PARA TRIATHLON NEWS
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Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Ibrahim Al Hussein
Ibrahim Al Hussein will compete in Para triathlon as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
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‘I love life’ says Para triathlete Weir on her journey to the Paralympic start line
“I love life. I want to live forever. I want to train and race forever,” says South Africa’s Kirsty Weir, who shares her journey in Para triathlon
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Japan’s Hideki Uda trains to return to Paralympic spotlight
Japan's Hideki Uda is set to compete in this month's World Triathlon Para Series Montreal, the final event on the qualification race calendar for the Paris 2024 Paralympics. The Tokyo 2020 silver medallist shares his training routine
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Paris 2024: Ones to Watch in Para triathlon
The 10 names you should be looking out for when the Paris 2024 Paralympics open on 28 August
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Paris 2024: Home Games even sweeter for Para triathlon champion Hanquinquant
Three years after winning gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, France's Alexis Hanquinquant shares his expectations for Paris 2024
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Paris 2024: Introduction to Para triathlon
As many as 120 Para triathletes will race in the heart of French capital at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Ukrainian Para triathletes participate in training camp with Japanese national team
Ukrainian Para triathletes took part in a 10-day training camp with the Japanese national team in Okinawa.
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Road to Paris 2024: Get the latest on the qualification for the Paralympics
Get to know the major qualification events coming up and follow athletes on their journeys to the Games
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Para Mixed Relay closed the curtain on exciting World Triathlon Para Championships
Team USA was crowned as champion in the Para Mixed Relay; three American women also won individual titles
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Paris 2024 Paralympic Games tickets to go on sale on 9 October
Half of the 2.8 million tickets available will be priced EUR 25 or less
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Paris 2024 will be most spectacular Paralympics in history, says IPC President
Andrew Parsons pays tribute to work of Organising Committee on the one-year-to-go milestone
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Excitement builds for Paris 2024 after Para triathlon test event
“It just makes you want to be there again in a year's time because it's going to be even more exciting.”
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Paris 2024 unveils Para triathlon course
Para triathlon events at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will start and finish at the Pont Alexandre III
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Three-time Paralympian, chocolate maker Gosens says “yes” to all things sweet in life
Looking for something sweet to give your date on Valentine's Day? Australian Para triathlete Gerrard Gosens, who runs a chocolate business in Brisbane, Australia, may have the perfect solution
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Sport programme for 2026 Commonwealth Games to feature nine Para sports
Para swimming, Para athletics, 3x3 wheelchair basketball, Para track cycling, Para lawn bowls, Para powerlifting, shooting Para sport, Para table tennis and Para triathlon will be featured at Victoria 2026, with Para disciplines in golf, coastal rowing and road race cycling also vying for inclusion
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Para triathlete Goerlach overcomes fear of water to take bronze at Birmingham 2022
Australian athlete says he would rather swim with sharks than jump in a pool after traumatic experience of nearly drowning more than 30 years ago
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From diffusing bombs to winning races: How Brad Snyder found new life in Para sports
‘Dream big. You don’t know what is possible for you until you try,’ says six-time Paralympic champion
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Australia's Parker makes history-making comeback to Ironman as Para triathlete
Paralympic silver medallist returns to the Ironman stage for the first time since the 2017 accident that left her with paraplegia
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Swiss wheelchair racer Marcel Hug wins 2022 Laureus Award
Record-breaking performance at Tokyo 2020 makes Hug a double Laureus Award winner
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Tokyo 2020: Takeaways from Para Triathlon
The sport featured a raft of athletes who either made the switch from other sports or were also competing in multiple events