Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics explained

Event:Paratriathlon
Games:2020 Summer
Venue:Odaiba Marine Park
Dates:28 to 29 August 2021
Competitors:80 in 8 events
Prev:2016
Next:2024

Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, took place at the Odaiba Marine Park. It was the second time that paratriathlon was scheduled in the Paralympics.[1] Eight events were contested (four events for men and women each); two more events than previously contested at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

The race course consisted of a 750m swim, 20 km bike ride and 5 km run, the swimming part of the race took place at the Odaiba Bay while the cycling and running courses traveled through the West Promenade district of Odaiba, featuring waterfalls and public gardens.[2]

The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[3] [4]

Qualification

There were 80 qualified slots in the paratriathlon (36 male, 36 female and 8 gender free). The Paralympic qualification period started on 28 June 2019 and was suspended for a period on 16 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic which caused the 2020 Summer Paralympics to be postponed to August 2021, the qualification ranking period ended on 15 July 2021.[5]

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Schedule

All events start at 6:30am and finish at 11:10am (in Japanese Standard Time UTC+9)

OCOpening ceremony ● Event finalsCCClosing ceremony

Medal summary

Medalists

MenPTWC
PTS4
PTS5
PTVI

Brad Snyder
Guide: Greg Billington
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Héctor Catalá Laparra
Guide: Gustavo Rodríguez Iglesias

Satoru Yoneoka
Guide: Kohei Tsubaki
WomenPTWC
PTS2
PTS5
PTVI

Susana Rodríguez
Guide: Sara Loehr

Anna Barbaro
Guide: Charlotte Bonin

Annouck Curzillat
Guide: Céline Bousrez

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide . 17 November 2020 . International Paralympic Committee.
  2. Web site: Tokyo 2020: Paratriathlon events confirmed . 6 August 2018 . www.paralympic.org.
  3. Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee . Olympic.org . 24 March 2020.
  4. News: Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021 . . 30 March 2020.
  5. Web site: 18 March 2021. World Triathlon to restart Olympic & Paralympic rankings on 1 May 2021. World Triathlon.