Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Paratriathlon
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Venue Odaiba Marine Park
Competitors 80

Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan will take place at the Odaiba Marine Park. This will be the second time that paratriathlon will be scheduled in the Paralympics[1]. There will be eight events (four events for men and women each); two more events than previously contested at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

The race course will be 750m swim, 20km bike ride and 5km run, the swimming part of the race will take place at the Odaiba Bay while the cycling and running courses will travel through the West Promenade district of Odaiba which will feature waterfalls and public gardens[2].

Qualification

There will be expected to be 80 qualified slots in the paratriathlon (40 male, 40 female). The qualification calendar will be announced in December 2018.

Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsQualified
2019 ITU World Championships[3]31st August - 1st September 2019Switzerland LausanneTBC
2019 Tokyo ITU World Paralympic Qualification Event[4]15th - 18th August 2019Japan TokyoTBC
Total80

Medalists

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's PTWC
Men's PTS4
Men's PTS5
Men's PTVI

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's PTWC
Women's PTS2
Women's PTS5
Women's PTVI

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). www.paralympic.org. 14 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tokyo 2020: Paratriathlon events confirmed". www.paralympic.org. 6 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "ITU announces World Cup, Mixed Relay Series and Paratriathlon calendars for 2019". www.triathlon.org. 12 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Paratriathlon Events". www.triathlon.org. 14 October 2018.
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