What is "paratriathlon"

Paratriathlon is a variant of the triathlon for athletes with a physical disability. The sport is governed by the International Triathlon Union (ITU), and will first be held as a Paralympic event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The annual ITU Triathlon World Championships includes a paratriathlon sprint distance event with a 750m swim, 20 km cycling using handcycles, bicycles or tandem bicycles with a guide and a 5 km wheelchair or running race. Athletes compete in six categories according to the nature of their physical impairments.

Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics will be a sprint race consisting of 750m swimming, 20 km cycling and 5 km running stages.