World Triathlon is pleased to
announce that the International Paralympic Committee has approved the
Paralympic Rankings and the Qualification Criteria for the Paris 2024
Paralympic Games.
Following the announcement of the 11
medal events that will be disputed in para triathlon in Paris 2024, where a
quota of 120 has been allocated, the class-up system that will be in place will
guarantee that all para triathletes from all sport classes will have the
opportunity to compete in the next Paralympic Games.
The Paralympic Qualification Period
will start on July 1, 2023 and will finish on July 1, 2024. World Triathlon may
exceptionally include Continental Championships’ results that have occurred
outside, but no later than the end of the qualification period.
“The approval by the IPC of the
proposed qualification criteria is a great step forward to ensure participation
of all the sport classes at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games”, said Marisol
Casado, World Triathlon President and IOC member. “With an athlete quota of
120, we can ensure that all para triathletes around the world will have the
chance to qualify for the Paralympics and represent our sport at the most important
event in their careers. After the great success we’ve had in Rio 2016 and Tokyo
2020, this criteria offers our sport an opportunity to consolidate its presence
at the Games and continue growing worldwide”, she explained.
For the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games,
para triathletes will have the chance to compete in 11 medal events. For the
men categories, medals will be awarded for the PTWC, PTVI, PTS2, PTS3, PTS4 and
PTS5 categories. On the women’s side, medals will be contested on the PTWC,
PTVI, PTS2, PTS4 and PTS5 classes.
For all Medal Events except Women’s
PTS4, the top nine ranked athletes on the World Triathlon Paralympic
Qualification Ranking as of 1 July 2024 within each medal event will obtain one
qualification slot for their National Paralympic Committee (NPC) up to a
maximum of two slots per NPC.
For the Women’s PTS4 Medal Event, the
top nine PTS4 ranked athletes on the World Triathlon Paralympic Qualification
PTS4 Ranking as of 1 July 2024 each obtain one qualification slot for their
NPC, up to a maximum of two (2) slots per NPC. The top five PTS3 ranked
athletes on the World Triathlon Paralympic Qualification PTS4 Ranking as of 1
July 2024 each obtain one qualification slot for their NPC, up to a maximum of
one slot per NPC.
Another sixteen eligible athletes
will be selected by the IPC and World Triathlon for Bipartite Commission
Invitations, that can be allocated in any class or gender but ideally keeping
the gender balance of the event.
Check the Qualification Criteria for
Paris 2024 Paralympics here https://www.triathlon.org/uploads/docs/2022_06_07_TRI_QR_Paris_v1.pdf?mc_cid=142b39e886&mc_eid=6139649918
Check the World Triathlon Individual
Paralympic Qualification Ranking Criteria here https://www.triathlon.org/uploads/docs/World_Triathlon_Paralympic_Qualification_Ranking_Criteria_20220330.pdf?mc_cid=142b39e886&mc_eid=6139649918
ABOUT WORLD TRIATHLON
World Triathlon is the international
governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of triathlon and all
related multisport disciplines around the world, including duathlon, aquathlon,
cross triathlon and winter triathlon. Triathlon made its Olympic debut in
Sydney 2000, with a third medal event, the Mixed Team Relay, added to the
programme at Tokyo 2020, while para triathlon was first added to the Paralympic
programme at Rio 2016. World Triathlon is proudly committed to the development
of the sport worldwide, with inclusion, equality, sustainability and
transparency at our core as we seek to help triathletes at all levels of the
sport to be extraordinary.
www.triathlon.org
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