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Paratriathlon men’s Paralympic preview
- Updated: September 8, 2016
The men’s paratriathlon Paralympic races kick off a cornerstone moment for triathlon as they will be the first paratriathletes to ever race for Paralympic medals come September 10. Chocked full of speed & determination, the men’s PT1, PT2 and PT4 sport classes will take to Copacabana with PT4 going off at 10am, followed by PT2 three minutes later and PT1 at 11:20am BRT on Saturday.
The men will swim 750m starting at Copacabana Beach, then bike or handcycle 20km followed by a 5km run or wheel chair along Atlantic Avenue. Click here for the course.
PT1: Bill Chaffey (AUS) has been dominating the men’s PT1 sport class for seven years, having only lost two races in that entire time. He’s the only paratriathlete ever to collect five World Championships, making him the man to beat.
However, a string of men are pounding at Chaffey’s door for that gold medal including Jetze Plat (NED), Geert Schipper (NED), and Krige Schabort (USA). Plat recently won the World Championships, using his signature strong swim and handbike skills to propel him ahead of …
