Paralympic Sports AZ Triathlon

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Find out all you need to know about the Paralympic sport of triathlon, including the history, rules, classification and equipment. • For more info go to: http://www.paralympic.org/triathlon • Triathlon will make its Paralympic debut at Rio 2016. It is one of the few sports where able-bodied athletes can compete side-by-side with Para athletes at the national and international levels. • Athletes must race over three segments (750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run) and the first to cross the finish line wins. • At Rio 2016, the start line will begin at Fort Copacabana, located on one end of Copacabana Beach and will finish along the Av. Atlantica-Copacabana road. • The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is the global governing body of the sport. • Classification • There are five sport classes in Para triathlon for men and women (10 total during the regular season). However there will only be six medal events contested at Rio 2016: • Men’s PT1, PT2, PT4 • Women’s PT2, PT4, PT5 • (A dedicated article on Para triathlon classification will be published later in this Sport Week series.) • Rules • All competitors start together with the swimming portion, which is contested in open water. Athletes with visual impairments compete with a guide throughout the race. • Once the athletes complete the swim, they transition into the bike portion. Para athletes must collect their equipment in the pre-transition area, then make their way to the transition area to remove their wet suits, swimming caps and goggles and put on their helmets for the 20km bike ride. • Athletes use conventional race bikes with adaptations for PT2-PT4 classes, a tandem for PT5 or handcycle for PT1. • The final leg of the race is a 5km run. PT1 athletes race in a wheelchair, PT2-PT4 athletes run with orwithout supportive equipment and PT5 athletes run with a guide.

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