Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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The Paralympic Games are the pinnacle of Para triathlon, where every four years the best in the world chase first qualification, then their shot at becoming Paralympic Champion
Although many athletes specialise in duathlon, there is also a lot of crossover with triathletes looking to improve their run speed and bike power. Events tend to be held in the spring or autumn so as not to clash with summer triathlon races. Although many athletes specialise in duathlon, there is also a lot of crossover with triathletes looking to improve their run speed and bike power. Events tend to be held in the spring or autumn so as not to clash with summer triathlon races.
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The triathlon events at the Paralympic Games see all competitors from the different sport classes compete over a course of 750m swim, 20km cycle (bike/tandem/handbike) and 5km run (or racing wheelchair).
The eleven medal events confirmed for Paris 2024 are the Men's PTWC, PTS2, PTS3, PTS4, PTS5 and PTVI, and the Women's PTWC, PTS2, PTS4, PTS5 and PTVI, three more medal events than at Toyko 2020, with a total of 120 athletes competing.
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Paralympic History
Para Triathlon made its Paralympic debut at Rio 2016, where six medal events were held: Women's PT2, PT4 and PT5 and the men's PT1 (wheelchair), PT2 and PT4, with Allysa Seely (USA), Grace Norman (USA), Katie Kelly (AUS), Jetze Plat (NED), Andrew Lewis (GBR) and Martin Schulz (GER) winning the golds. At Tokyo 2020, eight medal events were included on the programme, with Kendall Gretsch (USA) and Jetze Plat (NED) winning the PTWC races, Brad Snyder (USA) and Susana Rodriguez (ESP) with the PTVI golds, Martin Schulz (GER) and Lauren Steadman (GBR) the PTS5 golds, Allysa Seely (USA) the PTS2 gold, and ALexis Hanquinquant (FRA) the men's PTS4.
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