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 | |
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Venue | Odaiba Marine Park |
Dates | 29–30 August 2020 |
Competitors | 80 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 80 qualified slots in the paratriathlon (36 male, 36 female and 8 gender free). The Paralympic qualification period started on 28 June 2019 and added a suspension of the 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 will end in mid 2021.[1][3]
Means of qualification | Date | Venue |
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2019 ITU Paratriathlon World Cup | ||
2019 Alanya ITU Paratriathlon World Cup | 5–6 October 2019 | |
2019 Funchal ITU Paratriathlon World Cup | 19–20 October 2019 | |
2019 Tokyo ITU World Paralympic Qualification Event | 15–18 August 2019 | |
2020 ITU World Paratriathlon Series | ||
2020 Devonport ITU World Paratriathlon Series | 29 February 2020 | |
2020 Montreal ITU World Paratriathlon Series | 3–4 October 2020 | |
2020 ITU Paratriathlon World Cup | ||
2020 Alanya ITU Paratriathlon World Cup | 3–4 October 2020 | |
2020 Alhandra ITU Paratriathlon World Cup | 22 October 2020 | |
2020 Bermuda Paratriathlon World Cup | TBC | |
2020 Continental Championships | ||
2020 Paratriathlon Oceania Championships | 26 January 2020 | |
2020 Paratriathlon Pan-American Championships | ||
2020 Paratriathlon African Championships | ||
2020 Paratriathlon Asian Championships | ||
ITU Paratriathlon World Championships | ||
2019 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships[4] | 31 August – 1 September 2019 | |
2020 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships |
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.
Schedule
All events start at 6:30am and finish at 11:10am (in Japanese Standard Time UTC+9)
OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
Tues 24 Aug |
Wed 25 Aug |
Thurs 26 Aug |
Fri 27 Aug |
Sat 28 Aug |
Sun 29 Aug |
Mon 30 Aug |
Tues 31 Aug |
Wed 1 Sept |
Thurs 2 Sept |
Fri 3 Sept |
Sat 4 Sept |
Sun 5 Sept |
Gold medals |
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OC | • • • • |
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CC | 8 |
Medal table
Medalists
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's PTWC |
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Men's PTS4 |
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Men's PTS5 |
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Men's PTVI |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women's PTWC |
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Women's PTS2 |
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Women's PTS5 |
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Women's PTVI |
References
- "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 14 July 2020.
- "Tokyo 2020: Paratriathlon events confirmed". www.paralympic.org. 6 August 2018.
- "ITU Paralympic Qualification Ranking" (PDF). www.triathlon.org. 24 March 2019.
- "ITU announces World Cup, Mixed Relay Series and Paratriathlon calendars for 2019". www.triathlon.org. 12 September 2018.