British Triathlon has launched a search for athletes to join its Talent Identification pathway, aiming to find talented individuals with the potential to become medallists at future Paralympic Games. The campaign is looking for athletes with the following impairments:
- Amputee
- Spinal cord injury
- Visual impairment
- Neurological impairment (for example, cerebral palsy)
Paratriathlon is a relatively new additional to the Paralympic programme, included for the first time in 2016 and then again at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Paratriathlon is three sports in one and athletes compete over the ‘spring distance’ version, consisting of 750m open water swim, 20km bike, 5km run / push.
The current campaign is now live, with sign up open and any interested individuals can register their interest by clicking here. The process will invite interested athletes to attend a virtual event on 27th February and provide the opportunity to hear all about the sport, the classification system and the performance pathway.
When starting the journey in the sport, athletes do not necessarily need to have a background in triathlon and previous performance athletes have come from a range of sporting backgrounds, including swimming, athletics, cycling, football, rugby and rowing.
More information around Paratriathlon can be found by accessing the links below:
https://www.britishtriathlon.org/paratriathlontalentid
https://www.britishtriathlon.org/get-involved/paratriathlon
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