Paratriathlon

Abstract

The Paratriathlon debuts in the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. The term “Paratriathlon” was officially used in 2009. Since then the competition rules were reviewed such as the race distance being changed from the standard distance to the sprint distance, and the sport has been rapidly spread worldwide. Research on the classification system also proceeded, and the current 5 sport classes were set for the athletes with their impairments in 2014. There are adaptive equipment and other race equipment whose use is accepted by each class and each paratriathlete. Research and development of that equipment will certainly contribute to enhance their performances. Based on consideration from the perspective as a combined sport as well as knowledge obtained from each of the 3 sports (swimming, cycling, running), further studies are expected on the optimum adjustment of the equipment.