Tagged News for Paratriathlon
Paralympic Classification Meeting in Bonn
24/02/10 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) hosted a classification meeting on February 19-20 in Bonn, Germany with the members of 21 different Paralympic programme sports in attendence. Thanos... |
Full StorySignificant Changes to Paratriathlon Rules
19/02/10 - The ITU has adopted a number of Paratriathlon rule changes. The rules changes are required in preparation for submission of ITU documents to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in the months... |
Full StoryIn Profile: Aaron Scheidies, USA
04/12/09 - On this week’s paratriathlon article, we will meet the USA’s 2010 World Champion in TRI 6 Category for visually impaired athletes. Aaron Scheidies is a 27 year old that has overcome more in his short... |
Full StoryIn Profile: Peter Boronkay, Hungary
26/11/09 - In this week’s paratriathlon In Profile feature we introduce you to Peter Boronkay, the world champion in the TRI4 category for athletes with arm impairment. Next year, he will have to defend his title... |
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Exclusive Video: London Paratriathlon
25/11/09 - 42 paratriathletes from seven different nations descended on London’s Hyde Park following the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series. With paratriathlon looking for inclusion within the... |
Full StoryIn Profile: Beth Price, USA
18/11/09 - Beth Price was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis eleven years ago and decided to take up triathlon in order to achieve her dream of completing a race before the disease worsened. Having made the USA... |
Full StoryParatriathlete Reinertsen Bares All In Magazine First
16/10/09 - 2009 ITU paratriathlon world champion Sarah Reinertsen from the USA became one of the latest cover stars of ESPN Magazine as she bared all alongside Serena Williams in the first ever ‘Body Issue’ edition.... |
Full StoryIn Profile: Bill Chaffey, Australia
15/10/09 - On this week’s paratriathlon feature we talk to Bill Chaffey from Australia. Having qualified for a long distance event, just five days before competition he was hit by a truck. This year he finished... |
Full StoryIn Profile: Jean Draper USA
08/10/09 - Jean Draper is the mother of two children, Heyden 7 and Abigail 4. A car accident four years ago meant that her right leg was amputated below the knee, but this didn’t hold her back. The 2009 New York... |
Full StoryUSA top Paratriathlon Medal Table
24/09/09 - The United States paratriathlon team put on a dominant display in Gold Coast as they came away from the ITU Triathlon World Championships with six gold medals, two silvers and two bronze, more than any... |
Full StorySpanish Paratriathlon Championships
22/09/09 - 15 athletes compete in the inaugural Paratriathlon Spanish Championships held in Cangas de Morrazo near Pontevedra in the region of Galicia. Covering a 300m swim, 8km cycle and 2km run, a whole range of... |
Full Story 2009 ITU Triathlon Age Group World Championship Results
14/09/09 - 3049 athletes from across the world descended on Australia’s Gold Coast for the 2009 ITU Triathlon World Championships as the top age group competitors went head to head over both the sprint and... |
Full StoryIn Profile: Martin Flach (AUT)
26/08/09 - He is the 2009 Budapest ETU Duathlon European Champion in the TRI5 category for moderate leg impaired athletes; but the highlight of his career is taking a Paralympic Bronze Medal in Salt Lake City in... |
Full StoryParatriathletes Race London
15/08/09 - With 42 of the world’s best triathletes taking to the water of the Serpentine and competing in the London 2012 Olympic Games venue of Hyde Park, Paratriathlon took a step forward to achieving its... |
Full StoryGerman Paratriathlon Championships
06/08/09 - Thanks to his improved swim performance, Ralf Arnold posted the fastest paratriathlon time of 2:15:55 at the Dextro Energy Triathlon - World Championship Series in Hamburg. Arnold, who competes in the... |
Full StoryWheelies In Photo Finish in NYC
30/07/09 - A photo finish was required to determine 2nd and 3rd place in the TRI1 category (wheelchair) at the Accenture Paratriathlon Championships in New York City. 53 paratriathletes competed in this highly... |
Full StoryParatriathletes Invited to London
17/07/09 - A unique opportunity has opened for international paratriathletes to compete at the 2012 Olympic venue in Hyde Park, London, watched by thousands of spectators and racing alongside the best triathletes in... |
Full StoryKiwi Paratriathletes Chase Gold Coast World Champs Success
16/07/09 - Triathlon New Zealand is proud to announce their paratriathlon team hopefuls in Rob Matthews and Miriam Jenkins to compete at this year’s World Championships on the Gold Coast, Australia. Born with a... |
Full StoryAWAD now Paratriathlon
11/03/09 - Athletes With A Disability (AWAD) will now be known as paratriathletes. After meeting with a representative from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) at the ITU Congress last November in Madrid,... |
Full StoryDuathlon Champs includes AWAD
27/08/08 - This year’s ITU Duathlon World Championships will be held in Rimini, Italy on September 27-28 and will feature races for Athletes with a Disability (AWAD). They will compete on the age-group course... |
Full StoryAge-group Results
17/06/08 - Due to a high number of appeals with regards to the age-group and AWAD results at the Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships, the official results cannot be published at this time. The timing company... |
Full StoryAge-Group Race turned into Du
07/06/08 - Close to 2000 age-group athletes began today expecting to tackle a tough 1.5-kilometer swim, 40-kilometer bike and 10-kilometer run at the 2008 age-group world championships. But even before the first... |
Full StoryBTF launches Disability Champs
28/02/08 - British Triathlon will become the first Governing Body in the world to offer a national event exclusively for disabled triathletes when the British Disabled Triathlon Championships supported by Wrigleys... |
Full StoryAthletes with a Disability (AWAD) Update
20/02/08 - There are important updates regarding minimum disability rules for five of the six classifications for Athletes with a Disability. This update and more are available online on the newly updated AWAD page... |
Full StoryMyStory: Britain’s AWAD Team
29/08/07 - Next in our series of MyStory finalists is Graham Kiff from Great Britain. For the past two months, the International Triathlon Union has invited age-group athletes to send in their stories about their... |
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