PARA TRIATHLON NEWS

Para triathlon season to kick off in Sarasota
Returning Rio 2016 medallists will debut at the 2017 Sarasota CAMTRI Para Triathlon American Championships.
Ones to watch for 2017 for taekwondo and triathlon announced
Six taekwondo athletes and 14 triathletes have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.
Mexico’s Jose Estrada focuses on Tokyo, studies
The 21-year-old Para triathlete is taking his results from Rio 2016 as a positive step moving forward.

ITU announces candidates for 2016 elections
Fourteen candidates are running for positions on the Para triathlon committee.

USA Para Triathlon announces development roster
Eight athletes will be supported as they work toward Tokyo 2020.

Vote now for the Allianz Best Female of the Month – September 2016
Nominees include: Sareh Javanmardidodmani, Grace Norman, Josephine Orji, Sophie Pascoe, Beatrice Vio and Li Zhang.

Top five dual-sport athletes at Rio 2016
Kadeena Cox, Grace Norman and Jetze Plat are just some of the stars who were on double-duty at Rio 2016.

Triathlon: Five things we learned from Rio 2016
The sport was on the programme for the first time in history. Find out what emerged.
Bidding open for 2017 Para Triathlon competitions
The ITU is opening the process for hosts following the sport’s successful Paralympic debut at Rio 2016.

Grace Norman celebrates historic Para triathlon victory
The US athlete was crowned the first female Paralympic champion in the sport, followed by a US sweep in the women’s PT2.

Martin Schulz wins first Para triathlon Paralympic gold
Andrew Lewis and Jetz Plat also collect honours in the sport’s Paralympic debut on a spectacular course on Copacabana beach.

Rio 2016 preview: Triathlon
The sport will make its Paralympic debut at Rio 2016 and will be contested at Fort Copacabana between 10 and 11 September.

Brazil’s Aranha transitions from skiing to triathlon
After competing in cross-country sit-skiing at Sochi 2014, Fernando Aranha is transferring those skills to Para triathlon at Rio 2016.

Whitehead receives Allianz Athlete of the Month for July
The reigning world and Paralympic champion smashed his own 200m T42 world record.

Sport Week: US Para triathlon triple trouble
A closer look at teammates Allysa Seely, Hailey Danisewicz and Melissa Stockwell, all battling for the same gold medal.

Australian triathlon, US football 7 athletes named
Australia will send seven Para triathletes to Rio, and the US announced their football 7-a-side roster.

Sport Week: Para triathlon storylines in Rio
Find out which rivalries to watch for, which country could sweep an event and more on the sport’s Paralympic debut.

Sport Week: Para triathletes to watch for
Here are four athletes battling for the first ever Paralympic gold medals at Rio 2016.

Sport Week: Olympian Murray to coach Para triathletes
The former Canadian triathlete knows the feeling her athletes will get when they compete in their first Games.

Sport Week: Para triathlon venue
The event will be held 10-11 September at Fort Copacabana.