Paratriathlon

The ITU has supported the development of paratriathlon for more than 10 years. There are currently six categories for physically challenged athletes to compete in at the ITU World Triathlon Championships each year.

The goals of the ITU Paratriathlon Committee are:

To oversee the development of paratriathlon within the triathlon community by growing participation, developing elite performance, evolving events and building profile
To work towards triathlon’s inclusion in the Paralympic Games
The 2009 paratriathlon brochure is available for download here.


ITU Paratriathlon Committee
The members of the ITU paratriathlon Committee are as follows:

Mark Barfield - Great Britain
Jon Beeson - USA
Marguerite Christophers - New Zealand
Grant Darby - Canada
Alfred Lipp - Germany
Roberto Menescal - Brazil
Vijitr Sittinawin - Thailand

ITU Staff representative - Thanos Nikopoulos
Please contact Thanos Nikopoulos for more information concerning paratriathlon

Categories
Paratriathlon Competition Categories
Physically Challenged Competition Categories shall be established based on physical disabilities. Medical evidence shall be required as to disability and classification. The six categories are as follows:

TRI 1 - Handcycle: Paraplegic, Quadriplegic, Polio, Double Leg Amputee. Must use
handcycle on bike course and racing wheelchair on run.
TRI 2 - Severe leg impairment including above knee amputees. Athlete must ride bicycle and run with above knee prosthesis (or similar prosthesis) or run using crutches.
TRI 3 - Les Autre: This category includes athletes with Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy, double leg amputee runners or paralysis in multiple limbs. Athlete will ride a bicycle and run. Athlete may use braces or prosthesis if required.
TRI 4 - Arm impairment including paralysis, above-elbow amputees and below-elbow amputees, or impairment
in both upper limbs. Athlete may use prosthesis, brace or sling on the bike and/or run.
TRI 5 - Moderate leg impairment including below-knee amputees. Athlete rides bicycle and runs with prosthesis.
TRI 6 - Visual Impairment, legally Blind (20/200 vision with best corrective vision). A handler of the same sex is mandatory throughout the race. Athlete is tethered during the swim. Athlete uses a tandem bicycle and may be tethered during the run.

In 2010 ITU Paratriathlon world championships take place in Budapest, Hungary. The distance for paratriathletes will be ITU sprint distance. For further course information please click here »»»