World Triathlon is pleased to
announce that the Championship Finals Torremolinos-Andalucia will host the
first-ever World Triathlon Para Mixed Relay Championships on 20 October, after
two years of the event being delivered at the World Triathlon Championship
Finals as a test.
The Executive Board has also approved
the award of a separate set of recognition medals to athletes with Intellectual
Impairment competing in the Age-Group events at the 2024 World Triathlon
Multisport Championships in Townsville, Australia, taking place on 15-25
August.
The Para Triathlon Mixed Relay made
its official debut on the World Triathlon calendar as an Open Race at the 2022
Abu Dhabi Finals, with the ultimate goal of incorporating the dynamic new
format into the roster of events across all levels, including the Paralympic
Games.
The Para Triathlon Mixed Relay
upholds similar principles to the Olympic Mixed Relay event that was such a
resounding success at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Each team will consist of four Para
athletes, two men and two women. Every team member will complete a full
super-sprint triathlon (non-drafting): 125-150m swim, 3.5-4km bike, and 0.8-1km
run. The team’s total time spans from the commencement of the first athlete to
the conclusion of the 4th athlete covering the full distance.
After two years being held as an Open
race, and Team Australia winning gold in Abu Dhabi 2022 and Team USA in
Pontevedra 2023, the first-ever World Triathlon Para Mixed Relay Championships
will take place as part of the World Triathlon Championship Finals
Torremolinos-Andalucía next October.
World Triathlon Executive Board has
also approved to give recognition to athletes with Intellectual Impairment who
have already qualified in the Age-Group events with the full support of the
Intellectual Impairment Working Group that has been seeking for opportunities
for these athletes alongside World Triathlon or entities such as Virtus and
Special Olympics for the last two years. The 2024 World Triathlon Multisport
Championships in Townsville will award a separate set of medals to athletes
with Intellectual Impairment – even if this impairment is currently not
considered under the Para triathlon classification system but is an
IPC-recognised impairment.
All athletes wishing to compete at
the Townsville Multisport World Championships must meet their National
Federation qualification criteria and follow the standard registration process.
The Athletes should have qualified for
their own National Federation to compete at any of the Townsville Multisport
World Championships, and go through the regular registration process.
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