Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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.

Paratriathlon
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueOdaiba Marine Park
Dates29–30 August 2020
Competitors80 in 8 events

The race course will be 750m swim, 20 km bike ride and 5 km 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 (36 male, 36 female and 8 gender free). The Paralympic qualification period will last for twelve months from 28 June 2019 to 28 June 2020.[1][3][4]

Means of qualification[5]DateVenue
2019 ITU Paratriathlon World Cup
2019 Magog ITU Paratriathlon World Cup13–14 July 2019 Magog
2019 Tokyo ITU Paratriathlon World Cup17 August 2019 Odaiba
2019 Banyoles ITU Paratriathlon World Cup8 September 2019 Banyoles
2019 Alanya ITU Paratriathlon World Cup5–6 October 2019 Alanya
2019 Funchal ITU Paratriathlon World Cup19–20 October 2019 Funchal
2019 Tokyo ITU World Paralympic Qualification Event15–18 August 2019 Tokyo
2020 ITU World Paratriathlon Series
2020 Devonport ITU World Paratriathlon Series29 February 2020 Devonport
2020 Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Series16 May 2020 Yokohama
2020 Montreal ITU World Paratriathlon Series24 June 2020 Montreal
2020 ITU Paratriathlon World Cup
2020 Abu Dhabi ITU Paratriathlon World Cup5 March 2020 Abu Dhabi
2020 Sarasota-Bradenton ITU Paratriathlon World Cup22 March 2020 Sarasota
2020 Bermuda ITU Paratriathlon World Cup19 April 2020 Bermuda
2020 A Coruña ITU Paratriathlon World Cup6–7 June 2020 A Coruña
2020 Besançon ITU Paratriathlon World Cup13–14 June 2020 Besançon
2020 Continental Championships
2020 Paratriathlon Oceania Championships26 January 2020 Newcastle
2020 Paratriathlon Pan-American Championships13–15 March 2020 Sarasota
2020 Paratriathlon African Championships11–12 April 2020 Sharm El Sheikh
2020 Paratriathlon Asian Championships23–26 April 2020 Hatsukaichi
ITU Paratriathlon World Championships
2019 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships[6]31 August – 1 September 2019 Lausanne
2020 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships2–3 May 2020 Milan

Allocation of qualification slots
  • A qualification slot is allocated to the NPC not to the individual athlete, however in Bipartite Commission Invitation the slot is allocated to the individual athlete not to the NPC.
  • An NPC can allocate a maximum of two slots per medal event and/or a maximum of sixteen athletes in total.
  • The ITU Paralympic Qualification Ranking List, the top nine ranked male or female athletes each obtain one qualification slot in each medal event.

Medal table

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. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 9 August 2019.
  2. "Tokyo 2020: Paratriathlon events confirmed". www.paralympic.org. 6 August 2018.
  3. "ITU announces the Rankings and Qualification Criteria for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". www.triathlon.org. 28 November 2018.
  4. "ITU Paralympic Qualification Ranking" (PDF). www.triathlon.org. 24 March 2019.
  5. "Tokyo 2020: Paratriathlon qualification criteria". www.paralympic.org. 28 November 2018.
  6. "ITU announces World Cup, Mixed Relay Series and Paratriathlon calendars for 2019". www.triathlon.org. 12 September 2018.
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