualification opportunities close
22/06/16 - While qualification for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games officially ends June 30, the final race of the one-year Paralympic qualification period was contested over the weekend in Besançon, France... |
Full StoryFrance dominate in Besancon World Paratri Event
20/06/16 - The last World Para Triathlon Event (WPE) of the season turned into a duathlon after the swimming segment was scrapped due to the flooded river. That did not throw off home favourite and veteran Yannick... |
Full StorySteadman follows Euro gold with win in Strathclyde
06/06/16 - Great Britain’s Lauren Steadman secured her second victory in as many weeks, with a top finish in the women’s PT4 division at the Strathclyde International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Para Triathlon... |
Full StoryParalympic points on the line at ETU Champs
25/05/16 - This Friday, Europe’s top paratriathletes will be in Lisbon, Portugal in the hunt for final Paralympic points before qualification for the 2016 Paralympic Games closes in one month. The sport class start... |
Full StoryBusy weekend for Paratriathlon ahead
13/05/16 - Not only will the elite athletes compete for selection points to Rio in Yokohama, paratriathletes will also line up on two continents this weekend to race for Paralympic qualification points. On Saturday,... |
Full StoryAustralian para-triathlon trio move closer to team nomination
26/04/16 - Bill Chaffey will maintain his No. 1 spot among Australian PT1 athletes heading into team selections this May, thanks to his win at the 2016 Penrith International Triathlon Union (ITU) World... |
Full StoryPara-triathlon nominations on the line in Penrith WPE
22/04/16 - The chase for qualifications points toward September’s Paralympic Games continues for para-triathletes at the 2016 Penrith International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Para-Triathlon Event (WPE). The race... |
Full StoryAussies set to pave the road to Rio at the Penrith WPE
19/04/16 - The International Triathlon Union World Paratriathlon Event (WPE) this Sunday 24th April promises to deliver some exciting racing as the world’s best paratriathletes vie for all important Paralympic... |
Full StoryMohamed Lahna inspiring a nation with Paralympic journey
06/04/16 - With the debut of paratriathlon in the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this summer, our sport’s top paratriathletes will prove to the world that the impossible is possible and that ‘no’ is never an... |
Full Story2016 WPE season officially kicks off in Buffalo City
17/03/16 - The 2016 WPE season officially kicks off this weekend with the 2016 Buffalo City ITU World Paratriathlon Event. The race continues the battle to earn qualification points for the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic... |
Full StoryParatriathletes secure Rio points at Continental Championships
14/03/16 - By Megan Mindel | For the IPC The top athletes from the Americas and African regions took on courses in their respective Championships over the weekend (12-13 March), with Rio 2016 qualifications points... |
Full StoryPara-triathlon American, African Championships set
12/03/16 - Two Continental Championships take place on Sunday (13 March), with the Sarasota CAMTRI Para-Triathlon American Championships held in the USA and the Bioemfontein ATU Para-Triathlon African Championships... |
Full StoryHailey Danisewicz’s para-triathlon career in numbers
09/03/16 - Seven-hundred and fifty, the metres a para-triathlete must swim. Twenty, the kilometres biked. Five, the kilometres ran. But perhaps the most important figure in a para-triathlon race is time. The time an... |
Full StoryChaffey cruises to victory at Oceania Championships
22/02/16 - By Megan Mindel and IPC Reigning men’s PT1 world champion Bill Chaffey won his home race at the Devonport OTU Para-Triathlon Oceania Championships, which concluded on Sunday (21 February) in Devonport,... |
Full StoryKatie Kelly carving a name as top paratriathlete
19/02/16 - If you were to look at the ITU career of Australia’s Katie Kelly, it would look like a storybook debut. In just her first year competing at the elite ITU level for paratriathlon, she not only won every... |
Full StoryParalympic points up for grabs in Devonport
19/02/16 - By Megan Mindel | For the IPC The top para-triathletes from the Oceania region will get to test themselves ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, as the Devonport OTU Para-triathlon Oceania... |
Full StoryBest of 2015: Five titles for Bill Chaffey
16/01/16 - A title was reclaimed in 2015! After missing the World Championship race in Edmonton in 2014 due to injury, Australian Bill Chaffey returned in Chicago to take back once was his four times already. He... |
Full StoryBest of 2015: Lauren Steadman’s undefeated season
15/01/16 - Becoming a World Champion is a HUGE accomplishment for any athlete. Becoming a two-time World Champion? Now that is just unbelievable! Great Britain’s Lauren Steadman conquered such a feat in Chicago at... |
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