Tagged News for Paratriathlon
World Triathlon Para Season: the 2022 recap in numbers
20/12/22 - It was another groundbreaking year in Para triathlon across 2022, with the World Championships Abu Dhabi preceded by three Para Series events, four Para Cups, the first ever PTVI Commonwealth Games... |
Full StoryVisually Impaired Para Triathletes set to make history at Commonwealth Games
30/07/22 - After the Para Triathlon debut at Gold Coast 2018 for the PTWC athletes, those in the PTVI visually impaired category will make their Commonwealth Games debuts in Birmingham on Sunday morning.... |
Full StoryThe year in review: World Triathlon Para racing
17/12/21 - An unusual year ended on a high for para triathlon, with the World Championships able to take place in Abu Dhabi in November and the IPC confirming more medals will be on the schedule for Paris 2024... |
Full StoryRibstein, Steadman, Molina and Rodriguez among winners in Alhandra
10/10/20 - Para triathlon World Cup racing finally returned for the first time since Devonport back in February, with Alhandra in Portugal the venue for some of the best in the world to make their long-awaited... |
Full StoryPTWC World Champion Lauren Parker on staying positive… and fiercely competitive
19/06/20 - Australia’s Lauren Parker has achieved more in her 31 years than most people manage in a lifetime. She has also endured considerably more pain. From a promising young swimmer with Olympic-sized dreams she... |
Full StoryIn at the not-so-deep-end of lockdown with Claire Cashmore
06/05/20 - Lockdown life has been a very different experience from one person to the next. Cyclists have their turbos, runners have their treadmills, but swimmers need to either settle into life on dry land for a... |
Full StoryFour-time PTWC World Champion Jetze Plat Staying Strong during lockdown
29/04/20 - Dialling in from just outside Amsterdam, where he has enough space to train outdoors as current Dutch regulations allow, Jetze Plat is in philosophical mood. The Rio 2016 Paralympic Champion has the air... |
Full StoryParatriathlon on the world stage as series opens in Australia
29/02/20 - The 2020 ITU World Paratriathlon Series got underway in Devonport, Australia, as 70 paratriathletes from 26 countries lined up to resume Paralympic campaigns and aim for success on the World Paratriathlon... |
Full StoryWorld Paratriathlon: 2020 season preview
13/02/20 - The wait is nearly over, the hard work is just beginning. In the Paralympic year, the 2020 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships again becomes a standalone event outside of the annual ITU Grand Final,... |
Full StoryParatriathlon - what you need to know
01/01/20 - The triathlon events at the Paralympic Games will see all competitors from the different sport classes compete over a course of 750m of swimming, 20km of cycling and 5km of running. The medal events that... |
Full StoryQuick Reflects: Christiane Reppe
27/11/19 - Christiane Reppe burst onto the paratriathlon scene at the end of 2018 with gold at the Madeira World Cup Funchal, making the transition from paracycling look effortless. A Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist... |
Full StorySouth Africa’s Mhlengi Gwala competes in first Para World Cup in Funchal
21/10/19 - The victim of a vicious attack in Durban in March 2018 that almost cost him his leg, former South African Age-Group athlete Mhlengi Gwala‘s inspirational story of recovery from adversity continued at the... |
Full Story2019 World Paratriathlon Champions crowned at Lausanne Grand Final
01/09/19 - The world’s best paratriathletes gathered for the 2019 Grand Final on Sunday afternoon, where 12 superb World Champions were crowned. The course was always going to test the technical abilities as well... |
Full StoryKirsten Sass, USA, racing in honour of an inspiring father
23/08/19 - Kirsten Sass, 40-years of age, is the currently the most decorated age-group triathlete in the USA. Sass has her own race goals, many triathlon achievements and guides for one of the top para athletes,... |
Full StoryWorld Paratriathlon Series heads to Montreal for third stop of 2019
26/06/19 - The 2019 Groupe Copley World Paratriathlon Series Montreal gets underway on Friday morning as the best in the world once again go head-to-head on a new-look course in Quebec Province’s largest... |
Full StoryFresh faces and big names set for challenging 2019 World Paratriathlon Series
25/03/19 - The 2019 World Paratriathlon Series gets underway in Milan at the end of April, the first of three stops throughout the year with Yokohama in May and Montreal following in June. Alongside great... |
Full StoryWorld’s top Paratriathletes to begin quest for Grand Final gold
12/09/18 - Saturday morning at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final will see a full schedule of Paratriathlon events taking over the Gold Coast, with races in seven classes getting underway at 6.45am local time.... |
Full StoryMarianne Hüche: Striving for greatness at #Fyn2018
04/07/18 - When it comes to harnessing fierce determination, worldly passion for multisport with the desire to race, Danish paratriathlete Marianne Hüche has it all and more. Hüche is having a remarkable season... |
Full StoryWhat to Expect in the 2017 WTS Season
01/02/17 - The 2016 World Triathlon Series was an unforgettable year. Twelve different men and women stood on top of the WTS podium to receive the hard earned gold medal, five of whom topped the WTS podium for the... |
Full StoryITU announces Paratriathlon classification opportunities for 2017
19/12/16 - ITU is pleased to announce the 2017 paratriathlon classification opportunities for athletes at several ITU paratriathlon events. Please note that all athletes will need to undergo classification except... |
Full StoryBeloved paratriathlete Markus Häusling passes away
19/12/16 - Markus Häusling - a sad farewell There is never the “right time to say goodbye”. There is, however, always the chance that when someone goes, they leave behind a memory that will last. We said... |
Full StoryITU opens bidding for 2017 World Paratriathlon Events
26/09/16 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has opened bidding for the 2017 ITU World Paratriathlon Events (WPE) and ITU World Paratriathlon World Cup (WPWC) to all National Federations and cities interested... |
Full StoryFirst Paralympic Paratri champs crowned
10/09/16 - History was made at Copacabana Beach on Saturday, as the first-ever paratriathlon Paralympic champions were crowned. Martin Schulz (GER) in PT4, Andrew Lewis (GBR) in PT2 and Jetze Plat (NED) in PT1... |
Full StoryParatriathlon women’s Paralympic preview
08/09/16 - On September 11, the fastest women from paratriathlon will take to Copacabana Beach as the first edition of ladies to ever race for Paralympic gold medals in the sport of paratriathlon. Stacked with... |
Full StoryParatriathlon men’s Paralympic preview
08/09/16 - The men’s paratriathlon Paralympic races kick off a cornerstone moment for triathlon as they will be the first paratriathletes to ever race for Paralympic medals come September 10. Chocked full of speed &... |
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