The 2016 ITU World Paratriathlon Event (WPE) season officially kicks off this weekend with the 2016 Buffalo City ITU World Paratriathlon Event in South Africa. The race continues the battle to earn qualification points for the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games this summer.
Paratriathlon will officially make its Paralympic debut with the women’s PT2, PT4 and PT5 sport classes, while men from PT1, PT2 and PT4 will be represented at Rio 2016.
On both the men’s and women’s side, this weekend’s rosters are stacked and filled with talent from athletes looking to toe the line at Copacabana Beach in September. With Continental Championships still looming for the European and Asian athletes, it is further important those athletes clench crucial Paralympic qualifying points this weekend, meaning many showdowns are expected come Sunday.
The paratriathlon races will begin at 07:00 local time on Sunday 20 March.
