Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics

Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics
Governing body	ITU
Events	6 (men: 3; women: 3)
Games
1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 2008 • 2012 • 2016
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 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.^[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.