PARA TRIATHLON NEWS
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2014 ITU Para-Triathlon World Championships Preview
Great Britain, who were the best performers at the last World Championships, will be looking to replicate that this time around.
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Australia launches Para-Sport Draft
The new initiative by the Australian Paralympic Committee and the Australian Institute of Sport aims to find new para-athletes for a host of sports.
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August: What to watch
This month is packed full of sport with a number of world and regional championships taking place. What will you be watching this month?
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Update on Rio 2016 medals programme for para-triathlon and para-canoe
The International Triathlon Union (ITU), in conjunction with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has announced three of the six medal events that will be contested in para-triathlon’s debut at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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2014 Para-triathlon European Championships Review
Jetze Plat and Martin Schulz impress as they claim European gold in Kitzbühel, Austria.
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WHAT TO WATCH: June 2014
A jam-packed month in store for sports fans, highlighted by international competitions in fencing, shooting, athletics, wheelchair tennis, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, goalball and para-triathlon.
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Great Britain dominates London para-triathlon
Great Britain dominated the para-triathlon races yet again, taking top honours in six of the 10 events on Saturday (1 June) at the 2014 London ITU World Paratriathlon Event.
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Schulz slips past Bourseaux for para-triathlon title
More than 60 athletes from 17 countries raced across five classes in Besancon, France.
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France to welcome 60 para-triathletes
The next ITU World Para-Triathlon event will take place on Sunday (26 May) ahead of this summer’s European and World Championships.
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Andy Avellana jumps from athletics to para-triathlon
The Filipino is looking to win the PT2 class at the upcoming Para-Triathlon Asian Championships.
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Bill Chaffey leads entries for Para-Triathlon Series
The first of nine World Para-Triathlon Series events this year will take place in Elwood, Australia.
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Yannick Bourseaux opts out of Sochi for para-triathlon
Find out why the French athlete – still in search of his first Paralympic medal – chose not to participate in the Sochi 2014 Games.
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No. 36: Bill Chaffey makes it four in a row
The Australian para-triathlete won his fourth straight world title in 2013 in a field that’s getting stronger and deeper by the year.
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Bill Chaffey engineers comeback for fourth paratriathlon title
Australia’s Bill Chaffey won the closest race, but it was Great Britain that left the Paratriathlon World Championships atop the medal count.
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Triathletes to begin road to Rio 2016 in London
Australia’s Bill Chaffey, France’s Yannick Bourseaux, USA’s Melissa Stockwell and Great Britain’s Jane Eagan are all looking to defend their world titles.
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USA Triathlon announces team for Worlds
The 2013 ITU Para-Triathlon World Championships will take place in London, Great Britain on 13 September.
Germany, Great Britain dominate Para-Triathlon Euros
The 2013 ETU Para-Triathlon European Championships were held in Alanya, Turkey.
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Record field set to compete at USA Paratriathlon nationals
80 competitors expected, 11 will defend national titles.
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Para-triathletes shine at CAF World Para-triathlon San Diego
Nearly 50 triathletes open the road to the 2016 Paralympic Games.
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Moroccan triathlete seeks podium on homemade prosthesis
Mohamed Lahna hopes to use this weekend’s ITU World Triathlon San Diego as a kick-start to his Rio 2016 training.