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USA’s Chris Hammer smashes first Paralympic title in men’s PTS5 Paris 2024 triathlon
02/09/24 - The USA’s Chris Hammer produced Paralympic magic in Paris on Monday afternoon, the 38-year-old earning a career-first PTS5 gold medal after a monumental closing-stages battle with Brazil’s Ronan Cordeiro... |
Full StoryBritain’s Megan Richter right on time with golden show in PTS4 Paris 2024 Paralympic Triathlon
02/09/24 - Britain’s Megan Richter arrived in Paris as one of the newcomers to the PTS4 women’s field, and she left with the 2024 Paralympic title after a superb run to the gold on Monday afternoon in the French... |
Full StoryHailey Danz delivers the race of her dreams to win PTS2 Paris Paralympic Triathlon gold
02/09/24 - It was to be another classic showdown in the women’s PTS2 Paralympic races on Monday morning in Paris, and emerging on top of the best in the business was USA’s Hailey Danz, scoring her first Paralympic... |
Full StoryJules Ribstein roars home to win first French Paralympic Triathlon gold of Paris 2024
02/09/24 - Monday morning on the banks of the River Seine saw Frenchman Jules Ribstein take the crowd volume up to 11 as he delivered a supreme golden performance to become the men’s Paris 2024 Paralympic Triathlon... |
Full StoryLauren Parker proves untouchable as she brings home brilliant first Paralympic gold in Paris
02/09/24 - There would be no stopping Lauren Parker’s charge for Paralympic gold in Paris as the Australian held off the challenge of USA’s Kendall Gretsch to win by a huge margin on Monday morning. After the... |
Full StoryThe hunt is on for Florian Brungraber as Austrian chases ‘dominator’ Jetze Plat in men’s PTS2
31/08/24 - What is an athlete to do in the face of such a seemingly immovable barrier between years of hard work in training and the quest for gold, specifically when that barrier is the mighty Jetze Plat H2? The... |
Full StoryStars of PTVI visually impaired category chase Paralympic triathlon golds at Paris 2024
29/08/24 - The visually impaired athletes of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will get underway at midday on Monday 2 September, the third Games outing for the women in the category, the second for the men. All will... |
Full StoryParis calling for USA’s Elmlinger as women’s PTS3 and PTS4 categories combine in Paralympic showdown
28/08/24 - The rise and rise of USA’s Kelly Elmlinger in one of Para Triathlon’s most hotly contested categories meets a new challenge at Paris 2024, when five athletes from the PTS3 category will be ‘classing... |
Full StoryParalympic PTS2 racing sees Seely vs Danz vs Stockwell round three and men’s return to the schedule
27/08/24 - For the world’s PTS2 athletes hoping to realise their Paralympic medal ambitions, there have been some significant hurdles on both sides of the gender fence in the two editions of Paralympic Triathlon... |
Full StoryParis 2024 Paralympic Games preview: Schedule and Course Breakdown
27/08/24 - The Paris 2024 Paralympic Triathlon course is a beast. From the River Seine swim to the split transitions onto a fast, iconic and cobbled bike down the Champs-Elysees to a run courses lined with thousands... |
Full StoryAthletes await final confirmation of places as Paris 2024 Paralympic Qualification window closes
05/07/24 - Last weekend’s World Triathlon Para Series Montreal was the final action of the year-long Paris 2024 Paralympic Qualification period, with many of the athletes hoping to finish it inside the relative... |
Full StoryParalympic qualification hangs in the balance as deadline nears
14/06/24 - Just three events now remain in the races for places at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Alongside this weekend’s World Triathlon Para Cup event Besancon, there will be two Para Series showdowns in... |
Full StoryWorld Triathlon Paths to Paris: Howie Sanborn
24/05/24 - Today marks 100 days to go until the triathlon events at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games and the top Para triathletes in the world are entering their final preparatory stages. One such athlete is Howie... |
Full StoryLooking ahead to an exciting 2024 of World Triathlon Para racing
03/03/24 - A packed calendar of Para triathlon racing will get underway this weekend with the first World Triathlon Para Cup of the season. While many will already be gearing up for the Paralympic Games in Paris,... |
Full StoryPodcast episode #54 Kendall Gretsch
25/01/22 - In March, just half a year on from winning PTWC Paralympic triathlon gold in the most dramatic style in Tokyo, USA’s Kendall Gretsch will be in Beijing, ready to defend the Paralympic Nordic Skiing... |
Full StoryThe year in review: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
21/12/21 - Eight races, eight incredible Paralympic Champions, the Tokyo 2020 para triathlon racing lived up to the hype and more as one of the standout events in the Japanese capital at the end of August. Spread... |
Full StoryPodcast #49 - Paralympic Champion Brad Snyder
24/09/21 - Gold for Brad Snyder in the men’s PTVI race was one of the revelations of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and the third successive Games he had topped the podium following swim success at London 2012... |
Full StoryPodcast #48 - Paralympic Champion Susana Rodriguez
09/09/21 - A doctor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, a World Champion and now a Paralympic Champion, Spain’s Susana Rodriguez was born with albinism that caused bad eyesight which deteriorated rapidly, but... |
Full StoryGrace Norman ready to defend Paralympic title in Tokyo
26/08/21 - “Don’t set limits for yourself. It’s very easy to put a top on your dreams and just say ‘I’ve reached it’. Set goals that are way outside what you think you can hit and then just go for them every... |
Full StoryJess Tuomela breaks down the magic of PTVI racing ahead of her Paralympic debut
25/08/21 - Canada’s Jessica Tuomela is a former Paralympic swimmer-turned-para triathlete heading back to the Tokyo 2020 course on which she won the Para Cup at the 2019 Test Event. The former Duathlon World... |
Full StoryJetze Plat eyes latest landmark of an extraordinary career at Tokyo 2020
23/08/21 - Netherlands’ Jetze Plat is quite simply one of the greatest para triathletes ever to take up the sport. With four consecutive world titles and a Rio 2016 Paralympic gold in the PTWC (wheelchair) class... |
Full StoryLeeds to host Para Series races for first time as Paralympic Qualification period continues
04/06/21 - The World Triathlon Para Series takes to the north-England city of Leeds for the first time on Saturday afternoon, the second racing of the year’s Paralympic Qualification period where the best in the... |
Full StoryWorld Triathlon 2020: The year ahead
21/01/20 - This is not a test. The year is 2020 and in just a few months, the Olympic Games will be taking over Tokyo. As well as the 55 Elite male and 55 Elite female triathletes battling for individual glory in... |
Full StoryParatriathlon - what you need to know
01/01/20 - The triathlon events at the Paralympic Games will see all competitors from the different sport classes compete over a course of 750m of swimming, 20km of cycling and 5km of running. The medal events that... |
Full StoryParatriathlon World Cup set to give taste of Tokyo 2020 conditions
12/08/19 - Tokyo hosts the latest stop on the 2019 Paratriathlon World Cup circuit on Saturday morning, with the races doubling as the Test Event for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. A single 750m lap of the Bay... |
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